![]() ![]() ![]() On 23 March 1852 he went into partnership with him to operate the mill on the Lachine Canal under the corporate name of Goudie and Ogilvie. He intended to become a farmer like his father, but the high price of farms resulting from land speculation, and an offer from his uncle James Goudie, caused him to revise his plans. Young Alexander helped with the chores on the farm and went to the local school subsequently he attended the Howden and Taggart academy in Montreal. In 1837 he moved his millstones to premises with a capacity of 100 barrels a day, which he had built near the Lachine Canal beside the Saint-Gabriel lock, and he put another brother-in-law, James Goudie, in charge of it. Until 1854 he also owned a farm in Côte-Saint-Michel on the outskirts of Montreal, where the family lived in a spacious home surrounded by trees, with three fireplaces and large dormer windows. ![]() Alexander Sr operated a flourmill, which was probably located in the faubourg Des Récollets, in partnership with his brother-in-law William Watson*. there 31 March 1902 and was cremated at Mount Royal Cemetery.Īlexander Walker Ogilvie was the eldest son in a family of 11 children. 1854 Sarah Leney in Montreal, and they had one son and four daughters d. 7 May 1829 in Côte-Saint-Michel (Montreal), son of Alexander Ogilvie, a farmer and miller, and Helen Watson m. OGILVIE, ALEXANDER WALKER, miller, militia officer, jp, politician, and businessman b. ![]()
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