Alexander Leslie Brewer Sr.

Brief Life History of Alexander Leslie

When Alexander Leslie Brewer Sr. was born on 23 September 1866, in Saint George in the East Union, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom, his father, Charles Brewer, was 34 and his mother, Elizabeth Spence, was 33. He married Clara West on 8 December 1891, in Weber, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States in 1880 and Weber, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 16 September 1937, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Alexander Leslie Brewer Sr.
1866–1937
Clara West
1867–1963
Marriage: 8 December 1891
Leslie West Brewer
1892–1892
Clara Beatrice Brewer
1893–1979
Herbert West Brewer
1895–1960
Frank West Brewer
1895–1965
Alexander Leland Brewer
1897–1918
Elizabeth Brewer
1898–1898
Chauncey West Brewer
1900–1962
Joseph West Brewer Sr
1902–1971
Marjorie Spence Brewer
1904–1993
Ruth Brewer
1907–1986
Sarah Elizabeth Brewer
1909–1956
Edward Rich Brewer
1910–1911
Ellen Louise Brewer
1913–1984

Sources (74)

  • Alexander Brewer, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Alexander Leslie Brewer - Government record: Death record or certificate: birth: 23 September 1866; London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
  • Alexander L Brewer, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

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Name Meaning

English: occupational name for a brewer of beer or ale, from Middle English brewere ‘brewer’ (an agent derivative of Old English brēowan ‘to brew’). Compare Brewster .

English (of Norman origin): Anglicized form of French Bruyère (see Bruyere ), a habitational name from a place so called in Calvados, France, from Old French bruiere ‘heath’.

Americanized form (translation into English) of Dutch Brouwer , German Brauer or Breuer , etc., all occupational names meaning ‘brewer’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Excert from: Men Who Are Making Ogden Compiled and published by the Publicity Service of Ogden Scoville Press Ogden-Salt Lake 1919 J Branner Melton and Wallace McDougal Alex L. Brewer President Willa …

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