Fraser, Alex. W.

ALEX W FRASER, born 1940 in Charlottenburgh Township, Lancaster, Ontario, County of
Glengarry, whose United Empire Loyalist ancestors settled in the area in 1784, attended school
in Lancaster and Williamstown. After leaving High School he worked with Bell Canada for a few
years. In 1967 Alex got ill while attending school in Ottawa, Ontario. During convalescence from
this illness, in 1971, he was inspired to use his spare time to interest himself in the ancestry
of his mother and his father and began actively to pursue this quest by searching local records,
visiting cemeteries, etc. It was in this pursuit that he realized the necessity to preserve
headstone inscriptions and so set about to copy them in full. The interest and response people
showed in his endeavour led to the publication of Gravestones of Glengarry Volume 1,
Williamstown, in September 1976, Volume 2 in 1978.
This effort in preserving local Glengarry County area history has kept him busy for the last 34
years.
Mr. Fraser has been genealogist for the Glengarry Historical Society, the genealogist
(Glengarry County) & founding member for the St Lawrence United Empire Loyalists Branch of
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry. He was also the 1st host for the counties of Glengarry,
Stormont, Prescott Ontario with the Ontario GenWeb and 1st host for the counties of Soulanges
& Vaudreuil Quebec with the Quebec GenWeb.
Alex, now lives in Courtenay, BC with his wife, helper, companion and adviser, Rhoda
Ross as they continue their efforts in preserving local Glengarry area history. This present
work being the latest of that endeavour.
RHODA P WESTLAKE ROSS, born 1932 in Montreal, Quebec whose ancestors came from
England in 1875 and Stornoway, Scotland about 1928. Educated in local Montreal schools, she
married John Ross of Curry Hill, Ontario in 1951 and had 5 children, 3 boys and 2 girls. She
presently has 12 grandchildren. After her husband John died in the summer of 1976 she
became involved in helping Alex with his research, collecting information and publishing. They
have been working as a team ever since. Rhoda also enjoys oil painting, baking and gardening.
May 2005

Here is a more complete list downloadable
http://www.glengarrycounty.com/awfrr.pdf

also my book announcement page
http://www.glengarrycounty.com/

none of my books are out of print for those who desire to find me except gravestones of
glengarry volume 1 1976

Take care and God bless

Alex W Fraser Courtenay, BC

e mail info@glengarrycounty.com

tel # 1-866-338-6334 or 250-338-6334