Alex W. Fraser
b. 1940 ยท 20 books
Biography
ALEX W FRASER, born 1940 in Charlottenburgh Township, Lancaster, Ontario, County of
Glengarry, whose United Empire Loyalist ancestors settled in the area in 1784, attended school
in Lancaster and Williamstown. After leaving High School he worked with Bell Canada for a few
years. In 1967 Alex got ill while attending school in Ottawa, Ontario. During convalescence from
this illness, in 1971, he was inspired to use his spare time to interest himself in the ancestry
of his mother and his father and began actively to pursue this quest by searching local records,
visiting cemeteries, etc. It was in this pursuit that he realized the necessity to preserve
headstone inscriptions and so set about to copy them in full. The interest and response people
showed in his endeavour led to the publication of Gravestones of Glengarry Volume 1,
Williamstown, in September 1976, Volume 2 in 1978.
This effort in preserving local Glengarry County area history has kept him busy for the last 34
years.
Mr. Fraser has been genealogist for the Glengarry Historical Society, the genealogist
(Glengarry County) & founding member for the St Lawrence United Empire Loyalists Branch of
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry. He was also the 1st host for the counties of Glengarry,
Stormont, Prescott Ontario with the Ontario GenWeb and 1st host for the counties of Soulanges
& Vaudreuil Quebec with the Quebec GenWeb.
Alex, now lives in Courtenay, BC with his wife, helper, companion and adviser, Rhoda
Ross as they continue their efforts in preserving local Glengarry area history. This present
work being the latest of that endeavour.
RHODA P WESTLAKE ROSS, born 1932 in Montreal, Quebec whose ancestors came from
England in 1875 and Stornoway, Scotland about 1928. Educated in local Montreal schools, she
married John Ross of Curry Hill, Ontario in 1951 and had 5 children, 3 boys and 2 girls. She
presently has 12 grandchildren. After her husband John died in the summer of 1976 she
became involved in helping Alex with his research, collecting information and publishing. They
have been working as a team ever since. Rhoda also enjoys oil painting, baking and gardening.
May 2005
Here is a more complete list downloadable
http://www.glengarrycounty.com/awfrr.pdf
also my book announcement page
http://www.glengarrycounty.com/
none of my books are out of print for those who desire to find me except gravestones of
glengarry volume 1 1976
Take care and God bless
Alex W Fraser Courtenay, BC
e mail info@glengarrycounty.com
tel # 1-866-338-6334 or 250-338-6334
Glengarry, whose United Empire Loyalist ancestors settled in the area in 1784, attended school
in Lancaster and Williamstown. After leaving High School he worked with Bell Canada for a few
years. In 1967 Alex got ill while attending school in Ottawa, Ontario. During convalescence from
this illness, in 1971, he was inspired to use his spare time to interest himself in the ancestry
of his mother and his father and began actively to pursue this quest by searching local records,
visiting cemeteries, etc. It was in this pursuit that he realized the necessity to preserve
headstone inscriptions and so set about to copy them in full. The interest and response people
showed in his endeavour led to the publication of Gravestones of Glengarry Volume 1,
Williamstown, in September 1976, Volume 2 in 1978.
This effort in preserving local Glengarry County area history has kept him busy for the last 34
years.
Mr. Fraser has been genealogist for the Glengarry Historical Society, the genealogist
(Glengarry County) & founding member for the St Lawrence United Empire Loyalists Branch of
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry. He was also the 1st host for the counties of Glengarry,
Stormont, Prescott Ontario with the Ontario GenWeb and 1st host for the counties of Soulanges
& Vaudreuil Quebec with the Quebec GenWeb.
Alex, now lives in Courtenay, BC with his wife, helper, companion and adviser, Rhoda
Ross as they continue their efforts in preserving local Glengarry area history. This present
work being the latest of that endeavour.
RHODA P WESTLAKE ROSS, born 1932 in Montreal, Quebec whose ancestors came from
England in 1875 and Stornoway, Scotland about 1928. Educated in local Montreal schools, she
married John Ross of Curry Hill, Ontario in 1951 and had 5 children, 3 boys and 2 girls. She
presently has 12 grandchildren. After her husband John died in the summer of 1976 she
became involved in helping Alex with his research, collecting information and publishing. They
have been working as a team ever since. Rhoda also enjoys oil painting, baking and gardening.
May 2005
Here is a more complete list downloadable
http://www.glengarrycounty.com/awfrr.pdf
also my book announcement page
http://www.glengarrycounty.com/
none of my books are out of print for those who desire to find me except gravestones of
glengarry volume 1 1976
Take care and God bless
Alex W Fraser Courtenay, BC
e mail info@glengarrycounty.com
tel # 1-866-338-6334 or 250-338-6334
Books by Alex W. Fraser
St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Williamstown, Ontario
Descendants of Angus, John and
Descendants of Angus, John and Donald Cameron who emigrated 1832 settling
Knox United Church, Lancaster Village, Glengarry County
Salem United Church, Summerstown, Ontario
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church: Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths, 1884-1978 South Lancaster, Ontario, Glengarry County
St. Andrew's United Church, 2nd Concession, Lancaster Township, Bainsville, Ontario
St. Andrews Presbyterian Churc
St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Williamstown, Ontario--register of baptisms and marriages, from 1779-1804
Addenda to the Title guide of
Addenda to the Title guide of local histories for the counties of Glengarry, Dundas, Stormont and Prescott and area, 1992 revised edition
Rev. James McNally, partial pa
Rev. James McNally, partial parish register in Prescott and Russell--baptisms, marriages, 1836-1865
St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Lancaster, Ontario
Title guide of local histories
Title guide of local histories for the counties of Glengarry, Dundas, Prescott, Stormont and area: With selected references to Argenteuil, Eastern Townships, ... to Scotland
Cote St. George Presbyterian Church, Soulanges County, Quebec
Title guide of local histories
Title guide of local histories for the counties of Glengarry, Dundas, Prescott, Stormont
Title guide of local histories
Title guide of local histories for the counties of Glengarry, Dundas, Prescott, Stormont and area
It came from the heart
It came from the heart
Introduction to Highland herit
Introduction to Highland heritage/The Glengarry Genealogical Society
The Methodist Church baptisms, marriages 1878-1903 & name index (Lancaster, Ont.)
1001 name index of descendants of John Cameron "The Wise"
Gravestones of Glengarry Volume 1
Gravestones of Glengarry Vol 1 Williamstown