Fr.
James
Lynne
Alexander
Born in Glenhead, County Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Emelia Maria (Nelles) Alexander
— married
15 Aug 1844 in Grimsby, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada
Descendants 
Father of
Robert Arthur Alexander, James Lynne Alexander, George Edward Alexander, Charles James Stewart Alexander, Henry Lynne Alexander, Maria Esther Alexander, John Bruce Alexander and Katherine Maud Amelia (Alexander) Grout
Died
at age 77
in Grimsby, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Aug 2016
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Biography
Ordained an Anglican Priest 7 Jan 1832, James Alexander is notable for being the author of one of the first books of verse published in Upper Canada (Ontario). An excerpt from "A Day at the Falls" is available online. See [1]
Sources
- Carl F. Klinck, “ALEXANDER, JAMES LYNNE,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 10, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed December 13, 2018, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/alexander_james_lynne_10E.html.
- Nellis–Nelles Immigrants From the Palatinate 1710, Vol. 1, published in 1997 by The Nellis and Nelles Family Associations and the Herkimer County Historical Society #382, page 96
- Find A Grave: Memorial #67316303
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