Alexander Stewart^[1]

1798 - 1852  (54 years)

• Name	Alexander Stewart
  Born	1798	, Stirlingshire, Scotland   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-28595
  Died	27 Jan 1852  [2]
  Buried	Hawkesville Union Cemetery, Hawkesville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I28595	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Family	Rachel Kennedy,   b. 1798, , Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	9 Dec 1820	Barony, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland   [3]
  Children	1. John Stewart,   b. 1823, Glasgow, , Lanark, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Jane Nicol Stewart,   b. 8 Jul 1827, Glasgow, , Lanark, Scotland ,   d. 28 Jul 1913, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)   3. Janet Stewart,   b. 6 May 1837, Glasgow, , Lanark, Scotland ,   d. 1921, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F7494	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Alexander Stewart, 1798 - 1852 was born in Stirlingshire, Scotland. Circa 1815, he went to Glasgow and was apprenticed to a merchant in High Street. Later, he had his own shop in the suburbs. In 1819 he married Rachel Kennedy, 1799 - 1885 of Glasgow, by whom he had nine children, all of whom were born in Glasgow. Two, David and Mary died in childhood in Glasgow. In 1842, he and his wife and seven remaining children emigrated to Canada and took up land in Upper Canada in the area north of Guelph known as the Queen's Bush, East 1/2 lot 14, concession 1, Peel Township. He died at this farm between Wallenstein and Macton, January 27, 1852 and was buried in Hawkesville Cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. Adam Alexander aged 26 res Wellesley Twp, born Scotland son of John Adam and Mary Duggal married 12 Feb 1861 to Janette Stuart aged 23 res Peel Township born Scotland son of Alexander Stuart and Rahel Canada [S120] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley - Hawkesville Union CC#4529 Waterloo Region Branch, OGS. Erected/ in memory of/ Alex. Stewart/ who died/ Jan.27,1852/ AE 53 y'rs/ a native of Sterlingshire/ Scotland [S1788] Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910, Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M11968-4 System Origin: Scotland-ODM Source Film Number: 0994184, 0994185, 0994683, 0102880, 102883, 1041480, 0994183. Groom's Name: Alexander Stewart Bride's Name: Rachel Kennedy Marriage Date: 09 Dec 1820 Marriage Place: Barony,Lanark,Scotland

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1798 - , Stirlingshire, Scotland Married - 9 Dec 1820 - Barony, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Buried - - Hawkesville Union Cemetery, Hawkesville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth