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HUGH ALEXANDER:::
from The
Hugh Alexander was granted
He was
Ontario Historical Papers Vol.
200
acres of land as a U.E.
xxi page
280.
1797.
one of those who endeavoured to save the goods of John Burch,
when the latter fled to Al b any: but the Rebels deteckted the attempt
and Alexander and
,�
J�
�thers were imprisoned.
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H ugh Alexander was a leading resident of Fort Erie,
of
1812-1814.
Chippawa,
He was a Merc11.__-i.ri_t
owner
of the Sc hooner
w hich was taken over and armed by the Government,
battle on Lake Erie,
Dec.
a.nd Trader and
before the war
and finally burned by the
lost in a
British at Buffalo on
31, 1813.
·Alexander's house and store were burned at Fort Erie during the
war.
There is mention of his
United Stste troops in
1813.
house in Stamford being plundered by
After the w ar
(
actually in
1813)
.·
the
Hugh
Alexander lived and carried on a commercial business in Stamford.
\
1813.
He was appointed a Lieutenant in the 3rd. Lincoln Militia in
�HUGH ALEXANDER:::
MERCHANT WATERLOO
(
Fort Er
)
Hugh Alexander and Thomas Mc Micking came from Brooks Bonyor
on the west bank of the Deler;o.re River. In
Mill on lot
Mc.
51.
:1774.
e was granted by the Crown
200
of the U.E. Loyalists: in the year
Before the war of
He was also a trader,
schooner the Chippewa.
1812
he was
acres of land,
During the war Mr.
�t}
•
.
In
1813
as a member
1797.
.a leading Merchant in Waterloo.
and along withthis busine
. ss he owned the
It was lost in the battle of Lake Erie,
and finally burt by the British at Buffalo Dec.
by fire
he had a Grist
During the American Revolution he served in
Donald's Company
H
1774
13 , 1813.
Alexander also lost his house and store
he was appointed Lt. of the third Linc o.-Jn Regt.
At the close of th � war he sold off what remained on his
house store and wharf at the foot of the Rapids,
Stamford· .Green.
also
a
and moved to
Here he built a large two story frame house and
store from which he carried on his merchandising business.
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