Alexander Adam

1867 - 1956  (88 years)

• Name	Alexander Adam
  Born	23 Dec 1867	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Bef 1927	Macton, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario   [4]
  	farmer
  Residence	1927	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Residence	1956	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-28599
  Died	17 Mar 1956	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4]
  Buried	Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I28599	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Alexander Adam,   b. 1 Apr 1833, , Scotland ,   d. 14 Jan 1929, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 95 years)
  Mother	Janet Stewart,   b. 6 May 1837, Glasgow, , Lanark, Scotland ,   d. 1921, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Married	12 Feb 1861	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6, 7]
  Family ID	F7493	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eliza Jane MeWhiney,   b. 1874,   d. 1936  (Age 62 years)
  Children	1. Clarence Adam,   b. 5 Jul 1897, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Jan 1963, RR1, Preston, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F7495	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  ALEXANDER ADAM Alexander Adam, 88, of R.R. 1, Preston, died Saturday at the South Waterloo Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. He was born in Wellesley, December 23, 1867, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Adam. He farmed near Macton, until 1927, when he moved near Preston. His wife, the former Elizabeth Newhinney, died in 1936. He is survived by a son, Clarence of R. R. 1 Preston; two sisters, Mrs. J. Cooper of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., and Mrs. John Small of Elmira; a brother, William of Kitchener. The body was at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor, Elmira. The funeral service was conducted Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Dreisinger Funeral Chapel with Rev. John Murdock of Waterloo officiating. Burial was in Elmira Cemetery. Elmira Signet 22 Mar 1956

  
  

• Sources

  [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Div 5 Pg 12. [S98] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Elmira Union CC#4578 Internet Link. Adam/ Alexander/ Adam/ 1867 - 1956/ Eliza Jane/ McWhiney/ 1874 - 1936/ In Silence We Remember/ (Back) - Adam/ Clarence/ Adam/ 1897 - 1963/ Muriel Grace/ Jarvis/ 1903 - 1993/ In Silence We Remember/ Superior Memorials/ 528 Victoria St. N., Kitchener, Ont. [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, Div 1, Page 61. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Alexander Adam - 22 Mar 1956. [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 [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 14 Feb 1861. 12 Feb 1861 By Rev. Bindemann, Alexander Adam of Wellesley was married to Janette Stuard of Peel.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 23 Dec 1867 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - Bef 1927 - Macton, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario Residence - 1927 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1956 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 17 Mar 1956 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth