Obituary for Alexander Houston (b. 1808 NH, d. 1889 MN) Resident of Dodge County, MN
From: Bill Porter - wwp@unique-software.com

Source: Newspaper clipping
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DIED

At his residence, near Kasson, on Sunday the 24th [24 Feb. 1889] inst., at 1 o'clock, p.m., 
ALEXANDE [Alexander] HOUSTON, aged 80 years, 8 months and 14 days.

The funeral was held at the residence on Tuesday the 26th, and largely attended by friends 
and neighbors, including many of the existing pioneers, who have known him so long and 
so well.  His remains were laid loveingly to rest with the unction of sympathetic tears, in 
Maple Grove cemetery, near Kasson.

He leavs [leaves] an aged wife, who has been his constant companion, since October 
1836.  This union was blessed with three children, to wit: Watson A., Adeline, (Mrs. 
Fisk, of Omro, Wis.) and Daniel M. [McClure], all of whom were present on the solemn 
occasion.

Mr. Houston was born and reared to manhood at Ackworth, N.H. [Acworth, NH].  After 
his marriage to Miss Betsy Park [PARKS, who was a half-sister to Elisha Adams Parks of 
Blue Earth County, MN] he settled in Starkboro, [Starksborough] Vt., and engaged in 
lumbering.  In 1853 he removed to Fond du Lac county, Wis., and from thence, in 1861 
to Blue Earth county, in this state.  On the outbreak of the Indian massacre, in August, 
1862, he was obliged to flee for safety, and removed with his family to the place on 
which he passed his remaining days.  Here the aged couple dwelt in peace and 
contentment, in a pleasant home, cared for by their eldest son, with true fillial affection.

[Information in brackets added by the transcriber, William W. Porter on 2-15-2001]

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