 1769 - 1846 (77 years)
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| Name |
Alexander Squire Fletcher |
| Born |
1769 |
Scotland  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
6 May 1846 |
Darlington, Ontario, Canada |
| Buried |
Aft 6 May 1846 |
Old Kirkyard, Bowmanville, Darlington, Ontario, Canada |
- Some confusion exists regarding the reinterment of Alexander's and Rachel's; which were moved from the Old Kirk churchyard in 1883 to Bowmanville Cemetery. Said to have been moved to his son Gordon Drummond Fletcher's plot, they are not there. However, there are two unmarked non-empty graves next to the grave of Alexander's great uncle, Drummond Gordon Fletcher. Neither those graves nor Alexander's or Rachel's graves are in the cemetery interment records. Please view the provided PDF file for more information (same as media under Headstones below).
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| Person ID |
I2571 |
adkinshorton |
| Last Modified |
13 Oct 2021 |
| Father |
Archibald Fletcher, b. 1725, Ardvrecknish, Argyllshire, Scotland , d. 1796 (Age 71 years) |
| Mother |
Flora MacNab, b. 1761, d. 1819, Glen Orchy, Argyll and Bute, Scotland (Age 58 years) |
| Married |
Argyllshire, Scotland |
- 'Sketch of the History of the Fletcher Family 1896 by John Wesley Fletcher (1838-1913) of Detroit, Mich. Additions 1936 by Rev. Wm. Percy Fletcher. Begins "Grandfather Fletcher's father Archibald Fletcher married Flora McNab in Argyleshire, Scotland and their children from memory were Archibald, Alexander, Flora, Duncan, James, Ann and Elizabeth. The Fletchers, Campbells and MacNabs intermarried for centuries and the Fletchers wer thus allied to the Clans Campbell and MacNab."----(omitted here Fletcher name origin and meaning)---"Archibald Fletcher and his wife came from Scotland to new Jersey in 1769 in which year our grandfather (Alexander) was born." '
—The Ancestral Lines of Chester Everts Howell, by Jessie Howell Finch, 1796
A note was included by JHF: The Corwin family into which Alexander married came from N.J. but so far records of the Fletchers have not been found in that state (Alexander's marriage to Rachel Corwin).
Additional Note: The papers by John Wesley Fletcher called Sketch of the History of the Fletcher Family, was destroyed by water damage, and unfortunately thrown out rather than seeking restoration.
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| Family ID |
F18584 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Rachel Corwin, b. 1777, NJ , d. 23 Apr 1847, Darlington, Ontario, Canada (Age 70 years) |
| Married |
Y [1, 2] |
| Notes |
A pen picture of Alexander Fletcher was written in 1896 by his grandson J. Wesley Fletcher. Grandfather soon after marriage settled below the Whirlpool on the British side of the Niagara where Uncle John was born. He afterward about 1800 moved to Darlington where he was Major of the 2nd Durham Militia and one of the first magistrates of Durham County then a part of York. He was a small man of considerable attainments; was very bright, systematic, shrewd, active, nervous, quick tempered, a very loyal British subject and a strict Presbyterian. He died in his 78th year and Grandmother (Rachel Corwin Fletcher) in her 72nd year." —The Ancestral Lines of Chester Everts Howell, Finch 1976
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| Children |
| + | 1. John Fletcher, b. 1796, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada , d. 12 Jul 1872, Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada (Age 76 years) |
| + | 2. Archibald Fletcher, b. 1800, Darlington, Ontario, Canada , d. 1882 (Age 82 years) |
| | 3. Allen FLETCHER, b. 1801, d. Yes, date unknown |
| + | 4. Alexander Fletcher, b. 17 May 1804, Gwillimbury, Ontario, Canada , d. 24 Jun 1862, Toronto, York Co, Ontario, Canada (Age 58 years) |
| | 5. Elizabeth FLETCHER, b. 1806, d. Yes, date unknown |
| + | 6. Jane Fletcher, b. 1801, d. Yes, date unknown |
| + | 7. Drummond Gordon Fletcher, b. 12 Sep 1812, d. 14 Jul 1858, Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada (Age 45 years) |
| | 8. Duncan FLETCHER, b. 1814, d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 9. James FLETCHER, b. 1816, d. Yes, date unknown |
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| Documents |
 | 1801-Canada Census, Elizabethtown, Ontario, Canada
Alexander Squire Fletcher & Rachel Corwin with children |
 | 1802-Canada Census, Elizabethtown, Leeds, Ontario, Canada
Alexander Squire Fletcher & Rachel Corwin with children |
| Family ID |
F18499 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Photos |
 | Alexander Squire Fletcher House Bowmanville
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 | Alexander Squire Fletcher (this man is NOT him)
This image is not Alexander Squire Fletcher, but is Alexander Mackenzie, 2nd Prime Minister of Canada. The original image received had poor text overlaid on the image, indicating it was a photo of Alexander Squire Fletcher and Doug Couch, the site owner at adkinshorton.net (and genealogy.adkinshorton.net) made this enhanced version with border framing and nicer text of his name...which unfortunately is not the correct person's name. Various versions of this enhanced image are extant on the Internet. Clicking on the adjacent thumbnail image now leads to a PDF giving some additional disambiguation regarding this image.
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| Histories |
 | Ancestral Lines of Chester Everts Howell - (PDF 39MB)
Compiled by Jesse Howell Finch - Public Domain (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.) |
 | Alexander Squire Fletcher's Sword
Standard issue 1796 PAT style light Calvary Troopers Sword, mass produced for the British Crown forces by John Gill of Masshouse Lane Bringingham England from 1796 to early 1800's.
Additional Views (PDF) |
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| Sources |
- [S18849] 1801 Canada Census, Elizabethtown, Leeds, Ontario.
- [S18850] 1802 Canada Census, Elizabethtown, Leeds, Ontario.
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