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| ==First Generation== | | ==First Generation== |
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| ===Thomas===
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| Thomas Jr. was born May 2, 1839 in Hant's Harbour. He married Deborah Hopkins (December 1847), also of Hant's Harbour. They died in 1906 and 1931 respectively, both in Elliott's Cove.
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| Thomas was listed in various directories over the years as:
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| *Fisherman 1864/65 - Hant's Harbour<ref name="hutchinson"/>
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| *Fisherman 1871 - Random Sound<ref name="lovell"/>
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| *Fisherman 1894/97 - Elliott's Cove<ref name="mcalpine-94"/>
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| *Fisherman 1898 - Elliott's Cove<ref name="mcalpine-98"/>
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| *Fisherman 1904 - Elliott's Cove<ref name="mcalpine-04"/>
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| One report suggests that Thomas Jr. and Deborah Smith of Hant's Harbour were the first of the Smiths to settle in Elliott's Cove, arriving there in the 1860's, with the rest of their family soon following.
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| Thomas Smith was the founder of the Methodist Sunday School in Elliott's Cove. When he passed away in 1906, he was described as a highly respected class-leader of the church in Elliott's Cove.<ref>{{cite book
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| |first=Wilfred B.W.
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| |year=1991
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| |title=Random Island and Beyond
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| |url=https://www.abebooks.com/9781895387049/Random-Island-beyond-Martin-Wilfred-1895387043/plp
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| |publisher=Creative Publishers
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| |pages=75
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| |isbn=1-895387-04-3
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| |chapter=Tending The Vineyard
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| }}</ref>
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| Thomas had a ferryboat and operated a ferry service to all places in the Northwest Arm from Hickman's Harbour to Clarenville. He died on his boat while making a run in 1906. His son, Allan, continued the service.<ref>{{cite book
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| |last=Martin
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| |first=Wilfred B.W.
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| |year=1990
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| |title=Random Island Pioneers
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| |url=https://www.amazon.ca/Random-Island-Pioneers/dp/0920021727
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| |publisher=Creative Publishers
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| |pages=238
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| |isbn=0-920021-72-7
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| |chapter=Transportation
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| }}</ref>
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| Thomas and Deborah's lineage includes marriage into the Goobie family of Hant's Harbour, the Hodder family of [[Thoroughfare]], the [[Leawood]] family of Hant's Harbour (then Foster's Point and Britannia), and the Guildford family of Hant'S Harbour. The Smith family name under Thomas was much smaller in future generations, with a small branch remaining in Elliott's Cove.
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| ===Gideon=== | | ===Gideon=== |