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Alexander Hay
Alexander Hay (1787 – 1871) was born in Scotland to Elsbeth Hay and William Hay. He married Jean Duncan Hay. His child was Rev. James Hay. He died in 1871.
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- Lambton County Archives Warwick Twp family history (from Beers) repeats the family.
Alexander Hay (1787-1871) was born in Scotland and married Jean Duncan (1790-1869). They came to Canada in 1821 ... Alexander and Jean Hay had eight children. ... William (1821-) and James (1823-) became clergymen.
- William Hay, farmer in Scotland, married Elsbeth Hay of near Elgin.
Alexander Hay was born in 1787, in Scotland, and there married Jean Duncan, born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1790. In 1821 they came to Canada, locating near Perth
- William Hay, farmer in Scotland, married Elsbeth Hay of near Elgin.
Alexander Hay was born in 1787, in Scotland, and there married Jean Duncan, born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1790. In 1821 they came to Canada, locating near Perth, where he followed the stone mason's trade, and where he secured a contract for putting in the stone work for the Rideau canal. ... In 1835 he came to Warwick township, Lambton County ... there he died in 1871, his wife passing away in 1869. ... These children were born to him and wife : Janet, born Aug. 12, 1819, died on the Atlantic ocean, and was buried at sea; William, born Jan. 16, 1821, was a Congregational clergyman in Brant County, Ontario; James, born Feb. 12, 1823, was a clergyman in Africa and Australia, and now resides at Brockville, Ont.; John, born Feb. 9, 1825, was a farmer in Warwick and died at Forest in 1900; Archibald, born July 13, 1827 ... Robert, born Dec. 31, 1829; Jane, born Aug. 2, 1832, died unmarried, in 1901; and Margaret, born April 12, 1834, is the wife of B. M. Brown, of Brownsville.
- William Hay, farmer in Scotland, married Elsbeth Hay of near Elgin.
The grandfather of Rev. Mr. Hay, William Hay, was a prosperous farmer in Scotland where he was born. He married a maiden of the neighborhood of Elgin, bearing the name of Elsbeth Hay. Their children were : John, Alexander and William, the first of whom died in his native land, the third came to Ontario and later went to California. Alexander Hay was born in 1787, in Scotland, and there married Jean Duncan ...