Alexander McVean

1829 - 1898  (69 years)

• Name	Alexander McVean
  Born	1829	Weston, Etobicoke, York, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Died	5 Dec 1898	Dresden, Kent, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Cataraqui Cemetery, Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada, next to Sir John A. MacDonald
  Person ID	I11029	Brown Genealogy
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	John McVean,   b. 1795, Scotland ,   d. 8 May 1859, Gore, Peel County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sara Mattice,   b. Abt 1800, Weston, Etobicoke, York, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Abt 1830, Gore, Peel County, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 30 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	Abt 1825	Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F2973	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Hennerey,   b. 22 Aug 1833, County Armagh, Ireland ,   d. 10 Jun 1912, Kingston, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Married	15 May 1851
  Children	1. Alice McVean,   b. 19 Apr 1852, Yarker, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Aft 1901  (Age > 50 years)  [natural]   2. John Hennery McVean,   b. 6 Mar 1854, Yarker, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Aft 1901  (Age > 48 years)  [natural]   3. Alexander McVean,   b. 26 Apr 1856, Yarker, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada  [natural]   4. James B. McVean,   b. 14 Feb 1858, Yarker, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1935, Dresden, Kent, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)  [natural]   5. Osgood Howard McVean,   b. 19 Oct 1860, Yarker, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Aft 1901, Dresden, Kent, Ontario, Canada  (Age > 42 years)  [natural]   6. William Mattice McVean,   b. 17 Feb 1865, Yarker, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Nov 1939, Dresden, Kent, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F2947	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  The following notes are copied verbatum from an on-line genealogy: Burried Cataraqui (Sir John) His mother died young-grew to manhood living with Aunt Jane McPherson in Le Roy NY Married Sarah Hennery-- Armagh Intro by Sir John A MacDonald? kids William Mattice(ours) Alice James Sandy(alexander) John Hennery Osgood Burried Cateraqui Cemety Kingston--beside Sir John A MacDonald. Miller at Yarker. He named the villiage of Yarker after his friend George Yarker. In 1871 he WALKED from Yarker to Dresden to find location for new business. Bought a Mill for Sandy- Hardware store for John and James- After running hub and spoke mill himself--turned it oner to Osgood and Wiliam. (Wm was 18 at the time) Bill (me) invited to Yarker Centenial--given grain mortar by the town that was used by Alex in Yarker Mill. Ran the grist Maill at Yarker. Bought it from George Miller in 1864 Alex sold it to Connolly ans Benjimine--then JW West--then Harold Freeman wh operated it in 1941. Moved to Dresden--put sons in biz. Willie-Osgood-John-Hub and Spoke works James--Hardware biz Close friend of Sir John A MacDonald who visited McVean home in dresden) Kind man Big beard in later life. Conservatine in Politics--Presbyterrian.