Alexander MacPherson^{[1, 2, 3]}

1836 - 1927  (91 years)

• Name	Alexander MacPherson
  Born	27 May 1836	, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Historic Building	16-20 Queen St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	A handsome brick house [16-20 Queen St. N., Kitchener], gable roof, lengthwise with the street, the corners faced with limestone from Guelph, erected by Joseph Hobson , the surveyer, in 1860. Hobson eventually was Chief Engineer of the Great Western Railway and when that was merged with the Grand Trunk he became Chief Engineer of the latter Company and was among other things Chief Engineer of the Sarnia tunnel. Alexander MacPherson, editor and publisher of the Berlin Telegraph, later lived in the house. The site is now occupied by the head office of the Economical Fire Insurance Company. REMINISCENCES OF BERLIN (NOW KITCHENER) By JACOB STROH Contributed by Joseph M. Snyder. Part I. Settlement - Early Villagers and Buildings, Waterloo Historical Society Annual Volume 1930
  Occupation	1861	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Clerk
  Residence	1861	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	CS
  Occupation	1867	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Berlin Telegraph Newspaper
  Occupation	1868	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	printer
  	Worked for The Telegraph newspaper
  Occupation	1871	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Publisher
  Residence	1871	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Presbyterian
  Occupation	1880	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Publisher of The Telegraph
  Occupation	1881  [2]
  	Editor
  	Editor of the Berlin Telegraph
  Occupation	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Publisher
  Residence	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Presbyterian
  Occupation	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Publisher
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Presbyterian
  Occupation	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Printer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-36544
  Died	29 Oct 1927
  Person ID	I36544	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Angus MacPherson,   b. Abt 1806, of, Ontario ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F27286	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emma Elizabeth Currie,   b. 1841, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	9 May 1867	Lancaster, Glengarry County, Ontario, Canada   [3, 9]
  Children	1. Dougall Alexander MacPherson,   b. 14 Feb 1868, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Nov 1868, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   2. Kate Gertrude Estelle MacPherson,   b. 9 Dec 1869, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 May 1947, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)   3. Alexis Lorne MacPherson,   b. CALC 26 Nov 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Oct 1881, near Montreal, Quebec  (Age ~ 9 years)   4. Lillie McPherson,   b. 1874, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Wilfred Laurier MacPherson,   b. 18 Aug 1877, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Dec 1942, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada  (Age 65 years)   6. James Herbert Tait MacPherson,   b. CALC 7 Feb 1880, of, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Sep 1880, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 0 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F34556	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Queen Street North, West Side Gaukel's well at the corner of the hotel shed, the corner being later built up as the Bowman Block, now the Bank of Montreal. A brick warehouse belonging to the corner store of the Bowman Block. First occupants of this store were Bowman and Heins, later H. S, Huber and then by Huber and Roy. Opposite the Breithaupt leather store stood a one-story brick building, Dr. Pipe's surgery and later Dr. Wright's. A two-storey brick house lengthwise with Queen Street and with veranda on two sides, the veranda a few steps above the ground, occupied by Henry Schaefer. In 1871 Dr. Pipe lived in this house. Among other things Dr. Pipe kept bees, although he was quite afraid of them. Dr. Pipe and Henry Stroh succeeded in bringing the first Italian queen bee to this part of the country. A lane. A handsome brick house, gable roof, lengthwise with the street, the corners faced with limestone from Guelph, erected by Joseph Hobson, the surveyer, in 1860. Hobson eventually was Chief Engineer of the Great Western Railway and when that was merged with the Grand Trunk he became Chief Engineer of the latter Company and was among other things Chief Engineer of the Sarnia tunnel. Alexander MacPherson, editor and publisher of the Berlin Telegraph, later lived in the house. The site is now occupied by the head office of the Economical Fire Insurance Company. A two-story red frame building well back from the street built probably before 1850 by Peter Eby, identified with the "Deutsche Canadier" and with the early days of the "Telegraph". Dr. Eggert, homeopath, lived in the house 1859-1860 and later John Klippert, high constable and county bailiff. One and a half story brick building at the corner of Duke and Queen Streets occupied by a Mr. Von Ebenau and wife and later for a number of years by Michael Jaehle, a blacksmith. The site is now occupied by the Daily Record building. Duke Street. A large handsome building trimmed with cut stone built in 1860 by David S. Shoemaker of Bridgeport who was county registrar, The building was intended for a bank and agent's residence and so used first by the Commercial Bank which failed and later by the Merchants Bank of which R. N, Rogers was agent for a number of years. Some time later Dr. H. S. Lackner acquired the property and used it as residence and surgery. After Dr. Lackner's death the property was sold to the present occupants, the Langleys of Toronto. building, colonial style, with large posts at the front carrying the projecting roof, erected in 1848-49, the Waterloo Township Hall, the land for which was donated by Frederick Gaukel. General public meetings were held in this hall, among others meetings purposing to have Berlin named as county town. After consummation of this a banquet was held in the hall, which was occasionally used for such purpose. The occasion of this particular banquet was the laying of the corner stone of the new county buildings in 1852. 100 guests were present and there were a number of patriotic toasts. Later the building was used as a printing office, the "Deutsche Canadier" and the "Telegraph" being printed there for a time. Eventually the building was remodelled and enlarged and became the Methodist Church. In 1904 the St. Matthews Lutheran congregation purchased the property and later the First English Lutheran Church, which still continues in the building. Behind the present Kitchener Public Library, occupying the site of his ornamental garden, and still standing is Dr. Scott's residence, built in 1855. Henry Rothaermel was the contractor. Dr. Scott was the first warden of the county and first reeve of Berlin. After his death the house was occupied by M. C. Schofield who married Dr. Scott's widow. Later Israel Bowman, for many years county clerk and town clerk of Berlin, acquired the property and lived there. Weber Street. On the corner the Presbyterian Church first built 1860-61 at a size of 36 ft. by 50 ft., cost $4,500 and seating 175 persons. Rev. John McMeekin was an early minister. A two-story red brick building lengthwise with Queen Street, built 1855-56, the house of H. S. Huber. Simon Roy's house, also red brick, one and one-half story high, both of these houses were set back from the street. Mr. Roy was nurseryman and florist. A one-story double house lengthwise with Queen Street. Before Ahrens Street was continued westerly across Queen Street there was on the site a two-story unpainted weather-boarded building, the house of John Dopp. frame building, similar to Dopp's, the house of Christina Bloch, a widow who lived there for many years. A frame building, similar to Dopp's, but with gable facing Queen Street, the house of August Vetter, painter and paper-hanger. A vacant lot later owned by Louis Breithaupt who built, on the corner of Margaret Avenue, a residence for Judge Lacourse. Margaret Avenue. On Margaret Avenue a short distance westerly from Queen Street was the Moxley farm with house and barn. The barn was later moved to Lexington by Henry Stroh who bought it to replace one that had been struck by lightning. On the corner of Ellen Street a brick house occupied in the early days by Rev. Mr. Savage, Methodist minister, and later by John Hoffman, Jr., a druggist. Ellen Street. REMINISCENCES OF BERLIN (NOW KITCHENER) By JACOB STROH Contributed by Joseph M. Snyder. Part I. Settlement - Early Villagers and Buildings, Waterloo Historical Society Annual Volume 1930

