John Field Alder

Brief Life History of John Field

When John Field Alder was born on 13 October 1851, in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, his father, Alfred Alder, was 27 and his mother, Susan Field, was 19. He died on 4 September 1855, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 3, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Alfred Alder
1824–1905
Susan Field
1832–1914
Elijah Alder
1849–1849
Alfred William Alder
1851–1910
John Field Alder
1851–1855
Susan Mary Alder
1855–1927
Theodore Daniel Alder
1857–1933
Clara Jeannette Alder
1859–1935
Elizabeth Jane Alder
1862–1864
Margaret Ann Alder
1864–1955
Augusta Ulyard Alder
1866–1894
Ella Field Alder
1868–1938
Edgar Field Alder
1871–1877
Jesse George Alder
1873–1889

Sources (12)

  • Legacy NFS Source: John Field Alder - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: John Field Alder
  • John Alder, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
  • John Alder, "Utah, Salt Lake City Cemetery Records, 1847-1976"

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

A Short Sketch of the Life of Alfred Alder by Reuel J. Alder There was renewed joy and happiness in William Alder's home at Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, on May 3rd, 1824. The cause for this great …

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