Alexander Morris Ledingham

Brief Life History of Alexander Morris

When Alexander Morris Ledingham was born on 7 February 1830, in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Alexander Ledingham, was 27 and his mother, Mary Morris, was 31. He married Janet Bremner Farquhar on 13 December 1850, in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1866 and lived in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1861 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1880. His occupation is listed as tinsmith, and gasfitter in Scotland, Taylor Township, Greene, Indiana, United States. He died on 25 March 1904, in Newton, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Newton, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Alexander Morris Ledingham
1830–1904
Janet Bremner Farquhar
1827–1865
Marriage: 13 December 1850
Mary Morris Farquhar Ledingham
1851–1862
Georgina Farquhar Ledingham
1853–1913
Alexander Farquhar Ledingham
1855–1857
Janet Farquhar Ledingham
1857–1930
Aleckina Farquhar Ledingham
1859–1863
Alexander Farquhar Ledingham
1864–1887

Sources (58)

  • Alen Ledingham in household of Isabella Tawar, "Scotland Census, 1841"
  • Alexander Morris Ledingham, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Alexander M. Ledingham en el registro de Bernice Ledingham Christensen, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

World Events (8)

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1847

Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States

1850

Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States* 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States *Renamed Salt Lake in 1868

Name Meaning

Scottish (Aberdeen): probably a local habitational name from an unidentified place, possibly Ledikin in Culsalmond, which is recorded in 1600 as Ledinghame. Compare Leadingham .

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

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