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Alexander Neil 1908 - 1983

Alexander Simpson Neil of Hillsboro, Washington County, OR was born on December 15, 1908 in Ochiltree, East Ayrshire Council County, Scotland United Kingdom, and died at age 74 years old on May 11, 1983 in Hillsboro, Washington County, Oregon United States. Alexander Neil was buried at Skyline Memorial Gardens, in Portland, Multnomah County.
Alexander Simpson Neil
Hillsboro, Washington County, OR 97123
December 15, 1908
Ochiltree, East Ayrshire Council County, Scotland, KA18, United Kingdom
May 11, 1983
Hillsboro, Washington County, Oregon, United States
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  • Introduction

    Alexander Simpson Neil was born on December 15, 1908 in Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland to parents John Kerr Neil (1885-1953) and Agnes P Simpson (1886-1963). He immigrated to the United States and arrived in New York, New York on May 24, 1926. In the 1930's he then moved to Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. On December 15, 1934 Alexander married Jane Cunningham Harlnad (1915-2006) in Plaistow, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. The couple had multiple sons together including John Neil.
  • 12/15
    1908

    Birthday

    December 15, 1908
    Birthdate
    Ochiltree, East Ayrshire Council County, Scotland KA18, United Kingdom
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    He was Scottish. His father was born in Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland and his mother was born in Old Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland as well.
  • Nationality & Locations

    Alexander was born in Scotland and immigrated to the US in 1926. He arrived in New York, New York and the moved to Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA where he would live most of his life.
  • Military Service

    Alexander Simpson Neil registered for the WWII Draft on October 16, 1940 in Brookline, Massachusetts, USA. He was 31 and living in Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts. He was 5'9", 140 pounds, with light skin, blonde hair, and blue eyes. He listed his next of kin as his wife, Mrs Jean Cunningham Neil.
  • Professional Career

    He worked as a salesman and also worked in a bakery in his 30's called "Hathaways Bakerys Inc".
  • 05/11
    1983

    Death

    May 11, 1983
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Hillsboro, Washington County, Oregon United States
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Skyline Memorial Gardens, in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon 97229, United States
    Burial location
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In 1908, in the year that Alexander Neil was born, a mysterious Siberian explosion leveled over 770 square miles of forest. There were no human casualties. Explanations of the explosion have included a comet, meteorite, natural atomic explosion, or a crashed UFO. Although it is called an impact event - the largest one in recorded earth history - there is no crater and it is widely thought that the explosion was caused by a meteor exploding 3 to 6 miles above the earth.
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In 1926, Alexander was 18 years old when on November 15th, NBC was founded. It was the U.S.'s first major broadcast network. Ownership of the network was split between RCA (a majority partner at 50%), its founding corporate parent General Electric (which owned 30%), and Westinghouse (which owned the remaining 20%).
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