John Alexander1

#19186, (circa 1815 - )

Family 1

Mary McDonald b. c 1815
Children 1.James Alexander10 (c 1841 - 1925)
 2.Ellen Alexander10 (c 1843 - )
 3.Robert Alexander10 (c 1845 - )
 4.William Alexander+10 (c 1845 - )
 5.John Alexander10 (c 1847 - )
 6.Alexander Alexander11 (c 1851 - )

Family 2

Catherine Downey b. c 1831
Children 1.Rosanna Alexander+11 (c 1854 - 1938)
 2.Mary Jane Alexander11 (c 1856 - )
 3.Catharine Alexander11 (c 1858 - )
 4.Andrew Alexander11 (c 1860 - )
 5.Elizabeth Alexander12 (c 1863 - )
 6.Agnes Alexander12 (c 1865 - )
 7.Harriet Alexander+12 (1867 - )
He was among the First Settler Families in the Irishtown - McQuade's - O'Neills settlements in Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.2 
Birth*circa 1815He was born circa 1815 at ScotlandG.3 
1823He entered the Colony of New BrunswickG in 1823.3 
Marriage*18 July 1836He married Mary McDonald on 18 July 1836 at Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.4 
1851He and Mary McDonald appeared on the census of 1851 at Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (neis. William and Mary Fogarty; Mary Welsh.)3 
Marriage*13 May 1852He married Catherine Downey, daughter of Andrew Downey and Rosannah Carroll, on 13 May 1852 at Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (same time as William McDonald and Mary Larracy, no. 3272.)1 
1861He and Catherine Downey appeared on the census of 1861 at Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.5 
Baptism3 December 1865He sponsored the baptism of John Alexander Kennedy on 3 December 1865 at St-Anselme Church, Fox-Creek, Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.6 
1871He and Catherine Downey appeared on the census of 1871 at Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (neis. John (43) and Deborah Kennedy, fam. 34.)7 
1881He and Catherine Downey appeared on the census of 1881 at Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.8 
24 April 1891He and Catherine Downey appeared on the census of 24 April 1891 at Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (neis. John Alexander; William and Susan Carroll.)9 

Citations

  1. [S1600] New Brunswick Marriage Registers 1789-1889, online FamilySearch.com, Westmorland 1835-1856, img. 269/336, p. 429, marr. 3270. John Alexander, wid., and Catharine Downing, both of Moncton Par., marr. 13 May 1852 according to the rites of the Catholic Church by W K Lafrance, Missionary Priest; witn. James McDonald and Jane Hamilton; reg. 14 May 1852. [Note: not found in St-Anselme or St-Thomas registers]
  2. [S558] Irish Canadian Cultural Association of New Brunswick, online www.newirelandnb.ca, First Settler Families monument at St. Lawrence O'Toole Church in Irishtown, New Brunswick. The monument was designed by Linda Evans of Irishtown and carved by Tingleys Monuments of Amherst, Nova Scotia. https://www.newirelandnb.ca/resources/lesson-plans/…
  3. [S83] 1851 Canada Census (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). John (36), farmer, Scotch, entered Colony 1823; Mary (36), Irish, ["ditto," prob. entered Colony 1823].
  4. [S1600] New Brunswick Marriage Registers 1789-1889, online FamilySearch.com, Westmorland 1835-1856, img. 55/336, p. 27, marr. 1731. John Alexander and Mary McDonald, both of Moncton Par., marr. by banns 18 Jul 1836 by W Chapman, J.P.; witn. Robert Crossman and George McRay; reg. 25 Nov 1836.
  5. [S80] 1861 New Brunswick Province Census. John (46), Scotch, farmer (proprietor) and laborer; Catherine Downy Alexander (30), b. NB.
  6. [S135] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: St-Anselme de Fox-Creeks, Cte Westmorland, 1833-1870 (3 typed manuscripts) (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), Vol. 1832-1865, p. 202, B-67, img. 124/124. John Alexander, aged 3 weeks, son of John Kennedy and Deborah Lynch, bapt. 3 Dec 1865 by P. Holohan; sponsors John Alexander and Catherine Alexander. Also typed transcript from Vol. 1832-1870, p. 79, B 65, img. 80/99, same description as in script copy.
  7. [S84] 1871 Canada Census. John (56), b. Scotland, farmer, R.C.; Catharine (40), b. NB, R.C. Same house as Nicholas and Catherine Delahunt and Maken (i.e., Maxime) and Catherine Goody (i.e., Gaudet).
  8. [S42] 1881 Canada Census. John (66), b. Scotland, farmer; Catherine (50), b. NB.
  9. [S69] 1891 Canada Census. John (78), b. and parents b. Scotland, farmer; Catherine (60), b. NB, parents b. Ireland; Also Annie (33, marr.) and Effie (5) Dowd, both named dau.
  10. [S83] 1851 Canada Census (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia).
  11. [S80] 1861 New Brunswick Province Census.
  12. [S84] 1871 Canada Census.