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Dr. Seeyman Laird Alexander

Male 1889 - 1964  (74 years)


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  • Name Seeyman Laird Alexander 
    Prefix Dr. 
    Born 11 Nov 1889  Cavalier, Pembina, North Dakota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Military WW1  [2
    Name S. L. Alexander 
    Occupation 1913  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Doctor 
    Occupation 1917  Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Physcian 
    Residence Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-158060P 
    Died 4 May 1964 
    Person ID I158060  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

  • Notes 
    • ALEXANDER, SEEYMAN LAIRD was born in North Dakota Nov. 11, 1889. He graduated from the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine in 1913. In September of that year he purchased the practice of Dr. A. E. Schultz of Elmira, (1), and practised there until July 1915, when he enlisted in the army. He served as Medical Officer with the First Battalion, Scots Guards and was invalided home in 1916. After postgraduate work he joined the staff of St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, in Otolaryngology.(3)

      He died May 4, 1964 and was survived by his wife and two daughters. A son, Captain T.L. Alexander died of wounds in 1945.

      (1)Daily Telegraph Sept. 6, 1913.
      (2)Daily Telegraph July 15, 19l5.
      (3)Bulletin, Academy of Medicine, Toronto.

      From: Doctors in Waterloo County 1852-1925 by Alexander D. Campbell

  • Sources 
    1. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 4877 (1917).
      Seeyman Laird Alexander, Event Type: Marriage, Event Date: 04 Oct 1917, Event Place: Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, Gender: Male, Age: 27, Birth Year (Estimated): 1890, b. Calvalier, N. d. Father's Name: John H Alexander, Mother's Name: Martha Robb, Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Lillian Case, Spouse's Gender: Female, Spouse's Age: 24, Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1893, Spouse's Father's Name: Adam S Case, Spouse's Mother's Name: Marie Peirc,

    2. [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Nov 1889 - Cavalier, Pembina, North Dakota, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Doctor - 1913 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Physcian - 1917 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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