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Alexander Dickie

Alexander Dickie[1]

Male 1815 - 1899  (83 years)

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  • Name Alexander Dickie 
    Born 8 Oct 1815  Kilmaurs, , AYR, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Christened 29 Oct 1815  Kilmaurs, , AYR, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1852  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Methodist 
    Occupation 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Presbyterian 
    Occupation 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Presbyterian 
    Occupation 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    C. Presbyterian 
    Died 10 Mar 1899  Orchard Lake, Oakland, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Death 28 Oct 1902  Metamora, Lapeer, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-58779 
    Buried Farmers Creek Cemetery, Metamora, Lapeer, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Person ID I58779  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father John Dickie,   b. 1776, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Nov 1848, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Marion Cuthbertson,   b. 1781, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Aug 1849, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 29 Jun 1805  Kilmaurs, , AYR, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F15187  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary MacKay,   b. Oct 1831, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Mar 1894, Lapeer, Lapeer, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 62 years) 
    Children 
     1. Marion Dickie,   b. 23 Nov 1851, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Oct 1918, Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     2. Catherine M. "Katie" Dickie,   b. 10 Jul 1853, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 1936, Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     3. Alexander Dickie,   b. 30 Sep 1855, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Dec 1927, Woodson, Throckmorton, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     4. John James Dickie,   b. 12 Apr 1857, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Aug 1945, Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     5. Hugh Cuthbertson Dickie,   b. 15 Nov 1858, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jan 1944, West Bloomfield, Oakland, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     6. David Dickie,   b. 17 Sep 1860, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jan 1952, Dayton, Tuscola, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     7. Robert McIntyre Dickie,   b. 29 Sep 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 May 1913, Barton Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
     8. Jessie Dickie,   b. 17 Oct 1866, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jan 1898, Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 31 years)
     9. Mary Anne Dickie,   b. 29 Apr 1869, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jul 1935, Metamora, Lapeer, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     10. Margaret Dickie,   b. 13 May 1873, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1927, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F36443  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Alexander Dickie in 1883    		Alexander Dickie in 1883
    bchiltonjr originally shared this on 13 Apr 2012 to Ancestry Public Member Trees

  • Notes 
    • DICKIE, ALEXANDER

      Word has been received here (Galt) of the death on Friday, March 10, 1899, of Mr. Dickie at Orchard Lake, Michigan. He formerly resided in Puslinch, near Hespeler and removed to Michigan, where his family all reside, about seven or eight years ago. He was the last of the Dickie family and was aged about 85 years. Brother of Mrs. Alex. Cranston Sr. of Shade St. in Galt; Robert Dickie of London and the well known Dickies, now of New Zealand, formerly of the Dickie Settlement. Uncle of Messrs. J. K. and ?. D. Cranston of Galt.

      -Information from The McKay and McLennan Families by Jean Harnick and Pauline McKay: Born in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland on Oct. 8, 1815, son of John Dickie and Marion Cuthbertson, who emigrated to lot 29, concession 12, Dumfries Twp. in 1833. Married Mary McKay, daughter of Alexander McKay and Catharine McLennan and settled on a farm near Puslinch Lake. Offspring were thirteen. After living on their farm for forty years, they moved on April 1, 1892, to be near their children, who had married and taken up farms in the Lapeer area of Michigan. Children were: Marion Cuthbertson (1851-1918) married Robert S. Cuthbertson; Catherine McLennan (1853-1936) married James M. Cuthbertson; Alexander (1855-1927); John James (1857-1945); Hugh Cuthbertson (1858-1943); David (1860-1952); Mary Jane (1862-1864); Robert McIntyre (1864-1913); Jessie Henderson (1866-1899) married Francis A. Hicks; Mary Ann (1869-1935) married Thomas M. Caley; and Margaret Sutherland (1871-1927) married William Caley, later George Stock.

      A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark
      Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

  • Sources 
    1. [S575] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Galt - United Presbyterian.
      David Dickie Born 17 Sep 1860 N. Dumfries Parents Alexander Dickie & Mary McKay baptized 15 Oct 1860

    2. [S27] International Genealogical Index - Extracted Church Records, Parish Church of Kilmarnock (Ayrshire) 1041388.

    3. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 2 Page 16.

    4. [S233] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1852, Div. 3 Page 12.

    5. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 10 Page 68.

    6. [S2767] aaaWaterloo Township 1871 South, Sect. 2 Page 60.

    7. [S3119] Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1.

    8. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56522452/alexander-dickie.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 8 Oct 1815 - Kilmaurs, , Ayr, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 29 Oct 1815 - Kilmaurs, , Ayr, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1852 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - C. Presbyterian - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 Mar 1899 - Orchard Lake, Oakland, Michigan, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 28 Oct 1902 - Metamora, Lapeer, Michigan, United States Link to Google Earth
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