I am researching the family of Joseph SMITH and Laura Ann GEE who came from New York State to South Middleton Township, Norfolk County, Ontario sometime around 1835 and eventually ended up in Lind, Wisconsin. Joseph SMITH was born 15 Mar 1798 in New York State (possibly Jefferson County). He died 18 Feb 1877 in Lind, Wisconsin. Laura Ann GEE was born 20 Jan 1818 in New York State (possibly Jefferson County) and died 12 Dec 1858 in Lind, Wisconsin. He parents were John GEE and Hannah EVIDON. Joseph SMITH and Laura Ann GEE crossed into Canada over the frozen St. Lawrence River and were married 11 Jan 1834. Apparently Laura Ann's parents were not enthusiastic about her marriage to a man twenty years older. Children: Jeremiah Wise SMITH Born: 04 May 1835, South Middleton Died: 08 Jul 1917, Tillsonburg Married: 16 Jun 1856 to Catherine ARMSTRONG Catherine ARMSTRONG: Born: 13 Mar 1838, Walsingham Township Died: 24 Nov 1909, South Middleton Father: Lawrence Cornelius Armstrong Mother: Irena [maiden name unknown] Children: William Arthur Smith, b. 24 Jul 1857 in South Middleton Charles Wilmont Smith, b. 26 Jun 1860 in South Middleton George Oscar Smith, b. 25 Jul 1862 in South Middleton Ella Smith, b. 08 Dec 1864 in South Middleton Clara Edith Smith, b. 10 Jun 1867 in South Middleton Joseph Emerson Smith, b. 11 Sep 1869 in South Middleton Frank Byron Smith, b. 10 May 1873 in South Middleton Albert Ernest Smith, b. 28 Jan 1879 in South Middleton Charles W. SMITH Born: 17 Dec 1839, South Middleton Died: 10 Aug 1868, Lind, Wisconsin Joseph Emerson SMITH Born: 06 Apr 1847, Long Island Died: 31 Aug 1838, Aylmer Married: (1) 15 Apr 1867 to Sarah Anne Brooks (2) to Sarah Susanna Bonser Ira Christopher SMITH Born: 16 Jan 1852, [unknown] Died: 07 Dec 1930, The Dalles, Oregon Married: 24 April 1878 to Mary Ellen Mead in Weyauwega, Waupaca County, Wisconsin Any information or connections to this SMITH family would be appreciated. Claude Smith Cambridge, Ontario CANADA claude.smith@sympatico.ca <mailto:claude.smith@sympatico.ca> Searching for ancestors and descendants of: Joseph Smith & Laura Ann Gee from New York State to South Middleton Ontario Archibald McKee & Margaret Whiteside from County Cork Ireland to Wellington County Ontario http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/s/m/i/Claude-B-Smith-Ontario http://ww3.sympatico.ca/claude.smith