Alexander Daniel Macfarlane (1867 - 1936)

Born 3 Oct 1867 in Wallace, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Ancestors

Died 29 May 1936 at age 68 in Wallace, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Biography

Alexander Daniel MacFarlane was born on October 3, 1867 to John MacFarlane and Mary Torry at Wallace NS.^[1]

Alexander was schooled at public school, then Sackville Academy, and then, he studied for three years at the Agricultural College at Guelph Ontario. A very successful farmer, Alexander was also an elected member of the county council, a customs officer, a member of the board of education, a master in the Masonic Order, and a chief ranger in the Canadian Order of Foresters.

On September 28, 1904, Alexander MacFarlane married Agnes Turner.^[2]

Alexander MacFarlane died on May 29, 1936 at Wallace NS.^[3][4]

Sources

1. ↑ Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics, Cumberland, Births, Registration: Year: 1867 book: 1805 page: 60 number: 66, Alexander McFarland: https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/death/?ID=281156
2. ↑ Canadiana, "History of Nova Scotia : biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of the old families", Alexander Daniel MacFarlane" (pages 365, 367): https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.73623/373
3. ↑ Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics, Cumberland, Deaths, Registration: Year: 1936 file: 167 number: 152, Alexander D. MacFarlane: https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/death/?ID=281156
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/234267267/alexander-d-macfarlane: accessed 21 June 2023), memorial page for Alexander D MacFarlane (3 Oct 1867–31 May 1936), Find a Grave Memorial ID 234267267, citing Wallace Cemetery, Wallace, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; Maintained by Sue-Anne Davis (contributor 50477575).