When Alexander Smith was born on February 14, 1879, in Keighley, Yorkshire, England, his father, Robert, was 37 and his mother, Catherine, was 37.
In 1882, at the age of 2, Alex arrived in the United States with his parents
He married Cora Relle on September 11, 1906, in Bristol, Rhode Island. They had five children in 11 years. He died on September 7, 1942, at the age of 63, and was buried in Burrillville, Rhode Island.