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   Alexander SovereenBirth name: Alexander SovereignGender: MaleBirth: Dec 22 1814 - Middleton, Norfolk, Upper Canada, British Colonial AmericaMarriage: Spouse: Eliza ( Elizabeth) Putman - Circa 1839 - Ontario, CanadaResidence: Farm - Between 1851 and 1867 - Windham, Norfolk, Canada West, British Colonial AmericaResidence: Farm - Between 1867 and 1907 - Windham, Norfolk, Ontario, CanadaDeath: Aug 15 1907 - Windham, Norfolk, Ontario, CanadaParents: Frederick Sovereign, Mary Jane Sovereign (born Hutchinson)Wife: Eliza ( Elizabeth) Sovereen (born Putman)Children: Mary Jane Kemp (born Sovereen), Rosa Sovereen, Amart Ann Sovereen, Rachel E. Sovereen, Gertrude Ann Cole (born Sovereen), Sarah Adelaide Crabb (born Sovereen), Nancy Amelia Wheeler (born Sovereen), Roselia Sovereen, Valzoria Sovereen, Hettie I. Gillett (born Sovereen), Frederick Alexander Sovereen, Alexander "Addison" Blake Sovereen, Wilber Melvin SovereenSiblings: William Lewis Sovereign, Jacob Sovereign, Mary Catherine Smith (born Sovereen)  Additional information:
   