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), ? Sep 1880. Sept. 21, 1880 James Herbert Tait Macpherson, infant son of Alexander Macpherson, publisher of "The Telegraph", died in Berlin at age of 7 months & 14 days. The burial will take place tomorrow, Friday, the 24th September, at 10 a.m. Friends and acquaintances are invited. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 3 Nov 1881. 26 Oct 1881 Alexis Lorne Macpherson, son of Alexander Macpherson, editor of the "Berlin Telegraph", died near Montreal at age of 9 years and 11 months. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 16 May 1867. Married 9 May 1867 By Rev. Thomas Macpherson, in the home of the bride's father, Lancaster, Glengarry County, Alexander Macpherson of the "Berlin Telegraph" was married to Emma Currie, oldest daughter of John Currie, Esq. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-8 Page 13. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div. 2 Pg. 38. [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 56. [S123] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1861, Div. 2 Page 12. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Sec. 5 Page 54. [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 15 May 1867. McPherson, Alexander married 9 May 1867 to Emma E. Currie At the residence of the bride's father in Lancaster, Glengarry, by Rev. Thos. McPherson. Groom of the Berlin TELEGRAPH. Bride, eldest daughter of John J. Currie. [S118] News - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo - Waterloo Chronicle, 05 Nov 1868. MacPherson, (Infant) died 04 Nov 1868 Only child of Alexander Macpherson of the Telegraph, Berlin, aged 8 months, 21 days.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 27 May 1836 - , Ontario, Canada Occupation - Clerk - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - CS - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Berlin Telegraph Newspaper - 1867 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 9 May 1867 - Lancaster, Glengarry County, Ontario, Canada Occupation - printer - 1868 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Publisher - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Publisher of The Telegraph - 1880 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Publisher - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Publisher - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Printer - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth