Bio of Gray, Alexander (b.1826) Wabasha Co., MN
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This bio comes from "HISTORY OF WABASHA COUNTY" 1884.
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Gray, Alexander, was born in Banffshire, Scotland, January, 1826; died
October 22, 1869. He was the eldest child born to Alexander and Isabella
Gray, and a brother to James Gray, a sketch of whose life also appears.
When a young man, he spent several years in Australia, and in 1862 he
emigrated to America, coming directly to West Albany township, and soon
located on the farm he occupied until his death. He was married in
Scotland to Mary Dingwall, of Banffshire, who died October 28, 1880,
leaving five children, James E., Alexander D., William, Jeanett and George
A. Mr. Gary and wife both belonged to the United Presbyterian church. He
was a republican, and at the time of his death was justice of the peace.
He left a good farm of two hundred and forty acres, and with his death the
community lost one of its best citizens. James E., who is living on the
homestead, is a young man of intelligence and promise. He devoted three
years to the scientific course of the State University, and for a number
of years has been a successful teacher in the neighborhood.