Name |
Alpheus Adams + [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] |
Born |
15 Dec 1845 |
Michigan, USA |
- Possibly. Day and Month according to North Dakota Public Death Index. Year according to 12 Dec 1867 Marriage as this is the 1st known source. Age: 22. If born 15 Dec, Year is, possibly, 1844 or 1845. Place according to 1900 US Census and Obituary.
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Gender |
Male |
Relationship … |
15 Dec 1845 |
Michigan, USA |
Alpheus James Adams is a descendant of the Rev. Ezra Adams line. He is NOT the son of William McIntosh Adams and Hannah King. There is compelling record, family migration history, and DNA evidence to support both of these statements. |
Relationship … |
15 Dec 1845 |
Henry Proctor Adams is, likely, Alpheus' father based on Alpheus' obituary saying that two of Henry's sons are Alpheus' half-brothers. |
Relationship … |
15 Dec 1845 |
Michigan, USA |
Many DNA matches of Alpheus descendants to the Strain family with 4th-6th and 5th-8th Cousin relationships, and the lack of any other missing MRCA in this branch consistent with these relationships points to Alpheus' mother being a Strain descendant. |
Residence |
Bet. 1846-1850 |
Owen Sound, Grey, Ontario, Canada |
"His mother died when he was but a year old. He was taken to the home of an uncle at Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada. Here he grew up to young manhood …" See his mother NN Strain's Death for explanation of year range. |
Relationship … |
12 Dec 1867 |
Owen Sound, Grey, Ontario, Canada |
His marriage record lists his parents as William & Maria Adams, likely, the children of Ezra Adams, Maria being Jane Maria Adams. They are, possibly, the relatives that raised him. One of them could, perhaps, also be Alpheus' biological parent. |
Residence |
12 Dec 1867 |
Georgian Bluffs, Grey, Ontario, Canada [2, 6] |
Record is Derby Township, now Georgian Bluffs municipality. |
Arrival |
1871 |
Ontario, Canada [5] |
Unclear why an arrival at this time. |
Residence |
10 Aug 1871 |
Manitoulin, Ontario, Canada [4, 9] |
Record is Algoma District, prior to 1888. Marital Status: Married. |
Residence |
4 Jun 1877 |
Manitoulin, Ontario, Canada |
Record is Algoma. |
Residence |
29 Apr 1881 |
Tehkummah, Manitoulin, Ontario, Canada [12] |
Record is Tehkummah, Algoma, Ontario, Canada. Marital Status: Married. |
Family Story … |
Abt. 1882 |
Cartwright, Manitoba, Canada |
"It seems that the first winter the family went to Cartwright, Manitoba, when Ida Jane was 7 yrs old where her father ran a saw-mill, and he toured the surrounding territory to find where he was to locate. He decided to settle across the intl. border." |
Residence |
Abt. Apr 1882 |
Cartwright, Manitoba, Canada |
"Mr. Adams was among the first to catch the western spirit and in the spring of 1882 located at Cartwright, Manitoba. From this point he made several prospecting tours …" |
Arrival |
1883 |
North Dakota, USA |
In 1883, Ellen and Alpheus "went west as far as Winnipeg, then down to the ND border, just south of what is now Crystal City and Snowflake, MB. There in ND, just a few miles over the MB border, he preempted a 1/4 section of flat prairie land." |
Residence |
Abt. 1883 |
Linden, Cavalier, North Dakota, USA [1] |
Record is Dakota Territory. |
Residence |
Abt. Oct 1883 |
Hannah, Cavalier, North Dakota, USA |
Record is Dakota Territory. "… in the fall of 1883 squatted upon the then unsurveyed tract just south of the international boundary. Here he and his faithful wife have dwelt practically ever since." |
Arrival |
1884 |
USA [3] |
Family Story … |
Abt. 1884 |
Hannah, Cavalier, North Dakota, USA |
"The family came in the spring of 1884 to their new home. Alpheus had a sod house ready for his family." |
History … |
Abt. 1884 |
Langdon, Cavalier, North Dakota, USA |
Alpheus would have visited Langdon several times to handle filings on land, declaration of intention to become a citizen of the US, and final proof of settlement on land as described in "The Early History of Langdon and Vicinitiy" told by E.J. Fox. |
Residence |
24 Nov 1884 |
Hannah, Cavalier, North Dakota, USA [8] |
U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmaster. |
Family Story … |
Abt. 1886 |
Hannah, Cavalier, North Dakota, USA |
"After a few years he built the first frame house in the community. This house burned down and they moved back into the sod house until a new house could be built." Perhaps built in 1902. |
History … |
2 Nov 1889 |
North Dakota, USA |
North Dakota and South Dakota were admitted to the Union on 2 Nov 1889. |
Family Story … |
Abt. 22 Dec 1898 |
