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Alexander Fiddes Greig Sims 1835–1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 NOV 1835

Birth Location: Old Meldrum, Aberdeen, Scotland

Death Date: 15 JUN 1893

Death Location: Fish Haven, Bear Lake, Idaho, USA

Father: Thomas Sims

Mother: Mary Innes

Spouse(s): Elizabeth McDermott

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

In 1835, Alexander Fiddes Greig Sims entered the world in Old Meldrum, Aberdeen, Scotland, born to Thomas Sims And Mary Jane Innes. Alexander Fiddes Greig Sims married Elizabeth Eldortha Mcdermott, and had children including Alexander Sims, Alfred George Sims, Alvin John Sims, Catherine Elizabeth Sims, Elizabeth Sims, Ellen Sims, George Henry Sims, Hannah Isabelle Sims, James Sims, Jane Elizabeth Sims, Mary Ann Sims, Thomas Sims, William Dee Sims. Alexander Fiddes Greig Sims passed away in 1893 in Fish Haven, Bear Lake, Idaho, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1835, Alexander Fiddes Greig Sims entered the world in Old Meldrum, Aberdeen, Scotland, born to Thomas Sims And Mary Jane Innes.
  • Alexander Fiddes Greig Sims married Elizabeth Eldortha Mcdermott, and had children including Alexander Sims, Alfred George Sims, Alvin John Sims, Catherine Elizabeth Sims, Elizabeth Sims, Ellen Sims, George Henry Sims, Hannah Isabelle Sims, James Sims, Jane Elizabeth Sims, Mary Ann Sims, Thomas Sims, William Dee Sims.
  • Alexander Fiddes Greig Sims passed away in 1893 in Fish Haven, Bear Lake, Idaho, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Sims
1800–1883
Birth Location: Logie Buchan, Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
TS
Mary Innes
1798–1865
Birth Location: Rayne, Aberdeen, Scotland
MI

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth McDermott
1841–1912
Birth Location: Rondebosch, Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
EM

Children(s)

Mary Sims
1868–1901
Birth Location: Farmington, Davis County, Utah, United States
MS
Elizabeth Sims
1864–1864
Birth Location: Port Elizabeth, C-Prov, Good Hope, South Africa
ES
Jane Sims
1862–1905
Birth Location: Grahamstown, Albany, Cape Province, South Africa
JS
Alexander Sims
1872–1945
Birth Location: Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States
AS
Thomas Sims
1866–1952
Birth Location: Salt Lake City,Salt Lake,Utah
TS
George Sims
1884–1918
Birth Location: St. Charles, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States
GS
Ellen Sims
1866–1941
Birth Location: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
ES
Catherine Sims
1870–1959
Birth Location: Centerville, Davis, Utah, United States
CS
William Sims
1875–1960
Birth Location: Centerville, Davis, Utah, United States
WS
Alvin Sims
1882–1951
Birth Location: Saint Charles, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States
AS
Hannah Sims
1879–1956
Birth Location: Centerville, Davis, Utah, United States
HS
Alfred Sims
1882–1963
Birth Location: St. Charles, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States
AS
James Sims
1877–1934
Birth Location: Sugar House, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
JS

Alexander Sims's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Sims
1835–1893
Birth Place: Old Meldrum, Aberdeen, Scotland
Parents
Thomas Sims
1800–1883
Logie Buchan, Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Mary (Jane) Innes
1798–1865
Rayne, Aberdeen, Scotland
Grandparents
John Sim
1757–
Logie Buchan, Ellon, Aberdeen, Scotland
Elizabeth Wilson
1761–1853
Easterauchlenchr, Cruden, Aberdeen, Scotland
Jane Buyers
1776–
Littlemiens Of A, Cruden, Aberdeen, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Sim
1713–
Helen Annand
1722–1770
William Wilson
1731–
Margaret Rob
1732–
William Byres
1746–
Barbara Robertson
1748–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Sims's Descendants

