Burton L Smith & Ada M Hayner Clan

courtesy of Alice - Find A Grave

Burton Lucius Smith was the son of Egbert C Smith & Margaret A TenBroeck.  He married into our lines via Ada May Hayner, the daughter of Silas Hayner & Elvira Althouse.  They are buried together at the Hudson View Cemetery

Times Record, Sat, 8 Jun 1963

Burton L Smith, Waterford Coal Firm Head, Dies

Burton L Smith, [82], of [?] Middle St, Waterford, who conducted a coal business for many years in that village, died today at Leonard Hospital. A native of Chicago, he was graduated from Waterford High School. He was a member of the Waterford Methodist Church. Surviving are his wife, the former Addie Bellows; a son, Harold B Smith; a daughter, Mrs Lynn Cole, seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.  Funeral services will be conducted at the Mason Funeral Home, 109th St and 3rd Ave, Tuesday at 11 am.  Interment will be in the Hudson View Cemetery, Mechanicville.

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The Saratogian, Fri, 10 Feb 1939

Mrs Burton L smith, Halfmoon Native, Dead

Mrs Ada M Smith, native of Halfmoon and a lifelong resident of the Waterford vicinity, died Wednesday at the residence, 3 Sixth Ave, Waterford, after nearly four years of ill health.  She was a member of the Waterford Home Bureau before her illness and was also a member of the Waterford Methodist Church.  Survivors include her husband, Burton L Smith; one son, Harold L Smith and a daughter, Mrs Edna Cole; also a sister, Mrs Willard Lasher of Clifton Park.  The funeral will be private tomorrow at 2 pm at the residence with the Rev John A Lavender, pastor of the Methodist church, officiating.  Burial will be in Waterford Rural Cemetery.

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Burton & Ada had 2 children - Harold & Edna.  Harold married Helen E Clark & had 5 children - Donald, Evelyn, Marion, Shirley, Ralph.  

Of the 5, Marion married George Lambertsen but he died in 1968 - leaving her with 2 young children and she lost her eldest son when he was 23.

Troy Record, 3 Jun 1968

Two More Troy Policemen Succumb Bringing Weekend Total To Four

Patrolman Lambertson was a graduate of Whipple School and Lansingburgh High School.  He attended Siena College and Russell Sage College Evening Division.  He studied sociology at Siena and criminology at Sage. Patrolman Lambertsen served with the 11th Army Airborne Division during the Korean War. He was the son of Mrs Mary Ellen Lambertsen and the late George A Lambertsen Sr. He was originally appointed to the Troy Police Department Aug 15, 1957 and left for a brief time.  He was reappointed on Feb 26, 1959 and served assignments with the Detective Bureau and the Juvenile Aid Bureau. He was assigned to the radio patrol at the time of his death.  Patrolman Lambertson was a member of the Northeastern Police Conference, the Troy Police Benevolent and Protective Association, Whipple PTA and an honorary member of Trojan Post, VFW. Besides his mother, he is survived by his widow, the former Marion R Smith; a son, George A Lambertsen III; a daughter, Sandra Mary Lambertsen; a sister, Mrs George Thomas, and two brothers, Soren P, and Patrolman Christian J Lambertsen. Funeral will be Tuesday at 10 am from the John J Curley Funeral Home, 618 5th Ave. Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery.

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Times Record, 27 Apr 1977

George Lambertsen, 23; Pacific Pools Employee

George A Lambertsen, 23, of 218A Plank Road, Troy, an employee of Pacific Palm Pools, Latham, died suddenly Monday at his residence. Born in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, he was the son of Mrs Marion R Smith Lambertsen of Troy and the late George A Lambertsen Jr. Educated in Lansingburgh schools, he was a graduate of Lansingburgh High School. He attended Maritime College, Bronx, was a graduate of the State University of New York at Oneonta and was enrolled as a graduate student at Western Illinois University. He was a member of the Illinois Chapter of Gamma Theta Epsilon, International Honorary Geographical Society and the United Methodist Church of Waterford.  He was employed by Pacific Palm Pools, Latham, in the construction of the pool sides. Survivors, in addition to his mother, include his paternal grandmother, Mrs Mary Lambertsen of Troy; his maternal grandparents, Mr and Mrs Harold B smith of Waterford; one sister, Miss Sandra Lambertsen of Troy; several aunts, uncles and cousins.