Brief Life History of Alexander
When Alexander Mclean was born on 4 July 1876, in Port Elgin, Grenville, Canada West, British Colonial America, his father, Hugh McLean, was 43 and his mother, Margret Perkins, was 34. He married Normanda Thompson on 7 February 1912. He lived in Saugeen, Bruce, Ontario, Canada in 1881. He died on 10 June 1918, in Windsor, Sandwich Township, Essex, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 41, and was buried in Port Elgin, Grenville, Canada West, British Colonial America.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Alixander McLean in household of Hugh McLean, "Canada Census, 1881"
- Alexander Mclean, "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
- Alex. Mclean, "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"
Spouse and Children
1876–1918 Male
1879–1956 Female
Parents and Siblings
1833–1885 Male
1841–1912 Female
Siblings (9)
1865– Male
1866– Male
1866–1919 Female
1869– Female
1869– Male
+4 More Children
World Events (3)
1883 · Mining Boom
Age 7
1886 · First Workmen's Comp Act
Age 10
1906 · Hydro-Electric of Ontario
Age 30
Name Meaning
Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gille Eáin, ‘son of the servant (i.e. devotee) of (Saint) John’. Compare Irish McAloon and McGlone .
History: This is the name of a major Scottish clan traditionally associated with the island of Mull, which claims descent from Gille Eáin na Tuaidh (‘Gillean of the Battleaxe’), who lived in the 13th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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