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Alexander Mniece c. 1844 - 1891

Alexander Mniece of Mecosta, Michigan United States was born circa 1844 to Mr. Samuel Morris and Mary Ann Morris. He had a sister Mary Jane Morris. Alexander Mniece died at age 46 years old on October 19, 1891 in Mecosta, and was buried in 1891 in Stanwood, Mecosta County.

Alexander Mniece
Morris, Alexander Morris
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Mecosta, Michigan 49332, United States
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circa 1844
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October 19, 1891
Mecosta, Michigan, 49332, United States
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  • Introduction

    In 2022 it was suspected that Alexander was born to Samuel Morris and his wife, Mary Ann, in Belfast, Ireland.
  • 1844
    circa

    Birthday

    circa 1844
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Family narrative is that Alexander's parents lived in the part of Ireland known as Northern Ireland since 1921.

  • Nationality & Locations

    Family narrative is that Alexander was born in Belfast, Ireland.
  • 10/19
    1891

    Death

    October 19, 1891
    Death date
    TB according to his daughter-in-law, Lulu.
    Cause of death
    Mecosta, Michigan 49332, United States
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    Gravesite & Burial

    1891
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    Stanwood, Mecosta County, Michigan 49332, United States
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Photo of Carol Flaherty Carol Flaherty
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06/15/2022
The descendants of his son, Leonard Mniece, seek multiple sources to confirm the names and histories of his parents.
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Photo of Carol Flaherty Carol Flaherty
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06/15/2022
The Life Story of Alexander (McNeice) Mniece
BIRTH YEAR AND PLACE AND NAME
Alexander Mniece was born Alexander McNeice (according to Lulu Mniece, Alex's daughter-in-law). An Irish genealogist estimated that his birthname was Morris. Alexander was born about 1844 in Ireland according to a ship manifest. Lulu wrote on the back of his photograph that he was born in Belfast. His son, Leonard, reported on the 1920 census (before the formation of Northern Ireland) that his father was born in Ireland; he reported on the 1930 and 1940 censuses that his father was born in Northern Ireland. (A family biography, The Good Record, reported that he was born in Scotland. A son, George, reported in Census 1920 that his father was born in Scotland.) In sum, it is very likely that Alexander was born to the Morrises in Belfast, Ireland.
PARENTS
An Irish genealogist predicted in 2021 that either his father's name was Morris or that he was illegitimate. No church record of baptism had been found as of 2022.
NAMES
Alexander's first name was spelled in various ways including Alic and Alex. His surname was also spelled in various ways: Maurice (on a ship manifest and marriage record), McNice (on his first son's birth certificate), McNiel (on his daughter's birth certificate), Ulrice (on his second son's birth certificate), McNiecer (on a property map), and so on. Alexander used Mniece for Census 1880. His children all used Mniece when they were adults. Someone purchased a headstone for Alexander and Phoebe and had it inscribed: Mniece.
IMMIGRATION
A ship's manifest listed a child, possibly this person, as Alexander Maurice. Someone paid for Alexander's trip from Liverpool, England, to Philadelphia, on the Ship Mary Pleasant! A young child, Mary Jane Maurice also traveled with Mary Ann and Alexander. As of 2020 it was suspected that his mother died shortly after her immigration and that his sister had m
UNCERTAIN RESIDENCE
From 1852 to 1874 his place of residence was uncertain. Census 1860 reported that a Samuel Morris resided with an Alex in Wisconsin. No military record had been found as of 2021. In 1860 a different person, named Alex Maurice, resided in New York. That Alex Maurice was born in Germany.
MARRIAGE
Alexander Mniece reported his name as Alexander Maurice when he married Phoebe Wright in Austin Township on June 17, 1875.
FAMILY LIFE
A property map was found for Alexander McNeicer in 2021. Census reports showed that he was a Farmer in Michigan. His daughter-in-law reported in writing that he was a Lumberjack. Alexander had four children including a son, Leonard, with Phoebe Wright. Their son, Leonard, graduated from college and became a superintendent.
RELIGION
Phoebe's obituary stated that she was a Methodist. It is likely that Alexander was also a Methodist.
DEATH AND BURIAL
Alexander died in Michigan in 1891, at the age of 47. A death record reported his name: Alic McNiece. His death record stated that his parents were unknown. He was buried in the same gravesite as his wife. His daughter-in-law, Lulu, stated in a letter that he died of consumption (TB). The headstone of Alexander and Phoebe was inscribed: Mniece.
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Photo of Carol Flaherty Carol Flaherty
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06/15/2022
We have no evidence, supported by multiple documents, of the parents of Alexander (McNeice) Mniece. Descendants of Alexander's son, Leonard, are searching for these documents.
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Photo of Daniel Pinna Daniel Pinna
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Carol - I LOVE the story you added and can tell you've been doing a bunch of research...you got me curious so I checked my personal Ancestry account and see exactly what you are saying about lack of documents. I also found your family tree on Ancestry! :)

Have you checked FindMyPast? I'm sure you know but they have a ton of UK documents. I'm hopeful someone somewhere will find this biography and your comments and reach out with additional information - even if just a family story passed down through generations.
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Photo of Carol Flaherty Carol Flaherty
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06/17/2022
Good Idea. My local Mormon church, before the Pandemic, opened its Family History Center to non-members. I will phone them to ask if the Center is again open! Their computer room provides FREE use of FindMyPast.
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