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Alexander Pearson

Birth
Sweden
Death
23 Jan 1932 (aged 66–67)
Seattle, King County, Washington, USA
Burial
Seattle, King County, Washington, USA Add to Map
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On September 20, 1908 Alexander and family arrived in the Port of New York from Liverpool, England - probably after visiting family in Sweden. Ship manifest: Alexander Pearson, 42, contractor; Hulda Pearson, 48, housewife; Gerard, 15, student; Conrad, 9, child. All citizens of the United States. Ship USS MAURETANIA.

Washington Death Certificate
Alexander Pearson, 67y, died 23 Jan 1932, Seattle, King, WA. Spouse: Hulda

Seattle Times March 1, 1932
Million Pearson Estate Dwindles to Near Nothing
Virtually nothing is left of nearly $1,000,000 the fortune accumulated by the late Alexander Pearson, Seattle Contractor, his daughter, Mrs. Elliott Merrill learned today in probate court. Mrs. Merrill, wife of a Seattle aviator, sought the residue of the estate only to find her father had lost practically everything during the World War (WWI). Since her marriage she has turned to inventing, she said.
On September 20, 1908 Alexander and family arrived in the Port of New York from Liverpool, England - probably after visiting family in Sweden. Ship manifest: Alexander Pearson, 42, contractor; Hulda Pearson, 48, housewife; Gerard, 15, student; Conrad, 9, child. All citizens of the United States. Ship USS MAURETANIA.

Washington Death Certificate
Alexander Pearson, 67y, died 23 Jan 1932, Seattle, King, WA. Spouse: Hulda

Seattle Times March 1, 1932
Million Pearson Estate Dwindles to Near Nothing
Virtually nothing is left of nearly $1,000,000 the fortune accumulated by the late Alexander Pearson, Seattle Contractor, his daughter, Mrs. Elliott Merrill learned today in probate court. Mrs. Merrill, wife of a Seattle aviator, sought the residue of the estate only to find her father had lost practically everything during the World War (WWI). Since her marriage she has turned to inventing, she said.


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