Kennedy East in Hamilton, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Smith Family Cemetery
Photographed by Tim Boyd, May 7, 2024
1. Smith Family Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Smith Family Cemetery. . Jacob Smith (1739-1821) came to Canada from New Jersey in August of 1788 with his wife, Elizabeth (nee Lewis), and 13 surviving children. As a member of the Jersey Volunteers, who fought with the British during the American Revolution, he is considered to be a United Empire Loyalist. Travelling by foot and wagon, the Smith family crossed the Niagara River at Lewiston and became the first settlers in Glanford Township. Their homestead cabin on Lot 4, Concession 1 survived until the 1950s. Over time, the Smith family was granted 3,280 acres of land, mostly in Ancaster, Glanford and Saltfleet townships., Jacob set aside this cemetery for the burials of his family members and their relatives. His son, Lewis, and grandson, Mathias, both died in the War of 18 12. They are buried here with approximately fifty other Smith settlers. Due to the gradual dispersal of the Smith descendants over the years, the cemetery fell into disrepair. Several headstones have been recovered, but most have been destroyed.
Jacob Smith (1739-1821) came to Canada from New Jersey in August of 1788 with his wife, Elizabeth (nee Lewis), and 13 surviving children. As a member of the Jersey Volunteers, who fought with the British during the American Revolution, he is considered to be a United Empire Loyalist. Travelling by foot and wagon, the Smith family crossed the Niagara River at Lewiston and became the first settlers in Glanford Township. Their homestead cabin on Lot 4, Concession 1 survived until the 1950s. Over time, the Smith family was granted 3,280 acres of land, mostly in Ancaster, Glanford and Saltfleet townships.
Jacob set aside this cemetery for the burials of his family members and their relatives. His son, Lewis, and grandson, Mathias, both died in the War of 1812. They are buried here with approximately fifty other Smith settlers. Due to the gradual dispersal of the Smith descendants over the years, the cemetery fell into disrepair. Several headstones have been recovered, but most have been destroyed.
Erected 2009 by City of Hamilton, Hamilton Historical Board.
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Location. 43° 12.203′ N, 79° 54.057′ W. Marker is in Hamilton, Ontario. It is in Kennedy East. It is on Kennedy Avenue 0.3 kilometers west of Christie Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 124 Kennedy Ave, Hamilton ON L9B 1C6, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe, in the Hamilton-Halton-Brant Area, and specifically in the Toronto Metropolitan Area. It is also in Central Canada. Globally, it is in North America, on the Great Lakes, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony, the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and Ruperts Land.
4. Recovered headstones in the Smith Family Cemetery
circa 1875
5. Glanford Township, 1875, showing Smith family properties
Credits. This page was last revised on May 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 8, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 596 times since then and 100 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 8, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
