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---+ Alexander Craighead


| :born: |Born   |17 Mar 1827 in Windy Walls, Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.|
| :died: |Died   |17 May 1913 in Perdue, Saskatchewan.|
| :married: |Married|14 June 1855 to Elizabeth Third at Burnbrae, Ontario.|

*Parents and Family of Alexander Craighead*:
   * Father: [[GeorgeCraighead1786][George Craighead]]; b. 1786 in Scotland, d. 05 Dec 1861 in Northumberland Co., Ontario
   * Mother: Elizabeth Elspet Cooper; b. 31 Aug 1794, d. 18 Jan 1884
   1. [[MaryCraighead1818][Mary Craighead]]; b, 1818, d. 13 Apr 1890
   2. [[GeorgeCraighead1819][George Craighead]]; b. 1819, d. 18 Nov 1910
   3. [[JohnCraighead1821][John Craighead]]; b. 1821, d. unknown
   4. [[GeorgeCraighead1786][Elizabeth Craighead]]; b. 08 Dec 1823, d. 21 Feb 1905
   5. [[AnneCraighead1825][Anne Craighead]]; b. 15 Mar 1825, d. unknown
   6. [[AlexanderCraighead1827][Alexander Craighead]]; b. 17 Mar 1827, d. 1913
   7. [[ChristianCraighead1829][Christian Craighead]]; b. 09 Dec 1829, d. 1906
   8. [[WilliamCraighead1831][William Craighead]]; b. 29 Mar 1831, d. 13 Oct 1917
   9. [[RobertCraighead1833][Robert Craighead]]; b. 1833, d. unknown
   10. [[JamesCraighead1835][James Cooper Craighead]]; b. 23 Apr 1835, d. 1912
   11. [[ThomasCraighead1839][Thomas Craighead]]; b. 26 Jul 1839, d. 24 Feb 1920

*Children of Alexander Craighead and Elizabeth Third*:
   1. [[ElizabethCraighead1855][Elizabeth Craighead]];, 06 dec 1855, d. 1902
   2. [[MaryCraighead1859][Mary Ann Craighead]]; b. 10 Dec 1859, d. 19 June 1863
   3. [[ElspethCraighead1857][Elspeth Craighead]]; b. 11 Sept 1857, d.
   4. [[JohnCraighead1861][John Craighead]]; b. 18 Dec 1861, d. 21 Mar 1926
   5. [[ChristinaCraighead1866][Christina Craighead]]; b. 1866, d. 1962
   6. [[SarahCraighead1868][Sarah Ann Craighead]]; b. 18 June 1868, d. 1945
   7. [[AlexanderCraighead1870][Alexander Craighead]]; b. 1870, d.
   8. [[WilliamCraighead1871][William George Craighead]]; b. 11 Apr 1871, d. 1943
   9. [[AliceCraighead1873][Alice Craighead]]; b. 26 July 1873, d. 1944
   10. [[ThomasCraighead1876][Thomas Craighead]]; b. 03 Aug 1876, d. 1959
   11. [[ErnestCraighead1881][Ernest A. Craighead]]; b. 25 Nov 1881, d. 1968


---+++_Alexander's Life_
Alexander emigrated from Scotland in 1844 with his parents and siblings. He grew up on the family farm on Lot 22, Concession 6 of Seymour Township, Northumberland County. The register of marriages for the Burnbrae Church records his marriage to Elizabeth Third on 14 June 1855. The 1861 census for Innisfil Township in Simcoe County, Ontario, records him as a blacksmith. The 1871 census for Seymour Township shows that they were living on their 50 acres farm on Lot 15, Concession 3, which they had purchased on 7 Dec 1863.

---+++_References_
Ref.1 - Old parochial Registewrs for the Parishes of Cruden and Old Deer in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Ref.2 - Burnbrae Presbyterian Church registers for births, marriages and deaths.

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