1. Alexander Begg, son of Robert Beig and Margaret Coupar, was born in Balgray, Angus, Scotland,1 was baptized on 7 Apr 1788 in Tealing, Angus, Scotland,2 and died about 1862 in , , Ontario, Canada about age 74. Another name for Alexander was Beig.
General Notes: Margaret was his first wife. They moved from Dundee to Edinburgh in about 1818. He was a weaver and a sawyer by trade.
The 1861 Census shows Alex and Janet living with Robert and Susanna and family.
Alexander married Margaret Ramsay on 18 Nov 1811 in Dundee, , Angus, Scotland, daughter of George Ramsay and Unknown. Margaret was born about 1788 in , , , Scotland and died about 1822 in Edinburgh, , Lothian, Scotland about age 34.
Children from this marriage were:
2 M i. George Begg was born on 24 Aug 1812 in Dundee, , Angus, Scotland, was baptized on 30 Aug 1812 in Dundee, , Angus, Scotland,2 and died about 1814 in , , , Scotland about age 2.
+ 3 M ii. James Begg 3 was born on 24 Sep 1814 in Dundee, , Angus, Scotland,4 died on 18 Sep 1899 in Moose Creek, Stormont, Ontario, Canada5 at age 84, and was buried in Roxborough, Stormont, Ontario, Canada.
4 M iii. John Begg was born on 11 Dec 1817 in Dundee, , Angus, Scotland and was baptized on 4 Jan 1818 in Dundee, , Angus, Scotland.2
+ 5 M iv. Stewart Begg was born on 9 Aug 1819 in Dundee, , Angus, Scotland,6 died on 22 Oct 1894 in Verulam, Victoria, Ontario, Canada5 at age 75, and was buried on 25 Oct 1894 in Lindsay, Victoria, Ontario, Canada.
Alexander next married Janet D. Lee on 8 Aug 1824 in Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.1 Janet was born in 1797 in Roxbor, Galashiels, Paisley, Scotland and died on 5 Apr 1878 in Roxborough, Stormont, Ontario, Canada5 at age 81.
Marriage Notes: Saint Cuthberts
Children from this marriage were:
+ 6 F i. Euphemia Begg was born on 21 Jun 1825 in Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland,7 died on 7 Mar 1884 in Roxborough, Stormont, Ontario, Canada5 at age 58, and was buried in Saint Elmo, Glengarry, Ontario, Canada.
+ 7 M ii. Alexander R. Begg 8 was born in 1828 in Athol, Glengarry, Ontario, Canada, died on 15 Jan 1859 at age 31, and was buried in Roxborough, Stormont, Ontario, Canada.
+ 8 M iii. William Lee Begg was born on 28 Aug 1829 in Athol, Glengarry, Ontario, Canada, died on 16 Sep 1903 at age 74, and was buried in Moosomin, , Saskatchewan, Canada.
+ 9 M iv. Robert Begg was born on 14 Oct 1831 in Athol, Glengarry, Ontario, Canada9 and died on 10 Dec 1910 in Tiverton, Bruce, Ontario, Canada at age 79.
10 M v. Andrew H. Begg was born on 22 Sep 1833 and died about 1903 about age 70.
Noted events in his life were:
• Residence: Abt 1869. 10 Bruce, Ontario
Andrew married Mary Ann Gregory 11 on 9 May 1853 in , , Ontario, Canada. Mary was born about 1833.
+ 11 F vi. Jane Ann Begg was born on 21 Jun 1836 in Roxborough, Stormont, Ontario, Canada,11 died on 16 Apr 1917 in Roxborough, Stormont, Ontario, Canada at age 80, and was buried on 18 Apr 1917 in Roxborough, Stormont, Ontario, Canada.
12 F vii. Ellen Begg was born on 4 Aug 1838 and died about 1906 about age 68.
Ellen married George Baird about 1860. George was born about 1837.
+ 13 F viii. Mary Christina Begg 12 was born on 1 Nov 1840 in Kenyon, Glengarry, Ontario, Canada and died about 1908 about age 68.
14 M ix. Victor Begg was born about 1841 and died about 1910 about age 69.
1. Genforum. genealogy.com. . .Scotland:: 17081.html, 2.
2. Scottish records on Microfisch at the Minnesota Genealogy Society.
3. Genforum. genealogy.com. . .Scotland:: 17081.html.
4. Sixth Concession Cemetery listing, 10, #52.
5. (Ancestry.com - Contains actual images of the records.)
6. Carolyn Parsons, http://www.pathcom.com/~jamesp/dat42.html#2.
7. Family Search - LDS.
8. Sixth Concession Cemetery listing, 12, #75.
9. LDS website.
10. 1962 letter from R. E. (Bert) Begg to James Stewart Begg.
11. email from Linda Tannis, dated 10feb2003.
12. email from Gail Hewlett 10/8/2002.
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