   LifeSketch: Nearly everything known about Alexander Sovereen was obtained from a newspaper article "Alexander Sovereen, son of the founder of the old village of Fredericksburg" which was published in or near Delhi, Norfolk County, Ontario, probably in the year 1902. It was obtained from Mark Putnam who has done extensive research on the Putman family. The text below is excerpted from the newspaper article. woolen mittens, but when one finds a man so engaged who has reached his 87th year, it is indeed a rare spectacle. In fact it has come to pass that a twentieth century man who can swing a grain cradle without demoralizing one half of the grain and wrecking his own physical frame beyond the possibility of repair, is looked upon as having outlived his day and generation. In these degenerate day any man who can pull off and trample down a sufficient quantity of grain to enable an observer with ordinary eyesight to distinguish where he has cradled and where he has not cradled, will pass muster as a cradler; but shades of the departed! If our grandsires could behold their tangled, zig-zag swathes with heads pointing in every direction known and unknown, they would return to their shady abodes with a firm and steadfast determination never again to visit the scenes of their earthly experiences.at and woolen mittens, is Alexander Sovereen, second and only surviving son of Frederick Sovereen, the founder of the old village which flourished and passed into general decay years before the modern, up-to-date village of Delhi sprang into existence. And this man who has only three more milestones to pass before he reaches ninety, swung the cradle as our grandsires swung the old 'turkey wing', in long bygone days. He has always enjoyed the reputation of being an expert cradler, having on one occasion cradled as many as six acres in one day. Mr. Sovereen evidently inherited his full share of that rare constitutional vigor which seems to be the common birthright of the members of the old Sovereen family. The subject of this sketch has done enough hard work during his life to break down a half-dozen ordinary men. His days, which have been many, have also been long ones. His restless ambition has led him into many fields of labor, varying in kind, but never, in any case, freed from the grind of toil. He seems always to have found recreation in hard work, and no task was deemed too laborious or too hazardous for him to undertake. Whether engaged as employer or employee, made no difference; he was always found in the vanguard. He has not won as many favors from the fickle Goddess of Fortune as some far less deserving men have, yet the old-time twinkle of the eye and the old familiar smile which illuminates the time-withered features as it did when the face was younger, indicates that the heart is as warm, the conscience as self-approving and trust in the unknown future as implicit, as in the days gone by. His family hearth, like that of his father, was always noted for its open-hearted hospitality and good fellowship. No human being was ever turned away from his door hungry or cold. Had he been less charitable as a citizen, less helpful as a neighbor, and less generous and confiding in his household, he would have made it possible, no doubt, for a more luxurious environment in his old age, but when the final summons calls him to his fathers, he will be remembered by all who know him, not only for the good he did do, but for the greater good his noble generosity would have prompted had circumstances been favorable.y moved into the second log cabin erected where Delhi now stands. This seems a long time ago to the active generation of Delhi, and yet this inmate of the second cabin who, by the way, was born while Turkey Point was yet judicial headquarters for all London District, is still able to cradle green rye.eville. He is a grandson of the 'Jake Sovereen' who kept the historical pioneer tavern. He remembers his grandsire well, and was frequently at his place, his father having settled on a lot a little west of the old homestead. He has occasion to remember one thing which happened during this early period which he would like to forget if he could. He was about six years old at the time, and his brother, the late William L., was about three years his senior. One day during the absence of the master and mistress of the cabin, the youngsters on mischief bent, as youngsters in all climes and ages are, conceived the idea of throwing stones in the rapacious mouth of the big brick and mud chimney. Sally Loder, who subsequently married Jerry Anderson, lived with the family, and was engaged in cooking dinner, when the stones began to rattle down the chimney. Some struck the crane and bounded off on the hearth, while others 'plunked' into the boiling pots which hung on the pot-hooks, accompanied by liberal allowance of soot. Sally was not long in determining the source of the trouble and rushed out to remove it. William, the elder escaped by slipping through a hole in the log fence, but little Aleck was caught and the enraged Sally gave him what he terms the 'tarnalest lambastin' he ever received in his life. In those pioneer times John McCall was a noted hunter and trapper. He was a frequent visitor at the Sovereen tavern and was wont to boast of his prowess and bravery while pursuing his perilous adventures in the forest. One night he remained late at the tavern and after much boasting he shouldered his rifle and went out expressing the wish that he might meet the devil himself before he reached home. The father of this sketch could imitate a wolf's howl to perfection, and being at the tavern that night, he resolved to test McCall's bravery. Starting in advance he posted himself in McCall's trail, and as he approached he let loose a vigorous howl. McCall halted, and after snarling a defiant 'yah-a-a' he advanced. This was repeated a second time; but when 'Uncle' Frederick loosened up on his third howl, McCall turned his back on the imitation foe and beat a hasty and inglorious retreat. He remained at the tavern until break of day, swearing that he had been attacked by a whole pack of wolves, and that it was one of the greatest 'hairbreadth' escapes of his life. It was, no doubt, as real as many of the 'hair-breadth' escapes of pioneer times which has been handed down to us.lt on a sand knoll near May's Corners, on Talbot road, the services of our subject had become too valuable in the work of home-building to spend much time in school. He was permitted, however, to attend a short turn on an average of two to three days in the week. Subsequently, this school was located farther west in a log cabin which stood nearly opposite the place where Mike the fortune teller lived for many years. A man named Sandy Ford taught each of these schools. In due time a nucleus of what developed into Fredericksburgh was formed, and a school was opened in the pioneer log cabin of Joseph Lawson which stood on the brow of the hill overlooking the Conlin tannery. This may properly be termed the pioneer school of Delhi. It was also used by the settlers as the pioneer 39;meeting house'.hinson and while there acquired a crude elementary education, which was always esteemed by his less fortunate brother, a very great advantage in making the most of life's opportunities.. Sovereen married Eliza Putman, and settled near the village where he cleared up a farm and raised a large family, mostly girls. One of these girls is the wife of Mr. John Cole, the present owner and occupant of the fine old Frederick Sovereen homestead, others are married and in homes of their own, and some are dead. Addison, the only living son, is located in Manitoba."1851 through 1901 census records for Norfolk County, Ontario, reveal some of the missing details.ship. The household included:ereen - age 12, female, born in Upper Canada, a Baptistnada in Windham township, Norfolk County, Ontario. The household included:ried  religion, resides in Windham, age 21, female, singlen the year occupation, born Upper Canada, Baptist religion, resid

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Historische Ereignisse

• Geburtstag 22. Dezember 1814
• Sterbedatum 15. August 1907

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• Auch geboren am 22. Dezember
• Auch verstorben am 15. August

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