Alexander MacFarland
Born: August 22, 1839 Perth?, Scotland
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Married:January 26, 1869, Paterson, New Jersey
Died: June 24, 1932, Paterson, New Jersey, Chronic Myocarditis
Buried: Pompton Lakes Cemetery, Passaic, NJ, next to Daughter
Father: John MacFarlane born possibly 1798
Mother: Margaret Steel b.1799-1800
Wife: Adelia Brooks
Children
Edwin MacFarland b.1869
Marguerite D. MacFarland b.1875
William MacFarland b. 3/4/1877, d. April 29, 1878 Paterson, NJ.
Notes:
-Immigrated from Scotland as a very young child. Perhaps around one
year old. It is unknown if his father made the trip to the US with him
and his mother. His parents names are known from Alexander's death
certificate, and Alexander's granddaughter claimed he came from Perth,
although there is a marriage record for John MacFarlane and Margaret Steel
in 1836 in Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland, which is quite far from Perth.
There is no record of Alexander in the US until his wedding in 1869, six
months before the birth of his son Edwin. In 1870 and 1880 he is listed
as the foreman of a cotton mill, and living in Paterson. On the 1930
Census, he lists he gained his citizenship in 1866. In the 1890/1891
Paterson Directory, he lists his profession as "Carder". In his later
years, he resided at Holland Home for the aged. In his 92nd year, he was
sued by his 2nd wife for support whom he hadn't had contact with in the 25
previous years. See article transcript here. His 2nd wife was Carrie Newell
whom he married June 25, 1881 when his first wife died.
-Religion: Presbyterian
-Supposedly had a strong brogue, and was very particular of people spelling his name MACfarland, and not MCFarland.
Sources:
Birth Source : Death Certificate, 1930 Census, NY Times
Death Source: Death Certificate, Gravestone
1930 US Census : Holland home for the aged, 88 years old.
1892/3 Paterson Directory: 288 Hamilton Ave.
1890/1 Paterson Directory: 621 E. 23rd St or 631 E. 23rd St.
1880 US Census : Paterson, NJ
1870 US Census : Paterson, NJ