Alger, William Rounseville, 1822-1905

William Rounseville Alger

(Alger, William Rounseville, 1822-1905)

$Identifier: genealogicalhist00alge (find matches) Title: A genealogical history of that branch of the Alger family which springs from Thomas Alger of Taunton and Bridgewater, in Massachusetts. 1665-1875 Year: 1876 (1870s) Authors: Alger, Arthur M. (Arthur Martineau), 1854- Subjects: Alger family Alger, Thomas, of Taunton and Bridgewater, Mass., fl. 1665 Publisher: Boston, D. Clapp & Son Contributing Library: Boston Public Library Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: , b. .May 10, 1840. 726. iii. George-Tracy, b. July 17, 1845. 727. iv. Jason-Fobes, b. April 28, 1848. 451. Angeline Alger (Nahum,^^^ James,^° James,^^ Israel,* Israel,*Thomas^), m. Thomas W. Nickleson, Jan. 1, 1837. Mr, Nicklesou was fora number of vears overseer of the Ilooksett Cotton Mills at Hooksett, N.H. Near the close of the war he went with his brother to Gallatin, Ten-nessee, and there began the manufacture of woolens. In 1873, he returnedeast, and in 1875 purchased a farm at Dartmouth, Mass., where he nowresides. One child, viz.:— 728. i. Nauum-Francis, b. Sept. 27, 1818; m. Clara-Belle Doe, Sept. 7, 1871. He served one j-ear and a iialf as a drummer boy in theUnion Army during the Kel)ellion. and was^iu the battle of theWilderness and the battle of Petersburg. 453. James-Learned Alger (.N^nlnim,^° James,^° James,^^ Israel,* Isra-el, Thomas^), ni. Thiiza Jane Hildreth, of Springfield, Yt., May 30, 1844.He went to Lynn, Mass., where he edited a weekly paper entitled the Text Appearing After Image: William 11. Alger. THOMAS ALGER AND HIS DESCENDANTS. 43 Lynn Forum, and afterward cn^aoed in the clothins); Inisiness with ^\v. JolniAlley. He served as a member of the City Council, and d. June Id, IH.Vl.The following is extracted from an obituary notice which appeared in theLynn News: • Mr. Alger was a capable man in an eminent degree, and always didwell what he undertook to do, exerting a salutary influence upon all withwhom he was connected in life. He was an inoffensive man, carefullyavoiding the doing to others what he should dislike to have done to himself.Whoever saw, conversed and became acquainted with him, never forgothim. He had a distinctive individuality which could not easily be con-founded with that of any other man. He had no deceptive appearance, allwas transparency and clearness. You at once seemed to see his heart, hisintegrity, his unaffected goodness, his moral incapability of vice; and thefirst impression never deceived you. He took great interest in the suppo Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.$
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