Alexander Marquis McNeill (1820 - 1898)

Born 4 Jun 1820 in Cavendish, Queens, Prince Edward Island

Ancestors

Husband of Lucy Ann (Woolner) MacNeill — married 16 Jan 1845 in Cavendish, Prince Edward Island

Descendants

Died 5 Mar 1898 at age 77 in Cavendish, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada

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Biography

Alexander Marquis McNeill was the grandfather of L.M. Montgomery, the famous Canadian author who wrote the Anne of Green Gables series.

Alexander was born in 1820 on Prince Edward Island. ^[1]

He married Lucy Ann Woolner on Jan. 16, 1845.^[2]

He passed away on March 5, 1898 and was buried at Cavendish Community Cemetery, Cavendish, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada. ^{[3] [4]}

Sources

1. ↑ "Canada Census, 1881," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVNW-F5X : 30 June 2017), Alexander McNeill, Lot 23, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada; citing p. 2; Library and Archives Canada film number C-13163, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 1,375,799.
2. ↑ "Prince Edward Island Marriage Registers, 1832-1888," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBJ-KYM2 : 11 March 2015), Alexander McNeill and Lucy Ann Woolner, 16 Jan 1845; citing Prince Edward Island (Canada) Public Archives, Charlottetown; FHL microfilm 1,630,091.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38552233/alexander-marquis-macneill : accessed 14 March 2022), memorial page for Alexander Marquis MacNeill (4 Jun 1820–5 Mar 1898), Find a Grave Memorial ID 38552233, citing Cavendish Community Cemetery, Cavendish, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada ; Maintained by John Shuck (contributor 46798527).
4. ↑ "BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVFF-T1QS : 24 June 2015), Alexander Marquis MacNeill, died 05 Mar 1898; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Cavendish Community Cemetery, Cavendish, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

• "Prince Edward Island Census, 1861," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQWX-K3Y : 8 November 2014), Alexander Mc Neill, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada; citing p. 2; Library and Archives Canada film number M-897, Public Archives, Ottawa; FHL microfilm 899,940.
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 14 September 2017, 16:54), entry for Alexander Marquis Macneill(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L4QT-BHJ); contributed by various users.