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Alexander Fiddes Greig SIMS 1835–1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 November 1835

Birth Location: Old-meldrum, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 13 Jun 1893

Death Location: Fish Haven, Bear Lake County, Idaho, United States of America

Father: Thomas SIMS

Mother: Mary Innes

Spouse(s): Elizabeth McDermontt

Children(s): William Sims, Jane SIMS, Alfred SIMS, Thomas SIMS, George SIMS, Alvin SIMS, Hannah SIMS, Alexander Jr, Catherine SIMS, Ellen SIMS, James Sims, Mary SIMS

The story of Alexander Fiddes Greig SIMS began in 1835 in Old-meldrum, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Alexander Fiddes Greig SIMS married Elizabeth Eldortha Mcdermontt, and had children including Alexander Sims Jr, Alfred George Sims, Alvin John Sims, Catherine Elizabeth Sims, Ellen Sims, George Henry Sims, Hannah Isabella Sims, James Sims, Jane Sims, Mary Ann Sims, Thomas Sims, William Dee Sims. Alexander Fiddes Greig SIMS passed away in 1893 in Fish Haven, Bear Lake County, Idaho, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Fiddes Greig SIMS began in 1835 in Old-meldrum, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
  • Alexander Fiddes Greig SIMS married Elizabeth Eldortha Mcdermontt, and had children including Alexander Sims Jr, Alfred George Sims, Alvin John Sims, Catherine Elizabeth Sims, Ellen Sims, George Henry Sims, Hannah Isabella Sims, James Sims, Jane Sims, Mary Ann Sims, Thomas Sims, William Dee Sims.
  • Alexander Fiddes Greig SIMS passed away in 1893 in Fish Haven, Bear Lake County, Idaho, United States of America.

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Alexander SIMS's Ancestors

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Alexander SIMS
1835–1893
Birth Place: Old-meldrum, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Thomas SIMS
1800–1883
Logie Buchan, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Mary (Jane) Innes
1798–1865
Rayne, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander SIMS's Descendants

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Alexander (Fiddes Greig) SIMS (14 November 1835–13 Jun 1893) m. Elizabeth (Eldortha) McDermontt (14 Oct 1841–22 Oct 1912)
  1. 1. William (Dee) Sims 1875–1960 m. Mary (Roselia Dustin) \? 1880–1959
    1. 1. Mary (Lourene) Sims 1900–1970 m. Samuel (Ross) Cottrell 1897–1972
      1. 1. Melvin (George) Cottrell 1922–1997
      2. 2. Russell (Grant) Cottrell 1938–2020
      3. 3. Milford (Chancy) Cottrell 1926–1987
      4. 4. Albert (Lorell) Cottrell 1932–1947
      5. 5. Thelma (Lourene) Cottrell 1921–1921
      6. 6. Iona (Marie) Cottrell 1929–1994
      7. 7. Barbara (Jean Cottrell) ? 1939–2020
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Marie) Sims 1902–1967
    3. 3. Russell (Dustin) Sims 1909–1926
    4. 4. Rowena Sims 1914–1988
    5. 5. Leo (William) Sims 1906–1957
    6. 6. Estella Sims 1919–1997
  2. 2. Jane SIMS 1862–1905
  3. 3. Alfred (George) SIMS 1882–1963
  4. 4. Thomas SIMS 1866–1952
  5. 5. George (Henry) SIMS 1884–1919
  6. 6. Alvin (John) SIMS 1882–1951
  7. 7. Hannah (Isabella) SIMS 1879–1956
  8. 8. Alexander (SIMS) Jr 1872–1944
  9. 9. Catherine (Elizabeth) SIMS 1870–1959
  10. 10. Ellen SIMS 1866–1944
  11. 11. James Sims 1877–1934
  12. 12. Mary (Ann) SIMS 1868–1901

Alexander SIMS's Timeline

2 Records

1835
14 November 1835
Birth of Alexander Fiddes Greig SIMS in Old-meldrum, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Old-meldrum, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1893
13 Jun 1893
Age 58
Death of Alexander Fiddes Greig SIMS in Garden City, Rich County, Utah, USA
Garden City, Rich County, Utah, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 November 1835
    Event Place: Old-meldrum, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1893
    Event Place: Garden City, Rich County, Utah, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fish Haven, Bear Lake County, Idaho, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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