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Noel Abraham John Smith

Male 1917 - 2009  (92 years)


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  • Name Noel Abraham John Smith 
    Nickname Abe 
    Birth 10 May 1917  Berwick, Kings, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 13 Jul 2009  Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • 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.
    Burial St. Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Cemetery, Wolfville Ridge, Kings, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1933  Hantsport Families
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2024 

    Father John Smith 
    Mother Theresa Phillips 
    Family ID F4436  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rita Maude Toney,   b. 1918, Wolfville, Kings, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Oct 1996, Ottawa, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 1 Jul 1936  Kentville, Kings, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Type: Catholic 
    Children 
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     10. John Smith   d. infant
    Family ID F627  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 May 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 10 May 1917 - Berwick, Kings, Nova Scotia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Type: Catholic - 1 Jul 1936 - Kentville, Kings, Nova Scotia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 13 Jul 2009 - Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - St. Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Cemetery, Wolfville Ridge, Kings, Nova Scotia Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S38] The Chronicle Herald, 8 Jul 2019.

    2. [S2009] Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics, (website), Registration Year: 1936 - Book: 80 - Page: 749.