Samuel Gibson Alexander

1883 - 1974  (90 years)

• Name	Samuel Gibson Alexander
  Born	12 Nov 1883	Stranaer, , Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1927	, Canada
  Residence	1974	80 Cooper St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-176758
  Died	29 Mar 1974	Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I176758	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Sarah Harvey MacKenzie,   b. 6 Oct 1894,   d. 8 Oct 1976, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Children	1. Roderick Alexander   2. Hugh Alexander   3. Sarah Harvey Alexander,   b. 14 Nov 1916, Waterside, , Ayr, Scotland ,   d. 15 Nov 2000, Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)   4. Madge Alexander,   b. 1917,   d. 1989  (Age 72 years)   5. James "Jim" Alexander,   b. 24 Dec 1917, , Ayrshire, Scotland ,   d. 7 Mar 2000, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)   6. John MacKenzie "Scotty" Alexander,   b. 3 Aug 1924, , Ayrshire, Scotland ,   d. 2 Jul 1995, Calgary, Alberta, Canada  (Age 70 years)   7. Private Thomas Ward "Ward" Alexander,   b. 4 Nov 1925, Stranaer, , Scotland ,   d. 8 Mar 1945  (Age 19 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F50942	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  ALEXANDER, Samuel Gibson - At the Freeport Hospital, on Friday evening, March 29, 1974, Samuel G. Alexander, of 87 Cooper Street, in his 91st year, beloved husband of Sarah MacKenzie Alexander and dear father of James, Roderick, John M., all of Hespeler, Hugh of Barrie, Mrs. Reg. (Sarah Winfield) of Meaford, Mrs. Madge Orton of Preston and Mrs. Margaret Renton of Owen Sound; also survived by 25 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren; predeceased by a son, Ward, in World War II. Born in Stranraer, Scotland, Mr. Alexander came to Canada in 1927 where he farmed in Puslinch Township for many years; a member of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, he was also a great lawn bowling enthusiast in his later years, being a member of the Preston Lawn Bowling Club. Mr. Alexander is resting at the Nelson Funeral Home, 23 Galt Street, Hespeler-Cambridge, from Sunday noon. Funeral service on Monday, April 1, at 2 p.m. with interment in New Hope cemetery. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 30 Mar 1974 pg 29

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/167316858/samuel-gibson-alexander.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 Nov 1883 - Stranaer, , Scotland Immigration - 1927 - , Canada Residence - 1974 - 80 Cooper St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 29 Mar 1974 - Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth