Alex Herd (156031948)
He went by Alec, born Aug 13, 1888 in Cleveland Ohio, died Sept 3 1980 in Edmonton Alberta, and was my maternal Grandfather. Alex was married to Mary Edna Mason in Edmonton Alberta on June 10, 2014. First and only marriage for both Alex and Mary. Alex's Mother Annie Mackinnon Macleod Herd #106935783 born in 1864 in Cape Breton died July 22, 1892 in Cleveland, and Alex's Father, David Braid Herd, born in Scotland Aug 30, 1864, died in Augusta, Maine on Dec 16, 1899, were married on Dec 17, 1887, in Watertown Middlesex, Massachusetts and was the first marriage for both David and Annie. David is buried in Waterville Maine, however, the grave location to my knowledge is not known. What is known is that Annie Mackinnon Macleod Herd died of typhoid fever on July 22 1892 in Cleveland just a few months after the birth of their daughter Annie Jane Herd. David and Annie had three children all born in Cleveland, Alexander Mackinnon Herd , Neil Lauchy Herd #114368625 born Feb 11, 1890, died May 16, 1984 in Vancouver and Annie Jane Herd (Annie Macleod Reynolds) #90420415, born April 1st 1892, died 1982 in Lowell, Massachusetts. In September 1899 while the family was living in Winslow, Maine, Alex's Father David Braid Herd was sentenced to eight months in jail for selling liquor and incarcerated at the Kennebec Jail in Augusta, Maine. As reported in the Daily Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Maine) newspaper Nov 2, 1899, with only a short time remaining on his sentence David Braid Herd attempted suicide on Nov 1st, 1899, by cutting his windpipe with a straight razor. Another prisoner had heard some gurgling sounds and walked into David's dimly lit cell to investigate. The prisoner stepped in something on the floor which turned out to be David's blood and he alerted the guards by screaming for help. Dr. C.S. Christie who lived across the street from the prison assisted by Dr. W.H Harris were able to save David. David's straight razor was confiscated to prevent another attempt. His infant son Wallace F. Herd, who was born in Oct 1899 while David was in jail , died on Saturday Dec 9, 1899, it was the day before on Friday Dec 8, 1899, that David made his second attempt. As reported in the Daily Kennebec Journal on Monday Dec 18 1899, David B. Herd, commits suicide again and successfully cuts his throat. David B. Herd, the Winslow man who had alarmed the occupants of the Kennebec jail twice before with his attempts to commit suicide has at last succeeded in his attempt to end his life Saturday (Dec 16, 1899). It was the third and successful attempt of the two months of his trials and at 7:00 o'clock Saturday morning breathed his last. It will be remembered that David Herd was convicted in September of selling liquor in the town of Winslow and the circumstances were such that he was given a sentence of eight months in the Kennebec jail. He was about 35 years of age and the journal understands with a reputation that was not wholly bad but rather that the offense of which he was convicted was the only time which he was ever accused. It was in the first days of November that he made his first attempt to end his life and cut his throat with a razor and it required surgeons to use 37 stitches to close up the wound, and was immediately repentant and wanted to live. He caused no further trouble until about one week ago (Dec 8) when he jumped from the upper corridor of the jail to the brick floor 30 feet below in another attempt to die and again he was unsuccessful for he only broke his left forearm and badly bruised himself. It was a little past 2:00 o'clock in the morning Saturday (Dec 16) when he made his last attempt. Without anything to work with he had broken off a piece of the cover of a tobacco box making a jagged edge. With that he sliced his neck on the left side and in doing so badly injured the jugular vein though not severing it but in the hope to do so. David's second wife was a cousin to his first wife and both his wives shared the same name Annie Mackinnon. Annie #2 Alex's stepmother ended up sending Alex to Cape Breton, Nova Scotia Canada to live with relatives there. Alex's brother Neil Lauchy Herd, mother (Annie #1) died of Typhoid fever when he was only 2. Then he lost his father at 9 so was sent to live in Lake Ainsley, Cape Breton with his maternal grandparents. In 1906 Neil traveled on the Harvest train with his older brother Alex to Edmonton where he was able to find work building roads and bridges. Neil signed up for the Overseas Expeditionary Forces on Feb. 15, 1915, 4 days after his 25th birthday. Neil's regiment number was 436893. I'm not sure which Company or Battalion he was with. He was wounded at Vimy Ridge at 9:30am on April 9 and evacuated to Kemsing Hospital in England. While there he fell in love with his nurse, Beatrice Lily Best, and they were married just 4 months later. After he recuperated he was involved in training and became a Sargent. A daughter was soon born, Margaret Herd Coulson, and both her and her mother arrived back in Edmonton in January of 1919 where they waited for Neil to demobilize and return to Edmonton. He soon arrived in Halifax on the Olympic with his comrades on April 21, 1919. Neil never spoke much about the war but he was very proud when both his sons enlisted in the Second World War. He lived a long and well travelled life until he passed away at 94 years old. His descendants number in the hundreds now and we all miss him very much. (Neil information by Marilyne Lambert , Margaret's daughter and Neil's grand daughter). Rest in peace Grandpa (Alex), Uncle Neil, Uncle David and Aunt Annie.
