First Generation  

1. Elizabeth WILSON,¹ daughter of (__?__) WILSON, was born in 1804 in , , Lanarkshire, Scotland² and died in 1886 in , Wellington County, Ontario, Canada aged 82.

Elizabeth ALEXANDER left Lanarkshire, Scotland in 1846 with a family of six boys and a girl. The family settled on Lot 23, Fifth Concession of Eramosa Township, Wellington Co. Ontario. Elizabeth's sons Andrew, William, George and daughter Janet all eventually relocated to Bruce County, Ontario.
Elizabeth had two sisters and one brother, Tom WILSON who married Margaret STEWART in Scotland. They came to Canada and settled in Nichol Twp, Wellington County, A sister, Janet married a John MUTRIE, some of their family eventually settled in Greenock Twp and the other sister Margaret married William ARMSTRONG and lived in Eramosa Twp. Wellington County.

Events

She emigrated to Canada about 1849 from , , , Scotland.

Elizabeth married Dundas McQueen ALEXANDER ¹ on January 8, 1826 in , , Lanarkshire, Scotland.³ Dundas was born about 1799 in , , Lanarkshire, Scotland⁴ and died before 1849 in , , , Scotland.

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Dundas resided at Greenside Lane in Lanark, , Lanarkshire, Scotland in 1841.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 2 M    i. John ALEXANDER was born on December 17, 1825, was christened on February 5, 1826 in , , Lanarkshire, Scotland,³ and died in 1907 in Eramosa Twp, Wellington Co, Ontario, Canada aged 82.

+ 3 M    ii. Andrew ALEXANDER was born on August 10, 1828 in , , Lanarkshire, Scotland⁵ and died on September 8, 1909 in Neepawa, McDonald Dist, Manitoba, Canada⁶ aged 81.

+ 4 M    iii. Robert ALEXANDER was born on July 19, 1829 and was christened on July 26, 1829 in , , Lanarkshire, Scotland.³

   5 M    iv. James ALEXANDER was born on July 3, 1832 in , , Lanarkshire, Scotland and died on October 6, 1910 in Eramosa Twp, Wellington Co, Ontario, Canada⁷ aged 78.

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James farmed on Lot 24, Con 4, Eramosa Twp, Wellington Co, Ontario, Canada

+ 6 M    v. William ALEXANDER was born in 1833 in , , Lanarkshire, Scotland,¹ died on December 14, 1900 in Brant Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada aged 67, and was buried in Douglas Hill Cemetery Eden Grove, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

+ 7 M    vi. George ALEXANDER was born in 1837 in , , Lanarkshire, Scotland, died on February 3, 1872 in Brant Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada aged 35, and was buried in Greenock Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

+ 8 F    vii. Janet "Jennie" ALEXANDER was born on March 7, 1844 in , , Lanarkshire, Scotland,⁸ died in 1927 in Elderslie Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada aged 83, and was buried in Paisley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

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