Elizabeth Janet Alexander (1853 - 1909)

Born 6 Jan 1853 in Toronto, Canada West

Died 3 Jun 1909 at age 56 in Denver, Colorado, USA

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Biography

Eliza Jane (or Janet) Alexander is listed with her widowed mother and siblings in the 1861 and 1871 Toronto census and again in an 1872 legal notice in the Ontario Gazette naming her among the children of Robert and Rebecca Alexander. Peg Patton (her great niece) gave her ful/l name as Elizabeth Janet Alexander.

Birth and death dates listed on headstone in Riverside Cemetery, Co. Obit in Rocky Mtn News (March 23, 1882 p.8) - died at home 288 Welton, Denver on March 22, 1882 aged 33 yrs.

Records show that she came to America in 1873 and was probably married at the time. The couple settled in Albany, NY where Eliza's older sister was then living. She and her husband Arthur Bicknell are listed in the 1880 Albany, NY census, along with their children: Ralph-4 and Agnes-2. Eliza was 29, Arthur, a barber-30. In the 1881 Albany City Directory, Arthur Bicknell is listed as a hairdresser.

While there is no record of when the family moved to Denver, it appears they followed Eliza's brothers (John and Frank) to Denver in late 1881 moving next door to John Alexander as listed in the 1882 Denver City Directory. Unfortunately, on 22 March 1882, Arthur died at the young age of 32, leaving Eliza a widow with 2 young children.

Eliza had to move with her children after Arthur's death and by 1885 was living with her brother John's family. Eliza never remarried and by 1900, she was living with her married daughter and son-in-law, George McCormick who worked for the Denver Post.

Eliza died at the age of 56 on 3 June 1909 and was buried next to her husband in the Riverside Cemetery. Her daughter and 2 sons in law are also buried in the same plot while her brother John and some members of his family are nearby.

Note

First listing in Denver City Directory: Arthur R. Bicknell-268 Welton (no occupation)

1883 Denver City Directory: Mrs. Arthur Bicknell- resides 401 12th Street (husband Arthur died in 1882, Eliza had to move.)

1884 Denver City Directory: Mrs. A.R. Bicknell- resides 963 Larimer

1885 Colorado Census; Arapahoe Co. Denver

Bicknell, L. widowed -34 b. Canada parents b. Ire'l (Ireland) (ca 1851)

:" , Ralph son - 9 b.NY, father bNY, mother b.Canada (ca 1876) school

" , A. dau - 8 b. NY " " (ca 1877) school

Roberts, L. T. boarder -22 b. PA Gardner

L(iza) Bicknell is listed with a separate family number but blank address and blank household indicating her family is living with the Alexanders.

1900 Arapaho Co, Colorado, Berkeley Prct.-7 June p.36 #52/55 58 29th St.

Bicknell, Mrs. E. J. b. Jan 1858 -42 Canada widow 2 births/2 living

father b. Ireland mother b. Scotland. She immigrated 1873

McCormick, Agnace b. Sept 1877-22 Canada dau Md 0 yrs. NY Can

She immigrated in 1877.

McCormick, George C. b. Aug 1870 -29 IN md 0 yrs KY KY son in law

Sources

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