Alexander Hewitt

1859 - 1886  (27 years)

• Name	Alexander Hewitt
  Born	1859	Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	30 Sep 1886	Au Sable, Michigan, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I887	Algonquin Highlands Settlers
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2019

  
  

  Father	James Hewitt,   b. Abt 1811, Antrim, Northern Ireland ,   d. 3 Apr 1899, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 88 years)
  Mother	Margaret Kempton,   b. 1814, Ireland ,   d. 12 Feb 1894, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F176	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents		Alexander Hewitt\'s death Letter to the Editor from Joseph Hewitt regarding the circumstances of brother Alex Hewitt\'s death
  		Alex Hewitt death notice - Victoria Warder 1886

  
  

• Sources

  [S9] 1871 Census of Canada, Ontario / Peterborough North / Stanhope & Sherborne / Pg 7, Family 21. Age 12 on this census. [S8] 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Stanhope and Sherborne and McClintock, Peterborough East, Ontario; Roll: C_13240; Page: 20; Family No: 119. [S22] Obituary, Victoria Warder newspaper, 15 Oct 1886 edition. From the research files of Carolyn Hewitt Fuerth: "At the residence of John Thompson Sr. Au Sable ( Michigan) on Thursday Sept 30, 1886 of malarial fever, Alexander Hewitt aged 27 years and three months. Funeral services held at the house at 2 pm Friday by Rev P.C. Goldie. Deceased was the youngest of seven children, one sister and five brothers. His parents and family all reside in Haliburton Co., Ont., with the exception of one brother Joseph, a son-in-law of Mr. Thompson. The death of this promising young man was rendered peculiarly sad by the circumstances surrounding it, which many understand.\"