Person:Alexander Steele (6)

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Alexander Steele
 
m. 21 Feb 1843
  1. Angus SteeleAbt 1844 -
  2. Flora SteeleAbt 1845 -
  3. Catherine SteeleAbt 1847 -
  4. Christina SteeleAbt 1848 - 1911
  5. Peter Steele1850 -
  6. John SteeleAbt 1852 -
  7. Alexander Steele1857 -
m. 27 Jan 1879
  1. George SteeleAft 1879 -
  2. Mae SteeleAft 1879 -
  3. Peter SteeleAft 1879 -
  4. John Joseph Steele1879 -
Facts and Events
Name Alexander Steele
Gender Male
Birth[1] 20 May 1857 Ontario, Canada West, Canada
Occupation? 1879 Blacksmith
Marriage 27 Jan 1879 Uptergrove, Mara Twp, Ontario Co., Ontario; St. Columbkille's Rc Church.to Elizabeth Shay

From conversations with Marion Ballard abt. 1990: she recalled that Alex and Elizabeth moved to Michigan and settled in the Detroit Area. She had heard that Alex had an alcohol problem and may have abandoned the family there. She heard that Elizabeth died at Eloise hospital, the hospital for the poor, abt. January 1936.

References
  1. Church baptism record
    St. Columbkille's ch., Uptergrove, Ont.; LDS film # 1305889, item # 1, p. 6.

    "On the Twenty first day of June one thousand Eight Hundred & Fifty Seven I baptized Alexander Steele, son to Alexander Steele & Catherine McIzack, his wife. Born on the Twentieth day of May last; sp onsors: George McDonald & Margt. McDonald, by John Synnott."