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M Alexander Laramie

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This might be Alexander and Sarah's marriage record, but if so, her name is thoroughly messed up:

The Marriage Registers of Upper Canada/Canada West, Volume 14, Western District 1786-1856, Compiled by Dan Walker & Fawne Stratford-Devai, Global Heritage Press, Milton:
Marriages by Rev'd Richard Herrington, Baptist Minister, Gosfield (p. 99 & 100):
Alexander Laramie, to Marie Ann Wilkinson, both of Gosfield. 15 May 1845, Gosfield, by banns. Rev. Herrington. Wit. Joseph Malott and Peter Wilkinson.

1881 personal census, Anderson Twp, Essex Co., ON, LDS 1881 census household record:
Laraney Alexander, M, Married, 67, born Ont, origin: French, Church of England, Farmer;
Sera, F, Married, 57, born Ont, origin: English, Church of England;
William, M, 28, born Michigan, origin: French, Church of England, Farmer;
Thomas, M, 19, born Ont, origin: French, Church of England, Farmer;
Normen, M, 14, born Ont, origin: French, Church of England, Farmer.

Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Essex, J. H. Beers & Co., Toronto, 1905, p. 490-491:
Francis E. Laramie, a prosperous farmer and owner of the brick and tile plant in Malden township, County of Essex, as well as an extensive ranchman of the North-West Territory, is a son of Alexander Laramie, a native of Quebec, of French parentage. When a young man Alexander Laramie came to Colchester South, in 1843, and engaged in farming. Later he was a sailor for a time on the Great Lakes. In Colchester South he married Sarah Richardson, a member of one of the old families. For a time he conducted his father-in-law's farm, and later the family went to Michigan, but returned after a few years. In fact, they were much inclined to move, and during the thirty-nine years of their married life it is claimed Mr. and Mrs. Laramie made thirty-nine changes. The father last farmed in Malden township, where he died in 1889, aged seventy years. The mother is still living, and is a resident of Colchester South. To them were born: Mary Melinda married Charles Cornell, of Michigan; John died aged nine years; Lucinda Ann (deceased) married William Van Brocklan, of Detroit; Francis E. is mentioned below; George is a farmer of Malden township; William Alexander is a resident of Laingsburg, Michigan; Edgar is a resident of Gosfield South; Charles Wesley died in Anderdon, aged twenty-two years; Lewis Arthur died in Anderdon, aged twenty years; Thomas is an engineer in Delray, Michigan; Margaret Jane died aged two years; Norman died aged twenty-one years; Sarah Delilah died aged three years.
     Francis E. Laramie was born on his grandfather Richardson's farm in Colchester South, Jan. 21, 1850. As the family was not long in one place, his chances for education were not many, and he began providing for himself at the age of ten years, at first only receiving his clothes, board and lodging in payment. When he was twenty-one years old, he commenced farming in Malden township on rented land, thus continuing ten or twelve years. His first purchase was of ten acres in Malden township. Later he sold this, and bought fifty acres in Lot 38, Concession 4, and just recently he purchased the old Graveline farm of 100 acres and carries on the two properties.
     Some thirteen years ago, in company with Durian Wigle, he started on his farm a plant for the manufacture of brick and tile. After five years the partnership was dissolved and he has since conducted the business alone, his annual output being 200,000 brick, as well as large quantities of tiling, selling to the local market. In a single year the business done represents $5,000, and all is carried on by Mr. Laramie, who as a boy little more than saw the inside of a school room. Experience is a great teacher - in his case has proved a very good one. In 1900 he went to the North-West and located a ranch. In 1903 a stock company of Amherstburg and Kingsville gentlemen was formed, and Mr. Laramie was chosen managing member. He visited the property last spring, and put a competent man in charge of the 250 head of cattle. In his politics Mr. Laramie is independent, and takes a deep interest in the advancement of the temperance cause. He had served one year in the town council. Socially he is a member of the Scotia Lodge of Good Templars, at Malden.
     Mr. Laramie has been twice married. His first wife was Dina Waldren, who died at the age of twenty-five years, leaving a daughter, Gussie, who is now the wife of Herbert Mickle, of Delray, Michigan, and has one daughter, Mabel. The second marriage of Mr. Laramie was to Rosina Reneau, and they have children as follows: Louis Arthur, Eli Ellis, Morris George, Jessie Louisa, Edith Marvilla, Elmer Francis, Bertha Irene, Lorain Mildred, Buelah Edna, Orville Alexander, Stanley Everett, Clifford Earl and Sylvia May.