When George Alfred Alder was born on 16 November 1843, in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Alder, was 29 and his mother, Clarissa Chandler, was 21. He married Lydia Dunford on 8 April 1864, in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States for about 10 years. He died on 4 January 1898, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in United States.
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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’.
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