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Alexander Shearer 1814–1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 NOV 1814

Birth Location: Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 25 FEB 1901

Death Location: Alnwick Twp, Northumberland Cty, Ontario

Father: Archibald Shearer

Mother: Ann Shearer

Spouse(s): Lydia Shearer

Children(s): Martha Shearer, Mary Shearer, Charlotte Shearer, Alexander Shearer, Eliza Shearer, Agnes Shearer

In 1814, Alexander Shearer entered the world in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Archibald Shearer And Ann Shearer. Alexander Shearer married Lydia Shearer, and had children including Agnes Jessie Grace Shearer, Alexander Lewis Shearer, Charlotte Alberta Shearer, Eliza Belinda Shearer, Martha Ann Shearer, Mary Adeline Shearer. Alexander Shearer passed away in 1901 in Alnwick Twp, Northumberland Cty, Ontario.

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Biography

  • In 1814, Alexander Shearer entered the world in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Archibald Shearer And Ann Shearer.
  • Alexander Shearer married Lydia Shearer, and had children including Agnes Jessie Grace Shearer, Alexander Lewis Shearer, Charlotte Alberta Shearer, Eliza Belinda Shearer, Martha Ann Shearer, Mary Adeline Shearer.
  • Alexander Shearer passed away in 1901 in Alnwick Twp, Northumberland Cty, Ontario.

Immediate Family

Parents

Archibald Shearer
1769–1851
Birth Location: Scotland
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Ann Shearer
1775–1847
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Lydia Shearer
1830–1906
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Martha Shearer
1852–
Birth Location: Alnwick Twp, Northumberland Cty, Ontario
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Mary Shearer
1854–
Birth Location: Alnwick Twp, Northumberland Cty, Ontario
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Charlotte Shearer
1855–
Birth Location: –
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Alexander Shearer
1858–1944
Birth Location: –
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Eliza Shearer
1862–
Birth Location: –
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Agnes Shearer
1868–1964
Birth Location: –
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Alexander Shearer's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Shearer
1814–1901
Birth Place: Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Archibald Shearer
1769–1851
Scotland
Ann Shearer
1775–1847
Grandparents
Archibald Shearer
1720–
Mossbank, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Shearer's Descendants

1.
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Alexander Shearer (25 NOV 1814–25 FEB 1901) m. Lydia Shearer (25 DEC 1830–1906)
  1. 1. Martha (Ann) Shearer 1852–
  2. 2. Mary (Adeline) Shearer 1854–
  3. 3. Charlotte (Alberta) Shearer 1855–
  4. 4. Alexander (Lewis) Shearer 1858–1944
  5. 5. Eliza (Belinda) Shearer 1862–
  6. 6. Agnes (Jessie Grace) Shearer 1868–1964

Alexander Shearer's Timeline

2 Records

1814
25 NOV 1814
Birth of Alexander Shearer in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1901
25 FEB 1901
Age 87
Death of Alexander Shearer
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 NOV 1814
    Event Place: Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 FEB 1901

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Alnwick Twp, Northumberland Cty, Ontario
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