He went by Alec, born Aug 13, 1888 in Cleveland Ohio, died Sept 3 1980 in Edmonton Alberta, and was my maternal Grandfather. Alex was married to Mary Edna Mason in Edmonton Alberta on June 10, 2014. First and only marriage for both Alex and Mary. Alex's Mother Annie Mackinnon Macleod Herd #106935783 born in 1864 in Cape Breton died July 22, 1892 in Cleveland, and Alex's Father, David Braid Herd, born in Scotland Aug 30, 1864, died in Augusta, Maine on Dec 16, 1899, were married on Dec 17, 1887, in Watertown Middlesex, Massachusetts and was the first marriage for both David and Annie. David is buried in Waterville Maine, however, the grave location to my knowledge is not known. What is known is that Annie Mackinnon Macleod Herd died of typhoid fever on July 22 1892 in Cleveland just a few months after the birth of their daughter Annie Jane Herd. David and Annie had three children all born in Cleveland, Alexander Mackinnon Herd , Neil Lauchy Herd #114368625 born Feb 11, 1890, died May 16, 1984 in Vancouver and Annie Jane Herd (Annie Macleod Reynolds) #90420415, born April 1st 1892, died 1982 in Lowell, Massachusetts. In September 1899 while the family was living in Winslow, Maine, Alex's Father David Braid Herd was sentenced to eight months in jail for selling liquor and incarcerated at the Kennebec Jail in Augusta, Maine. As reported in the Daily Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Maine) newspaper Nov 2, 1899, with only a short time remaining on his sentence David Braid Herd attempted suicide on Nov 1st, 1899, by cutting his windpipe with a straight razor. Another prisoner had heard some gurgling sounds and walked into David's dimly lit cell to investigate. The prisoner stepped in something on the floor which turned out to be David's blood and he alerted the guards by screaming for help. Dr. C.S. Christie who lived across the street from the prison assisted by Dr. W.H Harris were able to save David. David's straight razor was confiscated to prevent another attempt. His infant son Wallace F. Herd, who was born in Oct 1899 while David was in jail , died on Saturday Dec 9, 1899, it was the day before on Friday Dec 8, 1899, that David made his second attempt. As reported in the Daily Kennebec Journal on Monday Dec 18 1899, David B. Herd, commits suicide again and successfully cuts his throat. David B. Herd, the Winslow man who had alarmed the occupants of the Kennebec jail twice before with his attempts to commit suicide has at last succeeded in his attempt to end his life Saturday (Dec 16, 1899). It was the third and successful attempt of the two months of his trials and at 7:00 o'clock Saturday morning breathed his last. It will be remembered that David Herd was convicted in September of selling liquor in the town of Winslow and the circumstances were such that he was given a sentence of eight months in the Kennebec jail. He was about 35 years of age and the journal understands with a reputation that was not wholly bad but rather that the offense of which he was convicted was the only time which he was ever accused. It was in the first days of November that he made his first attempt to end his life and cut his throat with a razor and it required surgeons to use 37 stitches to close up the wound, and was immediately repentant and wanted to live. He caused no further trouble until about one week ago (Dec 8) when he jumped from the upper corridor of the jail to the brick floor 30 feet below in another attempt to die and again he was unsuccessful for he only broke his left forearm and badly bruised himself. It was a little past 2:00 o'clock in the morning Saturday (Dec 16) when he made his last attempt. Without anything to work with he had broken off a piece of the cover of a tobacco box making a jagged edge. With that he sliced his neck on the left side and in doing so badly injured the jugular vein though not severing it but in the hope to do so. David's second wife was a cousin to his first wife and both his wives shared the same name Annie Mackinnon. Annie #2 Alex's stepmother ended up sending Alex to Cape Breton, Nova Scotia Canada to live with relatives there. Alex's brother Neil Lauchy Herd, mother (Annie #1) died of Typhoid fever when he was only 2. Then he lost his father at 9 so was sent to live in Lake Ainsley, Cape Breton with his maternal grandparents. In 1906 Neil traveled on the Harvest train with his older brother Alex to Edmonton where he was able to find work building roads and bridges. Neil signed up for the Overseas Expeditionary Forces on Feb. 15, 1915, 4 days after his 25th birthday. Neil's regiment number was 436893. I'm not sure which Company or Battalion he was with. He was wounded at Vimy Ridge at 9:30am on April 9 and evacuated to Kemsing Hospital in England. While there he fell in love with his nurse, Beatrice Lily Best, and they were married just 4 months later. After he recuperated he was involved in training and became a Sargent. A daughter was soon born, Margaret Herd Coulson, and both her and her mother arrived back in Edmonton in January of 1919 where they waited for Neil to demobilize and return to Edmonton. He soon arrived in Halifax on the Olympic with his comrades on April 21, 1919. Neil never spoke much about the war but he was very proud when both his sons enlisted in the Second World War. He lived a long and well travelled life until he passed away at 94 years old. His descendants number in the hundreds now and we all miss him very much. (Neil information by Marilyne Lambert , Margaret's daughter and Neil's grand daughter). Rest in peace Grandpa (Alex), Uncle Neil, Uncle David and Aunt Annie.
Alex Herd (156031948)
He went by Alec, born Aug 13, 1888 in Cleveland Ohio, died Sept 3 1980 in Edmonton Alberta, and was my maternal Grandfather. Alex was married to Mary Edna Mason in Edmonton Alberta on June 10, 2014. First and only marriage for both Alex and Mary. Alex's Mother Annie Mackinnon Macleod Herd #106935783 born in 1864 in Cape Breton died July 22, 1892 in Cleveland, and Alex's Father, David Braid Herd, born in Scotland Aug 30, 1864, died in Augusta, Maine on Dec 16, 1899, were married on Dec 17, 1887, in Watertown Middlesex, Massachusetts and was the first marriage for both David and Annie. David is buried in Waterville Maine, however, the grave location to my knowledge is not known. What is known is that Annie Mackinnon Macleod Herd died of typhoid fever on July 22 1892 in Cleveland just a few months after the birth of their daughter Annie Jane Herd. David and Annie had three children all born in Cleveland, Alexander Mackinnon Herd , Neil Lauchy Herd #114368625 born Feb 11, 1890, died May 16, 1984 in Vancouver and Annie Jane Herd (Annie Macleod Reynolds) #90420415, born April 1st 1892, died 1982 in Lowell, Massachusetts. In September 1899 while the family was living in Winslow, Maine, Alex's Father David Braid Herd was sentenced to eight months in jail for selling liquor and incarcerated at the Kennebec Jail in Augusta, Maine. As reported in the Daily Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Maine) newspaper Nov 2, 1899, with only a short time remaining on his sentence David Braid Herd attempted suicide on Nov 1st, 1899, by cutting his windpipe with a straight razor. Another prisoner had heard some gurgling sounds and walked into David's dimly lit cell to investigate. The prisoner stepped in something on the floor which turned out to be David's blood and he alerted the guards by screaming for help. Dr. C.S. Christie who lived across the street from the prison assisted by Dr. W.H Harris were able to save David. David's straight razor was confiscated to prevent another attempt. His infant son Wallace F. Herd, who was born in Oct 1899 while David was in jail , died on Saturday Dec 9, 1899, it was the day before on Friday Dec 8, 1899, that David made his second attempt. As reported in the Daily Kennebec Journal on Monday Dec 18 1899, David B. Herd, commits suicide again and successfully cuts his throat. David B. Herd, the Winslow man who had alarmed the occupants of the Kennebec jail twice before with his attempts to commit suicide has at last succeeded in his attempt to end his life Saturday (Dec 16, 1899). It was the third and successful attempt of the two months of his trials and at 7:00 o'clock Saturday morning breathed his last. It will be remembered that David Herd was convicted in September of selling liquor in the town of Winslow and the circumstances were such that he was given a sentence of eight months in the Kennebec jail. He was about 35 years of age and the journal understands with a reputation that was not wholly bad but rather that the offense of which he was convicted was the only time which he was ever accused. It was in the first days of November that he made his first attempt to end his life and cut his throat with a razor and it required surgeons to use 37 stitches to close up the wound, and was immediately repentant and wanted to live. He caused no further trouble until about one week ago (Dec 8) when he jumped from the upper corridor of the jail to the brick floor 30 feet below in another attempt to die and again he was unsuccessful for he only broke his left forearm and badly bruised himself. It was a little past 2:00 o'clock in the morning Saturday (Dec 16) when he made his last attempt. Without anything to work with he had broken off a piece of the cover of a tobacco box making a jagged edge. With that he sliced his neck on the left side and in doing so badly injured the jugular vein though not severing it but in the hope to do so. David's second wife was a cousin to his first wife and both his wives shared the same name Annie Mackinnon. Annie #2 Alex's stepmother ended up sending Alex to Cape Breton, Nova Scotia Canada to live with relatives there. Alex's brother Neil Lauchy Herd, mother (Annie #1) died of Typhoid fever when he was only 2. Then he lost his father at 9 so was sent to live in Lake Ainsley, Cape Breton with his maternal grandparents. In 1906 Neil traveled on the Harvest train with his older brother Alex to Edmonton where he was able to find work building roads and bridges. Neil signed up for the Overseas Expeditionary Forces on Feb. 15, 1915, 4 days after his 25th birthday. Neil's regiment number was 436893. I'm not sure which Company or Battalion he was with. He was wounded at Vimy Ridge at 9:30am on April 9 and evacuated to Kemsing Hospital in England. While there he fell in love with his nurse, Beatrice Lily Best, and they were married just 4 months later. After he recuperated he was involved in training and became a Sargent. A daughter was soon born, Margaret Herd Coulson, and both her and her mother arrived back in Edmonton in January of 1919 where they waited for Neil to demobilize and return to Edmonton. He soon arrived in Halifax on the Olympic with his comrades on April 21, 1919. Neil never spoke much about the war but he was very proud when both his sons enlisted in the Second World War. He lived a long and well travelled life until he passed away at 94 years old. His descendants number in the hundreds now and we all miss him very much. (Neil information by Marilyne Lambert , Margaret's daughter and Neil's grand daughter). Rest in peace Grandpa (Alex), Uncle Neil, Uncle David and Aunt Annie.