Hannah, Cavalier, North Dakota, USA |
"Grand Forks Herald 1899-02-02 p. 3 Mr. Alpheus Adams, whose farm adjoins the town site, & who had his arm badly broken and lacerated in a threshing machine a few days before Christmas, is still suffering & it is feared his arm will have to be amputated." |
Interesting … |
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Residence |
1900 |
Linden, Cavalier, North Dakota, USA [3] |
Marital Status: Married. Relation to Head of House: Head. |
Residence |
1906 |
California, USA |
During San Francisco earthquake in 1906. |
Died |
3 Apr 1910 |
Hannah, Cavalier, North Dakota, USA [7, 13] |
- "Early Sunday morning, April 3rd, at Hillside Farm, north of town, Alpheus Adams drew his last mortal breath in his 64th year." (The Moon, 8 Apr 1910, page 1) (North Dakota Department of Health, Public Death Index)
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Buried |
4 Apr 1910 |
Hannah, Cavalier, North Dakota, USA [13] |
- Hannah Cemetery. "The funeral took place Monday afternoon. The service was conducted by Rev. Thomas Dyer, pastor of M. E. church, who spoke words of comfort to those bereaved. Rev. E.B. Robeson assisted in the service." (The Moon, 8 Apr 1910, page 1)
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Residence |
Bef. 1912 |
Hannah, Cavalier, North Dakota, USA [1] |
Legal … |
20 Dec 1913 |
Cavalier, North Dakota, USA |
See "Hannah-Adams Genealogy, 1848-Present", page 48-50, for case of C.B. McMIllan vs 11 children of Alpheus. Mentions a will admitted into probate in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
_WLNK |
http://files.usgwarchives.net/nd/cavalier/newspaper/hanmoon/1910-19.txt |
_WLNK |
https://apps.nd.gov/doh/certificates/deathCertSearch.htm |
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https://books.google.com/books?id=rvdyIdSG1UMC&pg=PA52&lpg=PA52&dq=james+alpheus+adams&source=bl&ots=xITV8YRq60&sig=7mnG-F_lRp9bb3_jIygfDFT4Ps0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwip3MzC5pjTAhUkS2MKHZO2C38Q6AEIQTAI#v=onepage&q=james%20alpheus%20adams&f=false |
_WLNK |
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88076432/1917-11-08/ed-1/seq-4/#date1=1825&index=18&rows=20&words=Adams+Alpheus&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=North+Dakota&date2=1925&proxtext=alpheus+adams&y=0&x=0&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 |
_WLNK |
https://www.kenspratlin.com/2020/04/finding-alpheus-adams-mother-part-i/ |
Person ID |
I7027724780 |
Our Family Tree |
Last Modified |
25 Jan 2022 |
Family |
Ellen Jane Hannah + |, b. 31 May 1845, Kilgole, Drumhome, Donegal, Ireland , d. 26 Apr 1919, Hannah, Cavalier, North Dakota, USA (Age 73 years) |
Married |
12 Dec 1867 |
Owen Sound, Grey, Ontario, Canada [2, 3, 6] |
- Married by J.C. Tyler, Owen Sound, Methodist Minister in the presence of John Brown and Catherine Walker.
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Children |
| 1. Catherine Barbara Adams, b. Nov 1869, Owen Sound, Grey, Ontario, Canada , d. Bef. 1939, Hanley, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age ~ 69 years) |
| 2. Francis Edmund Adams, b. 13 Feb 1871, Manitowaning, Manitoulin, Ontario, Canada , d. 31 Oct 1939, Everett, Snohomish, Washington, USA (Age 68 years) |
| 3. Robert Ephraim Adams, b. 11 Jun 1873, Owen Sound, Grey, Ontario, Canada , d. 10 May 1915, Hingham, Hill, Montana, USA (Age 41 years) |
| 4. Ida Jane Adams +, b. 7 Jul 1875, Manitoulin, Ontario, Canada , d. 17 Dec 1955, Devils Lake, Ramsey, North Dakota, USA (Age 80 years) |
| 5. Emma Ann Virtue Adams, b. 4 Jun 1877, Manitoulin, Ontario, Canada , d. 21 Mar 1957, Everett, Snohomish, Washington, USA (Age 79 years) |
| 6. James Herman Adams #, b. 9 Jul 1879, Manitoulin, Ontario, Canada , d. 6 Jun 1949, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA (Age 69 years) |
| 7. Eliza Harriet Robinson Adams, b. 11 Feb 1882, Algoma, Ontario, Canada , d. 6 Jan 1950, Canora, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 67 years) |
| 8. Margaret Rebecca Adams, b. 4 Nov 1885, Hannah, Cavalier, North Dakota, USA , d. 31 Oct 1946, Everett, Snohomish, Washington, USA (Age 60 years) |
| 9. William John Hudson Adams, b. 10 Mar 1887, Hannah, Cavalier, North Dakota, USA , d. 27 Sep 1961, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (Age 74 years) |
| 10. Raymond David Adams, b. 31 Jul 1890, Hannah, Cavalier, North Dakota, USA , d. 2 Jun 1948, Stutsman, North Dakota, USA (Age 57 years) |
| 11. NN Adams, d. Bef. 1900 |
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Last Modified |
25 Jan 2022 |
Family ID |
F5434 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |