2. | Noel Abraham John Smith was born in 1917 in Berwick, Kings, Nova Scotia (son of John Smith and Theresa Phillips); died on 13 Jul 2009 in Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia; was buried in St. Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Cemetery, Wolfville Ridge, Kings, Nova Scotia. Notes:
Died:
Noted Mi’kmaq basketmaker and Second World War veteran Noel Abraham (Abe) Smith, died at age 92 in Windsor (born in Berwick, 1917). In 1991, he was featured with his wife Rita on CBC television and also in an NFB film called Kwa’nu’te that profiled the artistry and skill of their basket-making craft. Rita (1918 1996) had been the past president of the former Mi\'kmaq Arts and Crafts Society and was the first chief of the Horton Mi’kmaw community (1984), now known as Glooscap.
Noel married Rita Maude Toney on 1 Jul 1936 (Catholic) in Kentville, Kings, Nova Scotia. Rita (daughter of Frank Toney and Mary Bradford) was born in 1918 in Wolfville, Kings, Nova Scotia; died on 27 Oct 1996 in Ottawa, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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