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JEFFREY, Alexander Laing

JEFFREY, Alexander Laing[1]

Male 1862 - 1938  (75 years)

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  • Name JEFFREY, Alexander Laing 
    Born 11 Nov 1862  Cobourg, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    _UID 422476D7581C59488F256DF69F5764FC350D 
    _UID 493D61F8D8E64F01BE27DADB8484C37ED02E 
    Died 11 Jul 1938  Oakland, Alameda, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried 13 Jul 1938  [2
    Person ID I26  William & Mary Jeffrey
    Last Modified 9 Feb 2021 

    Father JEFFREY, Honourable Andrew,   b. 17 Feb 1800, Foulden, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jul 1863, Cobourg, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Mother MOSCRIP, Agnes,   b. 19 Jan 1819, Upper Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jan 1876, Cobourg, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Married 4 May 1853  Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    _UID 57D8A37BF385BD489590DD3B552EAB3F74A6 
    Notes 
    • MARRIAGE: Married by the Rev. John Cassie
      (from Port Hope Guide - May 3, 1853) [4]
    Family ID F6  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family TAYLOR, Anna Lincoln,   b. 1867, London, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1941, Multnomagh, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married Abt 1888  [5
    _UID AA75D6F848DD014EA35AFAB6079F46EAE4D5 
    Children 
     1. JEFFREY, Jessie Maude,   b. 16 Feb 1889, Spokane, Washington, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 May 1966, Portland, Oregon, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     2. JEFFREY, Clyde McLeland,   b. 10 Feb 1891, Tekoa, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1941  (Age < 49 years)
     3. JEFFREY, Ethel Gertrude,   b. 13 Apr 1893, Tekoa, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Mar 1974, Portland, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     4. JEFFREY, Agnes Jennie,   b. 25 Mar 1898, Missoula, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jan 1976, Portland, Oregon, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     5. JEFFREY, Patricia Ida,   b. 1904,   d. 1 Jul 1963, San Luis Obispo, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
     6. LIVING
    Family ID F81  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Notes 
    • 5 daughters, moved to Portland Oregon, died in California (see Andrew Jeffrey Library, Item 10 Page 2)

      From Wikitree: Alexander was living in Montana at the time his brother, William, died in 1908.Alexander and his family are listed in the 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 United States censuses. In 1900, they lived in Missoula, Montana (his job is listed as a RR Brakeman), in 1910 and 1920, they lived in Portland, Oregon, and in 1930, they lived in Bakersfield, California.

      His California death certificate,(Library Item 7) shows:
      "Born Nov 11, 1863 - Chicago - clearly in error (or maybe to show him as a US citizen)
      Died July 11 1938 Cremation Oakland Cemetery July 13
      Residence 362 Hudson, Oakland
      Lived In California for last 15 years and in Oakland for 1
      Informant Lillian Jeffrey at same address
      Conductor Great Northern Railroad until 1918, for 34 years
      Cause of death Chronic Myocarditis."

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] John Jeffrey Bible, Mary Sutherland, Library/John Jeffrey/2-John Jeffrey Bible. (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S163] Alexander Laing Jeffrey, California, Library/Alexander Laing Jeffrey/Item 7. (Reliability: 3), 9 Feb 2021.

    3. [S120] Port Hope Guide Marriage Notice, Marriage Notice; May 1853.

    4. [S3] John Jeffrey Bible, Mary Sutherland, Library/John Jeffrey/2-John Jeffrey Bible.

    5. [S30] WikiTree, Alexander Laing Jeffrey, 29 May 2020.
      https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Jeffrey-553