Notes

Note for: ALEXANDER GRAY MCCONNELL, 12 MAR 1821 - 13 OCT 1887 Index

Baptism:
     Date:   25 MAR 1821
     Place:   ST QUIVOX, AYR, SCOTLAND

Burial:
     Place:   OAKWOOD CEMETERY, BELLE PLAINE, SCOTT, MINNESOTA

Burial note:     ALEXANDER, JANET and their three small children sailed aboardthe ship MALABAR from GREENOCK, SCOTLAND. They were accompanied byJanet's brother THOMAS STRATHEARN, his wife and children. Theyarrived in NEW YORK harbor on 31 May 1849. The families then walkedto TURTLE CREEK, PENNSYLVANIA. The STRATHEARN family stayed therewhile ALEXANDER and family moved on, eventually settling in MINNESOTA.
ALEXANDER and JOHN fought the Indians in the BATTLE OF THEKILDEER MOUNTAINS, also in the CIVIL WAR. ALEXANDER with the 8thMINNESOTA INFANTRY and JOHN with CO. C, BRACKETTS BATTALION CAVALRY.

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Note for: JAMES MCCONNELL, ABT 1792 - 19 SEP 1865 Index

Occupation: RAILWAY POINTSMAN

Death note: He died from DISEASE OF THE KIDNEYS AND BLADDER (MORE THAN A YEAR).

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Note for: MARGARET THOMSON, ABT 1785 - 8 FEB 1875 Index

Death note: She died of OLD AGE.

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Note for: JANET STRATHERN, 10 APR 1818 - 25 JUN 1864 Index

Burial:
Place: OAKWOOD CEMETERY, BELLE PLAINE, SCOTT, MINNESOTA

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Note for: JAMES THOMSON MCCONNELL, 28 NOV 1844 - 2 OCT 1848 Index

Note: Story has it that JAMES THOMSON MCCONNELL was struck and killed by atrain.

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Note for: JOHN LEONARD MCCONNELL, 14 JUN 1846 - 23 MAY 1943 Index

Burial:
Place: OAKWOOD CEMETERY, BELLE PLAINE, SCOTT, MINNESOTA

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Note for: MARY MCCONNELL, 4 MAR 1848 - 4 OCT 1854 Index

Burial:
     Date:   7 OCT 1854
     Place:   ST PAUL CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, ST PAUL, RAMSEY, MINNESOTA

Burial note:    Taken from ST PAUL CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH PARISH RECORDS, 1839-1883.MARY MCCONNELL, age 6 yrs. & 5 mos. child of ALEXANDER GREY andJEANNETTE MCCONNELL--METHODISTS from LANARKSHIRE, SCOTLAND.Emigrant-the father gone as engineer in sawmill at Ft. Ridgely.Service at SHANTER of MR. WARHURST and at cemetery. (Lot No. 10,Oval). A very interesting family.

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Note for: ELIZABETH BRIEN MCCONNELL, 20 NOV 1849 - Index

Burial:
Place: O'NEILL, NEBRASKA

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Note for: ANNIE LOGAN MCCONNELL, 13 NOV 1851 - 22 FEB 1911 Index

Burial:
Place: LIDGERWOOD, RICHLAND, NORTH DAKOTA

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Note for: ELLEN STRATHERN MCCONNELL, 3 JAN 1854 - 19 AUG 1910 Index

Burial:
Place: BUFFALO FLATS CEMETERY, LONG PINE, BROWN, NEBRASKA