W. Smith

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W. Smith
OccupationElevator foreman
Partner

W. Smith was an elevator foreman in Port Arthur, in the Thunder Bay District of Ontario.

The estate was probated in the Thunder Bay District surrogate court in 1910 and inventoried at $3,400.00 (equivalent to $96,952 in 2025). He died intestate, without a will, and was survived by two children.[1]

Family

Newspaper record

  • Birth notice in Fort William Daily Times-Journal.[3]
    • Recorded as occurring 18 March 1909.
    • Index note: a dgtr.
  • Photo notice in Fort William Daily Times-Journal, 1938-06-22.[4]
    • Index note: L.O.B.A. convention committee.
  • Photo notice in Fort William Daily Times-Journal, 1938-08-30.[5]
    • Index note: Drill team welcomes Grand Lodge.
  • Photo notice in Fort William Daily Times-Journal, 1942-09-14.[6]
    • Index note: Naval draft completes training.
  • Photo notice in Port Arthur News-Chronicle, 1946-10-01.[7]
    • Index note: Eaton's war vets honored.
  • Photo notice in Fort William Daily Times-Journal, 1946-10-01.[8]
    • Index note: T. Eaton Co. veterans honored.
  • Photo notice in Fort William Daily Times-Journal, 1950-12-12.[9]
    • Index note: New Eastern Star Lodge.

References

  1. Probate record of W. Smith, elevator foreman, Port Arthur (1910), surrogate court probate file no. 497. Canadian Regional Historical Wealth Micro-Data Collection, compiled by Livio Di Matteo, Lakehead University.
  2. Fort William Daily Times-Journal, 3 March 1945, p. 7
  3. Fort William Daily Times-Journal, n.d.
  4. Fort William Daily Times-Journal, 22 June 1938, p. 1
  5. Fort William Daily Times-Journal, 30 August 1938, p. 1
  6. Fort William Daily Times-Journal, 14 September 1942, p. 1
  7. Port Arthur News-Chronicle, 1 October 1946, p. 8
  8. Fort William Daily Times-Journal, 1 October 1946, p. 1
  9. Fort William Daily Times-Journal, 12 December 1950, p. 1