Brief Life History of Alfred
When Alfred Alder was born on 4 September 1851, in Schwellbrunn, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland, his father, Johannes or John Alder, was 24 and his mother, Anna Barbara Alder, was 28. He married Elvira Jane Cox on 5 February 1877, in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Douglas, Nebraska, United States in 1860 and United States in 1900. He died on 21 June 1931, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Manti Cemetery, Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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- Alfred Alder, "United States Census, 1860"
- Birth Record of Alfred Alder in Switzerland 1851
- Utah, Select County Marriages, 1887-1937
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1854
Historical Boundaries: 1854: Douglas, Nebraska Territory, United States 1867: Douglas, Nebraska, United States
1863
Jean Henru Dunant founded the Red Cross in Geneva.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone living by an alder tree or by a group of alders, from Middle English al(d)re, alder.
German: variant of Alter .
German: status name for a senior, from Middle High German althērre ‘(respected) older gentleman’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Alfred Alder, Prominent Citizen of Manti
ALDER, ALFRED, farmer and grain shipper of Manti, and brother of the Hon. Major, was born in Sclrwellbrun, Switzerland, September 4, 1851. Came with the family in 1860, and to Manti in 1862. He was ra …
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