ELDER, Alexander b. 1800 d. 14 Nov 1861 St. John, N.B., Canada

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1800 - 1861 (61 years)

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Name	ELDER, Alexander
Birth	1800 [1]
	This birth date is calculated based on the newspapers listing of his age at time of death
Gender	Male
Birth	Abt 1808 [2]
	This date may be a guess.
Note	30 Apr 1829 [3]
	The ship Saint George was launched. Built in Portland, New Brunswick by Griffith Jenkins. It was 264 tons, 94 feet 3 inches long, 25 feet and one half inch wide, Brig rigged with standing bowsprit, 2 masts, Square sterned and Carvel built. Has 120 Galleries. Certificate of British registry May Fifth 1829. Boat owner is William Bowman. Ships master is Alexander Elder.
Occupation	6 Jun 1829	St. John, N.B., Canada [4]
	Address: Captain of the Brig "Saint George"
Anecdote	1835
	The ship "Robert H. Dick" at St. John from Liverpool 1835 shipmaster was Alexander Elder.
Anecdote	1838 [5]
	The brig Saint George,264 tons built by Griffith Jenkins for William Bowman in 1829, registered in Liverpool and sold in 1830, (Trnasferred to Liverpool from Saint John, NB, Feb16th 1830), registered in Hull 1838, Registered in London in 1849, and finally condemed in Montevideo in 1850.
Anecdote	1848 [6]
	Certificate of British Registry indicates that the ship The Lady Maxwell is Registered. Alexander Elder is listed as part owner?
Death	14 Nov 1861	St. John, N.B., Canada [1]
Funeral	17 Nov 1861	St. John, N.B., Canada [1]
	Address: 2 O'clock at his residence Waterloo St.
Anecdote	12 Oct 1871
	Lady Maxwell is wrecked in the St. Lawrence river, at St. Ann Des Monts.
Note	From Kincardine by Alloa, Penthshire Scotland. Captain of the ship Lady Maxwell a schooner. Aunt Betty had the ships bible, And her cousin Muriel Oxner (Dolly) has the Elder family Bible. Peggy, Betty (Martin) McCombs daughter has the ships bible. Married by the Rev. Doc. George Burns. See file Lmax.doc for information about the schooner Lady Maxwell. A ship called the Lady Maxwell was in the year 1860 wrecked off the Island of Teelin. Off the Donegal Coast.
Name	Alexander ELDER
Reference Number	1539
_UID	A6C74CE1A2C943C38FC7CBC0234EDF1D590E
Person ID	I1540	MARTINPRUITT
Last Modified	31 Aug 2021

Father	ELDER, Alexander d. Yes, date unknown
Family ID	F569	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family RANKINE, Margaret, b. 16 Jun 1811, Kincardine, Scotland d. 7 Jul 1890, St. John, N.B., Canada (Age 79 years)

Marriage 1 Jun 1829 St. John, New Brunswick, Canada [7, 8, 9]

Address:
St. Andrews Church

Married by the Doctor George Burns

Children

	1. ELDER, Alexander The Third, b. 1 Jun 1830, Saint John N.B. d. 4 Jan 1894, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, U.S.A. (Age 63 years)
	2. ELDER, Thomas Rankine, b. 8 Feb 1833, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
	3. ELDER, Margaret, b. 22 Sep 1836, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada d. 30 May 1922, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, U.S.A. (Age 85 years)
	4. ELDER, Charles, b. 5 May 1842, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada d. 25 Jan 1845, St. John, N.B., Canada (Age 2 years)
	5. ELDER, Mary, b. 22 Feb 1845, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada d. 26 Jul 1853 (Age 8 years)
	6. ELDER, Charles the Second, b. 26 Aug 1849, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada d. 5 Jun 1852, St. John, N.B., Canada (Age 2 years)

Family ID F263 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 14 Sep 2021

Event Map

	Marriage - Address: St. Andrews Church - 1 Jun 1829 - St. John, New Brunswick, Canada
	Occupation - Address: Captain of the Brig "Saint George" - 6 Jun 1829 - St. John, N.B., Canada
	Death - 14 Nov 1861 - St. John, N.B., Canada
	Funeral - Address: 2 O'clock at his residence Waterloo St. - 17 Nov 1861 - St. John, N.B., Canada

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Sources

[S48] New Bruns. News, "d. Thursday 14th inst., Capt. Alexander ELDER, age 61, native of Kincardine by Alloa, Penthshire, Scotland. Funeral Sunday 2 o'clock from his residence Waterloo St. (St. John)" 16 November 1861 NBC.
[S6] Elder family Bible, The date for Alexander Elder is penciled in as 1808.
[S90] Ship Reg.
[S48] New Bruns. News, m. Monday, by Rev. Dr. Burns, Capt. Alexnder ELDER of brig "Saint George" of this port / Margaret RANKINE d/o Thomas RANKINE, all of Perthshire, Scotland. 6 June 1829 NBC.
[S91] St. John Ships, Pg. 33 and 175.
[S81] Cert. of British Registry.
[S6] Elder family Bible, First entry in this bible.
[S47] St. Andrews church, June 29th, Alexander Elder and Margaret Rankine both of St. John.
[S48] New Bruns. News, "m. Monday, by Rev. Dr. Burns, Capt. Alexander ELDER of brig "SAINT GEORGE" of this port/ Margaret RANKINE, all of Penthshire, Scotland." 6 June 1829 NBC.