He went by Alec, born Aug 13, 1888 in Cleveland Ohio, died Sept 3 1980 in Edmonton Alberta, and was my maternal Grandfather. Alex was married to Mary Edna Mason in Edmonton Alberta on June 10, 2014. First and only marriage for both Alex and Mary. Alex's Mother Annie Mackinnon Macleod Herd #106935783 born in 1864 in Cape Breton died July 22, 1892 in Cleveland, and Alex's Father, David Braid Herd, born in Scotland Aug 30, 1864, died in Augusta, Maine on Dec 16, 1899, were married on Dec 17, 1887, in Watertown Middlesex, Massachusetts and was the first marriage for both David and Annie. David is buried in Waterville Maine, however, the grave location to my knowledge is not known. What is known is that Annie Mackinnon Macleod Herd died of typhoid fever on July 22 1892 in Cleveland just a few months after the birth of their daughter Annie Jane Herd. David and Annie had three children all born in Cleveland, Alexander Mackinnon Herd , Neil Lauchy Herd #114368625 born Feb 11, 1890, died May 16, 1984 in Vancouver and Annie Jane Herd (Annie Macleod Reynolds) #90420415, born April 1st 1892, died 1982 in Lowell, Massachusetts. In September 1899 while the family was living in Winslow, Maine, Alex's Father David Braid Herd was sentenced to eight months in jail for selling liquor and incarcerated at the Kennebec Jail in Augusta, Maine. As reported in the Daily Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Maine) newspaper Nov 2, 1899, with only a short time remaining on his sentence David Braid Herd attempted suicide on Nov 1st, 1899, by cutting his windpipe with a straight razor. Another prisoner had heard some gurgling sounds and walked into David's dimly lit cell to investigate. The prisoner stepped in something on the floor which turned out to be David's blood and he alerted the guards by screaming for help. Dr. C.S. Christie who lived across the street from the prison assisted by Dr. W.H Harris were able to save David. David's straight razor was confiscated to prevent another attempt. His infant son Wallace F. Herd, who was born in Oct 1899 while David was in jail , died on Saturday Dec 9, 1899, it was the day before on Friday Dec 8, 1899, that David made his second attempt. As reported in the Daily Kennebec Journal on Monday Dec 18 1899, David B. Herd, commits suicide again and successfully cuts his throat. David B. Herd, the Winslow man who had alarmed the occupants of the Kennebec jail twice before with his attempts to commit suicide has at last succeeded in his attempt to end his life Saturday (Dec 16, 1899). It was the third and successful attempt of the two months of his trials and at 7:00 o'clock Saturday morning breathed his last. It will be remembered that David Herd was convicted in September of selling liquor in the town of Winslow and the circumstances were such that he was given a sentence of eight months in the Kennebec jail. He was about 35 years of age and the journal understands with a reputation that was not wholly bad but rather that the offense of which he was convicted was the only time which he was ever accused. It was in the first days of November that he made his first attempt to end his life and cut his throat with a razor and it required surgeons to use 37 stitches to close up the wound, and was immediately repentant and wanted to live. He caused no further trouble until about one week ago (Dec 8) when he jumped from the upper corridor of the jail to the brick floor 30 feet below in another attempt to die and again he was unsuccessful for he only broke his left forearm and badly bruised himself. It was a little past 2:00 o'clock in the morning Saturday (Dec 16) when he made his last attempt. Without anything to work with he had broken off a piece of the cover of a tobacco box making a jagged edge. With that he sliced his neck on the left side and in doing so badly injured the jugular vein though not severing it but in the hope to do so. David's second wife was a cousin to his first wife and both his wives shared the same name Annie Mackinnon. Annie #2 Alex's stepmother ended up sending Alex to Cape Breton, Nova Scotia Canada to live with relatives there. Alex's brother Neil Lauchy Herd, mother (Annie #1) died of Typhoid fever when he was only 2. Then he lost his father at 9 so was sent to live in Lake Ainsley, Cape Breton with his maternal grandparents. In 1906 Neil traveled on the Harvest train with his older brother Alex to Edmonton where he was able to find work building roads and bridges. Neil signed up for the Overseas Expeditionary Forces on Feb. 15, 1915, 4 days after his 25th birthday. Neil's regiment number was 436893. I'm not sure which Company or Battalion he was with. He was wounded at Vimy Ridge at 9:30am on April 9 and evacuated to Kemsing Hospital in England. While there he fell in love with his nurse, Beatrice Lily Best, and they were married just 4 months later. After he recuperated he was involved in training and became a Sargent. A daughter was soon born, Margaret Herd Coulson, and both her and her mother arrived back in Edmonton in January of 1919 where they waited for Neil to demobilize and return to Edmonton. He soon arrived in Halifax on the Olympic with his comrades on April 21, 1919. Neil never spoke much about the war but he was very proud when both his sons enlisted in the Second World War. He lived a long and well travelled life until he passed away at 94 years old. His descendants number in the hundreds now and we all miss him very much. (Neil information by Marilyne Lambert , Margaret's daughter and Neil's grand daughter). Rest in peace Grandpa (Alex), Uncle Neil, Uncle David and Aunt Annie.
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