Notes: In 1871, Alexander and Elizabeth Detwiller were living on Lot 31, Conc. EMR in the
Fullarton Twp., Perth County South, Ontario. Alexander was a farmer.
They had six children, namely
Rebecca Dunn, then age 10, Marion, age 9, Christopher, age 7, Elizabeth, age 5, John,
age 3, and Alexander, age 8 months. A daughter, Bertha, had died in 1869
as an infant. By 1881, the family had grown to include Ann Jane, then age 8,
William George, age 6, James Gavin, age 4, and Isabella, age 2.
The last two children of the family, Innis and Robert were born in 1883 and 1885,
respectively. Alexander died in 1887, and by 1890 the family had moved in different
directions. |