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===Gideon Smith and Family===
===Gideon Smith and Family===
Gideon was born December 7, 1841 in Hant's Harbour.  He died on January 1, 1920 at Elliott's Cove.
Gideon was listed in various directories over the years as:
*Fisherman 1864/65 - Hant's Harbour<ref name="hutchinson"/>
*Sawmill Operator 1894/97 - Elliott's Cove<ref name="mcalpine-94"/>
*Fisherman 1898 - Snook's Harbour<ref name="mcalpine-98"/>
*Fisherman 1904 - Snook's Harbour<ref name="mcalpine-04-a"/>
He married Hannah Ivany (December 24, 1846) of Champneys. She died at 43 on December 30, 1889 at Elliott's Cove. Gideon remarried to Emily Louisa Pynn (1857, St. John's) in 1891 at Elliott's Cove.
Not a whole lot is documented about Gideon's lineage, though one son was killed young in a hunting accident, and another emigrated to New York.  Daughter also married into families in Maine and Massachusetts.
===Elizabeth Smith===
===Elizabeth Smith===
Elizabeth was born on September 3, 1844. She died sometime before 1920 and is buried at the United Church Cemetery, [[Elliott's Cove]].  
Elizabeth was born on September 3, 1844. She died sometime before 1920 and is buried at the United Church Cemetery, [[Elliott's Cove]].