▁Ger ard ▁Smith . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 7 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 1 1 ▁death s ▁Category : Mus icians ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁( state ) ▁Category : De ath s ▁from ▁lung ▁cancer ▁Category : De ath s ▁from ▁cancer ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁( state ) ▁Category : American ▁ind ie ▁rock ▁mus icians ▁Category : A fr ican - American ▁rock ▁mus icians <0x0A> </s> ▁Sp ier ▁( also ▁Sp ires ) ▁is ▁an ▁un in cor por ated ▁rural ▁community ▁in ▁Centre ▁Well ington ▁Township , ▁Well ington ▁County , ▁Ontario , ▁Canada . ▁ ▁The ▁settlement ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁West ▁Gar af ra xa ▁Township ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁History ▁For bes ▁Mo ir ▁em igr ated ▁from ▁Aber de ens hire , ▁Scotland ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 8 , ▁and ▁purchased ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁Mo ir ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁coun c ill or , ▁deput y ▁re e ve , ▁re e ve , ▁aud itor , ▁and ▁school ▁trust ee ▁in ▁West ▁Gar af ra xa ▁Township . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁Cred it ▁Valley ▁Railway ▁was ▁constructed ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 9 , ▁a ▁portion ▁ran ▁through ▁For bes ▁Mo ir ' s ▁property , ▁and ▁Sp ires ▁became ▁a ▁flag ▁stop ▁located ▁there . ▁ ▁The ▁line ▁was ▁later ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁Ontario ▁and ▁Quebec ▁Railway , ▁and ▁then ▁Canadian ▁Pacific ▁Railway . ▁ ▁The ▁line ▁was ▁abandoned