Adelbert Edgar Smith b. 2 Jun 1888 Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada d. Feb 1980: Smith Family Tree

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1888 - 1980 (91 years)

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Name	Adelbert Edgar Smith [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
Birth	2 Jun 1888	Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
Gender	Male
Arrival	1889 [8]
Immigration	Abt 1891	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA [2, 4]
	Immigrated from Canada
Military Draft Registration	1917	East Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA [5]
	Draft Registration - WWI; Married
Census	1920	West Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA [8]
	Marital Status: Married to Gerlie; Relation to Head: Head
Census	1930	Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA [2]
	Marital Status: Married to Gloria; Relation to Head: Head
Census	1940	Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA [10]
	Marital Status: Divorced of Gerlie; Relation to Head: Roomer
Naturalization	14 Sep 1940	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA [4]
Military Draft Registration	1942	Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA [6]
	Draft Registration - WWII
Census	1950	Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA [9]
	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Marie
Residence	Bef 1951	Massachusetts, USA [7]
Death	Feb 1980 [7]
Person ID	I25692	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Family 1 Gerlie Viola Swanson, b. Abt 1893, Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 6 Jun 1969 (Age 76 years)

Marriage 28 Apr 1910 Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA [1, 11]

Marriage End Bef 1940 [12]

Divorced prior to 1940

Children

	1. Virginia Lucille Smith, b. Abt 1919, Massachusetts, USA d. Bef 2013 (Age < 93 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. David Franklin Smith, b. 12 Jun 1925, Seabrook, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA d. Aft 2013 (Age > 89 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Raymond Leroy Smith, b. 16 Apr 1916, Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 23 Mar 1970, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age 53 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Ralph Adelbert Smith, b. 11 Dec 1913, Avon, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 6 Jan 1999, Newport, Sullivan, New Hampshire, USA (Age 85 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	5. Edgar Locksly Smith, b. 23 Aug 1911, Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 12 Mar 1990, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 78 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	6. Alice Amelia 'Alys' Smith, b. 18 Nov 1923, Seabrook, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA d. 2 Sep 1997, Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age 73 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	7. Gloria Swanson Smith, b. 26 Jun 1930, Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 14 Jul 2013, Massachusetts, USA (Age 83 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	8. Walter Smith, b. 15 Apr 1927, Seabrook, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA d. 9 Nov 2012 (Age 85 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F11002 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Family 2	Maire L smith, b. Abt 1894, Massachusetts, USA
Family ID	F11003	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 2 Jun 1888 - Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
	Immigration - Immigrated from Canada - Abt 1891 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
	Marriage - 28 Apr 1910 - Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
	Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWI; Married - 1917 - East Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married to Gerlie; Relation to Head: Head - 1920 - West Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married to Gloria; Relation to Head: Head - 1930 - Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Divorced of Gerlie; Relation to Head: Roomer - 1940 - Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
	Naturalization - 14 Sep 1940 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
	Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII - 1942 - Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
	Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Marie - 1950 - Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
	Residence - Bef 1951 - Massachusetts, USA

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Sources

[S437] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2013;), New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915.

Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915
New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915
[S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0040; FHL microfilm: 2340674.

1930 United States Federal Census
Year: 1930; Census Place: Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0040; FHL microfilm: 2340674
[S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;).

[S1328] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1798-1950, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;), National Archives at Boston; Waltham, Massachusetts; ARC Title: Petitions and Records of Naturalization , 8/1845 - 12/1911; NAI Number: 3000057; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: RG 21.

Massachusetts, State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1798-1950
National Archives at Boston; Waltham, Massachusetts; ARC Title: Petitions and Records of Naturalization , 8/1845 - 12/1911; NAI Number: 3000057; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: RG 21

[S28] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;), Registration State: Massachusetts; Registration County: Plymouth.

U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Registration State: Massachusetts; Registration County: Plymouth

[S83] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), The National Archives at St Louis; St Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of New Hampshire; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M1963.

U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of New Hampshire; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M1963

[S9507] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Social Security Administration; Washington D.C. ; Social Security Death Index, Master File.
[S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: West Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_727; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 149.

1920 United States Federal Census
Year: 1920; Census Place: West Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_727; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 149

[S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Hampton, Rockingham,.

1950 United States Federal Census
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Hampton, Rockingham,

[S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01642; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 13-49.

1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01642; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 13-49
[S10407] Find a Grave - US Index, SWANSON Gerlie Smith 1893-1969.
Gerlie Viola Swanson Smith
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127043041/gerlie-v.-smith
[S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01637; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 12-60.

1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01637; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 12-60

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