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Alexander Cairns 1855 - 1912

Alexander Cairns was born in 1855 to Alexander Cairns and Janet (Dalgleish) Cairns, and had a brother John Dalgleish Cairns. Alexander Cairns died at age 56 years old on November 13, 1912 in Dromana, Mornington Peninsula Shire County, VIC Australia, and was buried at Rye Cemetery and Memorial Gardens, in Rye, Victoria.

Alexander Cairns

1855

November 13, 1912

Dromana, Mornington Peninsula Shire County, VIC, 3936, Australia

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November 13, 1912

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Dromana, Mornington Peninsula Shire County, VIC 3936, Australia
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Rye Cemetery and Memorial Gardens, in Rye, Mornington Peninsula Shire County, Victoria Australia
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The Age. Melbourne. 23rd November 1912. CAIRNS. - On the 13th November, at Dr. Weld's private hospital, Dromana, Alexander, the third son of the late Alexander Cairns, of Borneo. Aged 56 years.

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Alexander Cairns lived 17 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 57.

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In 1855, in the year that Alexander Cairns was born, on March 3rd, Congress appropriated $30,000 to create the U.S. Camel Corps. The idea was to use camels as pack animals in the Southwest and 34 camels were bought. But the Army wasn't enthusiastic about the idea and after the Civil War the Camel Corps was entirely abandoned.

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In 1866, by the time he was merely 11 years old, on February 13th, the first robbery committed by Jesse James and his gang - a daylight bank robbery - occurred in Liberty, Missouri. Jesse's presence has been disputed but most historians agree that he was there.

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Alexander Cairns' Family Tree & Friends

Alexander Cairns' Family Tree

Alexander Cairns Jan 17, 1827 - Jul 17, 1911

Janet (Dalgleish) Cairns Sep 1827 - Feb 17, 1898

Alexander Cairns 1855 - Nov 13, 1912

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John Dalgleish Cairns 1849 - Jul 28, 1941

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