Smith Ackroyd

Brief Life History of Smith

When Smith Ackroyd was born on 30 May 1887, in Bloomington, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States, his father, Walter William Ackroyd, was 40 and his mother, Isabell Jane Welker, was 22. He married LaVerna Coleman on 29 October 1909, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He immigrated to Sweet Grass, Montana, United States in 1942 and lived in Camrose County, Alberta, Canada in 1926 and Calgary, Alberta, Canada in 1931. In 1931, at the age of 44, his occupation is listed as superintendent. He died on 18 June 1974, in Alberta, Canada, at the age of 87, and was buried in Alberta, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Smith Ackroyd
1887–1974
LaVerna Coleman
1887–1985
Marriage: 29 October 1909
Voy Smith Ackroyd
1912–2002
Allen Yore Ackroyd
1915–1996
LaVerna Ackroyd
1919–2020
Alice Ackroyd
1922–2021

Sources (41)

  • Smith Ackroyd, "Canada Census, 1931"
  • Smith Ackroyd, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
  • Smith Ackroyd, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"

World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1895

Historical Boundaries: 1895: Sweet Grass, Montana, United States

1910 · The BSA is Made

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Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Akroyd in Wadsworth, Yorkshire. The placename is from northern Middle English ake ‘oak’ + royd ‘clearing’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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