James Alexandre (abt. 1872 - 1956)

Born about 22 Apr 1872 in Main River, Newfoundland

Ancestors

Husband of Eulalie Blanchard — married 21 Jun 1897 in Sandy Point, Newfoundland

Died 11 Jun 1956 at about age 84 in Shallop Cove, St. George's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

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Biography

Marriage

On June 21, 1897, James Alexander of Main River, the son of John and Susan Benoit of Main River, married Eulalie Blanchard of South Side, the daughter of Peter and Melanie Perrier of Southside^[1][2]

Residence 1921

Census of St George's, St. George's-Port au Port, Newfoundland. In household:
James Alexander Head Male 55 Main River
Eulalie Alexander Wife Female 44 St George's
Josephine Alexander Daughter Female 22 St George's
Ada Alexander Daughter Female 20 St George's
Susie Alexander Daughter Female 17 St George's
Adolph Alexander Son Male 14 St George's
Annie Alexander Daughter Female 13 St George's
May Alexander Daughter Female 8 St George's
Fred Alexander Son Male 5 St George's
Joe Alexander Son Male 2 St George's
Peter Blanchard Father-in-law Male 79 Morgarce C B^[3]

Residence 1935

Census of Shallop Cove. In household:
James Alexander Head Male 61 Newfoundland
Eulalie Alexander Wife Female 56 Newfoundland
Frederick Alexander Son Male 19 Newfoundland
Joseph Alexander Son Male 16 Newfoundland
Raymond Alexander Son Male 12 Newfoundland^[4]

Death

His birth date and death year are given on his headstone inscription. He is interred as James Alexander, in Shallop Cove Cemetery^[5]

Research Notes

I could not find a record of birth for James in the baptisms of Immaculate Conception RC Church at Sandy Point, which is problematic because we cannot confirm birth through a verifiable record. His age was not given at time of marriage but identifies him as a son of John and Susan. In 1935 Census he is listed as 61 and in 1945 Census he is 71, which would mean birth year of 1874. The only answer I have for not finding him in the records of Sandy Point is that he was born and baptized elsewhere, which is possible. In some online family trees, he is born in 1872. For the transcribed headstones from Shallop Cove Cemetery his birth date is specified as April 22, 1872. Perhaps the people who buried him and have him in a family tree also have the death certificate with his birth date. We cannot access his death online either. If he was not born in 1872, then he was probably born between 1872 and 1874. This would likely bring him into more accurate range of birth year than 1866, which was listed for this profile previously.

Sources

1. ↑ NL GenWeb. West Coast Region, Bay St. George District. Sandy Point Immaculate Conception RC Church. Marriages 1890s. Laverne Cormier and Steve Gillis. Accessed 2020.
2. ↑ "Newfoundland Vital Records, 1840-1949", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKQX-TQQ2 : 9 March 2018), James Alexandre and Eulalie Blanchard, 1897.
3. ↑ "Newfoundland Census, 1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1W-5WNJ : 16 March 2018), James Alexander, St George's, St. George's-Port au Port, Newfoundland, Canada; citing p. 287, household ID 125, line 12, Department of Tourism, Culture, and Recreation, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador; FHL microfilm 2,166,794.
4. ↑ "Newfoundland Census, 1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9Z-S4D9 : 17 March 2018), James Alexander, Shallop Cove, St. George's, Newfoundland, Canada; citing St. George's District, p. 101, household ID 14, reference ID , Department of Tourism, Culture, and Recreation, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador; FHL microfilm 2,166,822.
5. ↑ Death: Newfoundland GenWeb, Shallop Cove - Roman Catholic Cemetery, St. Joseph's Church, St. George's, Nfld. Transcribed headstone inscriptions. Laverne( Perrier} Cormier, Florence (Perrier) Hawkins, Daphne Hawkins, Helen Whiffen, and Stephen Baker, 2001, 2008, and 2011. Accessed 2022.