Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Alexander Adam

Male 1867 - 1956  (88 years)


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  • Name Alexander Adam 
    Born 23 Dec 1867  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Bef 1927  Macton, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    farmer 
    Residence 1927  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 1956  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-28599 
    Died 17 Mar 1956  Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Buried Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I28599  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Alexander Adam,   b. 1 Apr 1833, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jan 1929, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years) 
    Mother Janet Stewart,   b. 6 May 1837, Glasgow, , Lanark, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1921, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 12 Feb 1861  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jan 1963, RR1, Preston, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    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 
    1. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Div 5 Pg 12.

    2. [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.

    3. [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, Div 1, Page 61.

    4. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Alexander Adam - 22 Mar 1956.

    5. [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

    6. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.

    7. [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
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 23 Dec 1867 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - farmer - Bef 1927 - Macton, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1927 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1956 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 17 Mar 1956 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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