1.
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Alexander (Fiddes Greig) Sims (14 NOV 1835–15 JUN 1893) m. Elizabeth (Eldortha) McDermott (14 OCT 1841–24 OCT 1912)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann) Sims 1868–1901 m. Frederick (William) Windley 1866–1929
    1. 1. Alvin (J) Windley 1894–1895
    2. 2. Stillborn Windley 1901–1901
    3. 3. Infant Windley 1900–1900
    4. 4. Ernest (Frederick) Windley 1896–1935 m. Emma Hansen 1909–1960
    5. 5. Rue (George) Windley 1898–1973 m. Josephine Snyder 1904–1989 m. Izetta (Floyd) Hagen 1899–1990
    6. 6. Raymond (William) Windley 1893–1945 m. Pearl (Edna) Hansen 1897–1970
      1. 1. Edna Windley 1926–2013
      2. 2. Norma (May) Windley 1930–2020 m. Alfred (Jack) Toomer 1928–2011
      3. 3. Vernae Windley 1933–2022 m. Ray (George) Law 1932–2020
      4. 4. Darrell (William) Windley 1927–2008 m. Ramona (Mae) Smith 1929–2014
      5. 5. La (Prial) Windley 1925–2010 m. Lowell Humpherys 1924–2007
      6. 6. Marie Windley 1923–2001 m. Lewis (Henry) Sebold 1928–1997 m. Aaron (Lee) Lewis 1916–1964
      7. 7. Donna (Lou Orlene) Windley 1938–2022 m. Truman Valentine 1925–2018 m. Joseph (Passey) Lewis 1931–2014
      8. 8. Colene Windley 1937–1994 m. Mont (Hymas) Orr 1933–2023
      9. 9. Mary (Ann) Windley 1921–2011 m. Benjamin (Joseph) Lewis 1913–1973 m. Lester Jorgensen 1930–2020
        1. 1. Donniel Lewis 1944–2017
        2. 2. Darlene Lewis 1948–2006
        3. 3. Katherine (Ann) Lewis 1942–2002 m. Glen (D) Farley 1931–2020
        4. 4. Lavell (Ray) Lewis 1940–2015 m. Nanette Evans 1942–1989 m. Alice (Delphine) Ewing 1933–2014
  2. 2. Elizabeth Sims 1864–1864
  3. 3. Jane (Elizabeth) Sims 1862–1905 m. Levi (Jerome) Dustin 1865–1930
  4. 4. Alexander Sims 1872–1945 m. Lola (Bernetta) Allen 1868–1942
  5. 5. Thomas Sims 1866–1952 m. Mary (Emma) Windley 1868–1947
  6. 6. George (Henry) Sims 1884–1918 m. Blanche Douglas 1873–1918
  7. 7. Ellen Sims 1866–1941 m. Stephen (Pierce) Gheen 1865–1946
  8. 8. Catherine (Elizabeth) Sims 1870–1959 m. Thomas (Karren) Collett 1865–1931
  9. 9. William (Dee) Sims 1875–1960 m. Mary (Roselia) Dustin 1880–1959
  10. 10. Alvin (John) Sims 1882–1951 m. Katie (Amelia) Hale 1894–1979
  11. 11. Hannah (Isabelle) Sims 1879–1956 m. Samuel (Henry) Henderson 1878–1922 m. Ephraim (Crossley) Winn 1868–1947 m. James (Memorial) Moore 1873–1959
  12. 12. Alfred (George) Sims 1882–1963 m. Anna (Luiese) Gerber 1885–1963 m. Anna (Maria Carlene) Ringel 1879–1979
  13. 13. James Sims 1877–1934 m. Rosina (Albertina) Tueller 1878–1972

Alexander Sims's Timeline

4 Records

1835
14 NOV 1835
Birth of Alexander Fiddes Greig Sims in Old Meldrum, Aberdeen, Scotland
Old Meldrum, Aberdeen, Scotland
1835
16 NOV 1835
Alexander Fiddes Greig Sims was christened in Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1893
13 JUN 1893
Age 58
Death of Alexander Fiddes Greig Sims in Garden City, Rich, Utah, USA
Garden City, Rich, Utah, USA
1893
15 JUN 1893
Age 58
Burial of Alexander Fiddes Greig Sims in Fish Haven, Bear Lake, Idaho, USA
Fish Haven, Bear Lake, Idaho, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 NOV 1835
    Event Place: Old Meldrum, Aberdeen, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 16 NOV 1835
    Event Place: Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 JUN 1893
    Event Place: Garden City, Rich, Utah, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 15 JUN 1893
    Event Place: Fish Haven, Bear Lake, Idaho, USA
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