Horse buyer.
Born at Wolfe Island, Ontario on 9 October 1833, son of James Smith and Phoebe Estes, he worked as a farmer and lumberman until 1877 when he came to Manitoba, locating first at Emerson where he bought and sold horses until 1886. Then he moved to Morden and, in 1895, to Carman. He made frequent horse-buying trips to Ontario, Montana, and the North West Territories.
In 1857, he married Eliza Holmes (1836-1910) of Selkirk, Ontario. They had six children: Ella (wife of George Rorbitroy), Minnie Estella Smith (1861-1957, wife of Perry Finch), James Bernardo Smith, Arabella Phoebe Smith (1866-1932, wife of Henry Head), Mabel Smith, and William Holmes Smith (1868-1924). He was a Mason.
He died at Haldimand County, Ontario on 4 October 1906 and was buried in the Hagersville Cemetery.
A History of Manitoba: Its Resources and People by Prof. George Bryce, Toronto: The Canadian History Company, 1906.
Alborn Charles Smith, FindAGrave.
We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 18 April 2024
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