Russell Alexander Alger

1836 - 1907  (70 years)

• Name	Russell Alexander Alger  [1]
  Born	27 Feb 1836	LaFayette, Ohio   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	24 Jan 1907	Washington, D.C.   [1]
  Buried	AL
  Person ID	I02944	Am Anc of MI Gov
  Last Modified	28 Mar 2017

  
  

  Father	Russell Alger,   b. 27 Apr 1796, Stratford, VT ,   d. 1847, Canaon, Ohio  (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Caroline Moulton,   b. 1809, Randolph, VT ,   d. 1847  (Age 38 years)
  Married	23 Jul 1832
  Family ID	F1474	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Annette Huldana Henry,   b. 29 Jul 1840, New Haven, VT ,   d. 24 Apr 1919, Gross Point Farms, MI  (Age 78 years)
  Married	2 Apr 1861	Grand Rapids, MI   [1]
  Children	1. Russell Alger,   bur. AL,HE   2. Fay Alger,   bur. AL,HE   3. Caroline Alger,   bur. AL,HE   4. Frances Alger,   bur. AL,HE   5. Fred Alger,   bur. AL,HE   6. Allen Alger,   bur. AL,HE
  Last Modified	28 Mar 2017
  Family ID	F1473	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Twentieth Governor of MI 1885-1886 Some sources say Alger was born in Lafayette, Medina Co., Ohio others say Lafayette Madison Co., Ohio. There are Lafayette communities in both Madison and Medina Co., Ohio. Biographical Director of the Governors of the United States, 1789-1978, Vol II (Iowa-MO), edited by Robert Sobel and John Raimo, 1978 Meckler Books, page 753. First Ladies of MI by Wildah Weddon, NOG Press, 1977, pages 59-61. MI Governors Their Life Stories by Wildah Weddon, NOG Press, 1994, pages 65-68.

  
  

• Sources

  [S008886] alger2.FTW. Date of Import: Mar 17, 2002