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Personal data Alexander Imlah 


Household of Alexander Imlah

He is married to Louisa Duff Mitchell.

They got married on March 3, 1859 at Aberdeenshire, Scotland, he was 22 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Isabelle "Belle" Imlah  1861-1935 
  2. Alexander Duff Imlah  1864-1957 
  3. Agnes Jane Imlah  1866-1962 
  4. Louisa Imlah  1868-???? 
  5. James Imlah  1870-1949 
  6. David Imlah  1872-1943 
  7. John "Jack" Imlah  1874-???? 
  8. Edward Imlah  1878-1880


Notes about Alexander Imlah

This information was provided by Alexander's grandson, Don D. DuRette, January 1957: Alexander Imlah, in later years, was stooped and thin, but it was still evident that in his prime he had possessed a strong and rugged body. In his younger years he was an expert hand-sewer of grain. He had a knack of arranging his feed sack so that he could use both hands for scattering the seed. A man who could walk on soft plowed ground swinging both arms for ten or twelve hous a day, was certainly no weakling. Also, he was noted for the eveness of his spread. there were no streaks of thick or thin grain when the grain came up. In character, though he had all the Scotch sternness and thrift, yet he had a twinkly eyed kindness and a generous spirit, accepting to the full his responsibilities to his family and church. His financial obligations were met and he was faithful in every way to his family. Also, he possessed a fine old country way in his relations with his neighbors and his family. The writer of this brief sketch well remembers his kindly smile when he greeted his grandchildren. I still have a vivid mind picture of him walking down the church aisle ahead of his wife, stopping at the appointed pew, and bowing as she proceeded and seated herself. All in all, Alexander Imlah was a good citizen, a fine Scotch gentleman and an ancestor to be proud of. Alexander Imlah was born at Aberlauer, Scotland December 15, 1836, and he passed away at his home near Fairfield, Oregon on May 17, 1914. We all remember the annual Christmas dinner and family reunion at Grandfathr and Grandmother Imlah's each year before Grandfather's death. Uncles and aunts and cousins by the dozen were present to visit and enjoy the wonderful dinners served. the elders were first served by their wives, the wives then served by their husbands, and finally all the children had the table to themselves, their appetities somewhat dulled by handouts and appropriations from the kitchen beforehand. The couple, with their minor children, came to the United States in 1871. They travelled by sailing vessel which when nearing the coast of Nova Scotia, struck a rock and began leaking badly. Rescue vessels took off the women and children who could be persuaded to leave, the men remaining aboard to assist in manning the pumps. Louisa elected to stay with her husband, and with her young family she stayed on the hsip which was eventually able to proceed to port and deliver her remaining passengers to safety. The Imlahs came on to Oregon and the Willamette Valley, where Alexander found employment on the farm of Colonel James Nesmith in Polk County. Later he worked on the farm of John Porter near Silverton, Oregon after which he operated a farm near Brooks, Oregon. In the late 1880's, the couple purchased a farm which was located on the right bank of the Willamette River, about a mile below Wheatland, from Louisa DeRette. This was their home during the remainder of their lives.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Alexander Imlah

Alexander Imlah
1836-1914

1859

Louisa Duff Mitchell
1839-1915

Isabelle "Belle" Imlah
1861-1935
Alexander Duff Imlah
1864-1957
Agnes Jane Imlah
1866-1962
Louisa Imlah
1868-????
James Imlah
1870-1949
David Imlah
1872-1943
John "Jack" Imlah
1874-????
Edward Imlah
1878-1880

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Birthday December 15, 1836

  • The temperature on December 15, 1836 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: half bewolkt . Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1836: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
    • February 25 » Samuel Colt is granted a United States patent for his revolver firearm.
    • March 2 » Texas Revolution: The Declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico is adopted.
    • March 5 » Samuel Colt patents the first production-model revolver, the .34-caliber.
    • April 20 » U.S. Congress passes an act creating the Wisconsin Territory.
    • April 22 » Texas Revolution: A day after the Battle of San Jacinto, forces under Texas General Sam Houston identify Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna among the captives of the battle when some of his fellow soldiers mistakenly give away his identity.
    • October 16 » Great Trek: Afrikaner voortrekkers repulse a Matabele attack, but lose their livestock.

Day of marriage March 3, 1859

  • The temperature on March 3, 1859 was about 11.0 °C. The air pressure was 2.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 77%. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • From March 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
  • In the year 1859: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • February 5 » Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Prince of Moldavia, is also elected as prince of Wallachia, joining the two principalities as a personal union called the United Principalities, an autonomous region within the Ottoman Empire, which ushered the birth of the modern Romanian state.
    • March 3 » The two-day Great Slave Auction, the largest such auction in United States history, concludes.
    • April 4 » Bryant's Minstrels debut "Dixie" in New York City in the finale of a blackface minstrel show.
    • July 30 » First ascent of Grand Combin, one of the highest summits in the Alps.
    • August 27 » Petroleum is discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania leading to the world's first commercially successful oil well.
    • September 17 » Joshua A. Norton declares himself "Norton I, Emperor of the United States."

Day of death May 17, 1914

  • The temperature on May 17, 1914 was between 7.8 °C and 21.1 °C and averaged 14.8 °C. There was 14.1 hours of sunshine (89%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1914: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
    • April 24 » The Franck–Hertz experiment, a pillar of quantum mechanics, is presented to the German Physical Society.
    • May 29 » The Ocean liner RMSEmpress of Ireland sinks in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence with the loss of 1,012 lives.
    • August 24 » World War I: The Battle of Cer ends as the first Allied victory in the war.
    • August 26 » World War I: During the retreat from Mons, the British II Corps commanded by General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien fought a vigorous and successful defensive action at Le Cateau.
    • October 27 » First World War: The new British battleship HMS Audacious is sunk by a minefield laid by the armed German merchant-cruiser Berlin.
    • December 8 » World War I: A squadron of Britain's Royal Navy defeats the Imperial German East Asia Squadron in the Battle of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic.


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