http://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/0d24c1c3ce360d8f968301c4e4d09960.pdf 1c7da973b9a70ed6286cf8561a6d96e9 PDF Text Text 3289 St. l?aul Ave., Ma1Â·ch 2nd, Niagara Falls, 1:2J 2M2. Ont. 1981. Dear Louis: I r ecei v e d your letter of the 23rd ult i m o in vhich was enc losed copy of the ï¿½ill of ï¿½phriBI.n .Alexender t o g et h e r with the Declaratio ... of the wi tnesst Benjarnin Tï¿½- illson. I have made copies of the wording and enc l o se two for your records. i.,,ga in incormation i s added bits re q ui r e furÂ· erÂ· research. to that on file however several inc begin with, Hugh Alexander died on Nov. 2, 1817 in the 37th yeï¿½r of hi s age, Besi de his tom b s t on e i s that of his widow, Susan, descri bed as the :1 i d ow of Hugh .Alexander, and late wife of John Mcklioking. She died in 1851 but t he years of age are unclear. South of th at is the st on e of ï¿½phriam Alexauder, who died. on Jan. 19, 1818 in his 27tï¿½- year. You will notice the Will of Hugh was made on Oct. 30th, 1817, tr,ree days before h e died, while Strange that the that of Eph r i am was made on the a_ay he di.ed. brothers died within 78 days .of each other. From the ages g:i.ven i.t wo ul d appear H ugh was born in 1780 and Ephriam about 17 91. F rorn this i t is appa.re1n, Â·the the Hugh Alexï¿½mder, wbo had the gris t mill on the Hest branch of tLe r1elaware River in the former Province of Few York was Hot the same person, bu. t could have been father' to both, as we:thl as ï¿½iilliam. ana Dolly. This brings us back to the search you made through the Ar chive s of O n t ario wherein Hugh .Ale:xander was g iv e n a Free Grm1t in 1.t o wnsen d 1Iow110hip (I have been unable to lo c a t e this} on April 7th , 1797, bei ng lot 14, concession 6. The princ ipals 1Nere Ffenrï¿½y Fisher, ï¿½entleman, Montreal: Hugh 1Uexru1der, Indi an 1.rerri torï¿½/ Trader, Hontrefil, and Elizabeth Fisher, father of the Alexanders here. settled at Furt Erie. Adolph .ustown. Le may have c ame This could be the after Hugh became cin the ï¿½Hll of Ephri am , he leaves his land i n the 1.i: ovm of _An rel ing , County of CayagL1a, State of Uev1 York, t o his wife, Susan. The stone o'fÂ I wonder if' this was an error in drawin g the \:ill. Ephrie.m d o es not mention a wife. Susan, vi!i dow of Hugh, probably vras around at -uhe til'Iles and 1.ï¿½Â·as r:1ins.talrnn for Ephriams râ€¢1i fe. It harc1ly s ems possible he hadrnï¿½rriedhe1ï¿½ in the interval. It msue be remembered she had a half interest in the river ï¿½ ro pe r t y at Fort Eri e vvi th Ephriam, ï¿½provide he .. ad ftrnds to rebuild. The ill of HL1gb Â·was not :pro1Ja.tec1 until Ja11uary, 1821 an cï¿½ the Fort Erie warehouse pro1)erty was not sold unti:1_ Dec .Â· 21, 1826 although the M errw rial of a Ina.enture of Bargain :aild Sale. dated April 8, 1822. 1rhe i.Jurohasers vvere Tho::-ias Clakl{ of ;:>tarnfora_ encl_ John \Villson of Niagara Falls, The docu_ment was execL1ted bï¿½l the execu_tors, John :Varren, Jan.es Cummings and James Macl{lem. was v You will n o t i c e John Warren executorÂ·s o:f Hu.gh 1 s Es"Gate an ::i John 1:t i l l son were als o �----ï¿½- - ï¿½ ( 2) ( The other g_ues ion I have nc t resolved is the name of the fï¿½ther- iE-lavv of St1sax1 .Alexander mentioned_ as being in Buffalo in her .Declaration made on Jarrna ry 20th, 1824 relative to tl"2.e claim for losses SLlstained by her husband at Fort .llirie and at Stamford. From the two rills it is lrnown that there was a f rther brother nained 1filliem. I vrronder if the Dolly .Alexander buried in St a:n fo l" d in 1815 Â·was a si st er â€¢ I am enclosing a vartly com_rletec1 Pedigree Chart relative to the original .L r horï¿½rn.s McHickin g , 4th, the first se tler in t e Toinrnhip of Â·<(tc.Jfo d. You 11Jill notice his gr a11dson, Wm. M:oMic\.ing 1834-1912 married a llary I.1cDeruott. Is there m1y connectï¿½on? I _.1 ave been around the house for the lJast week and have not ï¿½ret taken a )i ctu.re of t 1e ..Uexa11der stones but will do so she rtly. I :cecei.ved my membersl ip card from the Fort Niagara. Association but no n:1aterial. Will get do,n1 there in the sprin g m1d see w1 at they have. Sine erely, / I ( / � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Louis McDermott Collection Subject The topic of the resource Local history, Fort Erie and surrounding area. Description An account of the resource A collection of historical documents, photos, news clippings, letters, and writings, assembled by local historian, Louis McDermott, and donated to the Fort Erie Public Library. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Louis McDermott Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FEPL-LH -Louis McDermott Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Included in this collection are writings, historical documents, news clippings, images, maps, and more. They were written and compiled by Louis McDermott into a series of binders. The digital collection has been scanned from these physical copies. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Fort Erie Public Library and Louis McDermott Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hugh Alexander Biographical Information, #2 Description An account of the resource Listed here is a letter to Louis McDermott from Lorne Robinson, detailing biographical information about Hugh Alexander. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Louis McDermott Collection Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource March 2, 1981 1980s land grant Louis Mcdermott Collection