Benjamin Wright Alger

1853 - 1925  (72 years)    Has 12 ancestors and 3 descendants in this family tree.

 Set As Default Person    

• Name	Benjamin Wright Alger
  Gender	Male
  Birth	24 Jun 1853	Stanstead, Quebec, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Death	15 Dec 1925	Houghton, Brown, South Dakota, United States   [4]
  Cert No: 100692
  Siblings	2 brothers and 4 sisters
  1. Clarinda Young Alger           b. 18 Oct 1851, Stanstead, Quebec, Canada           d. 27 Dec 1934, Kandiyohi, Kandiyohi, Minnesota, United States  (Age 83 years)   2. Benjamin Wright Alger           b. 24 Jun 1853, Stanstead, Quebec, Canada           d. 15 Dec 1925, Houghton, Brown, South Dakota, United States  (Age 72 years)   3. Lucina Alger           b. 14 Sep 1854, Dekalb, De Kalb, Illinois, United States           d. 5 Apr 1942, Thor, Humboldt, Iowa, United States  (Age 87 years)   4. Wilder Alger           b. 23 Jun 1859, Elgin, De Kalb, Illinois, United States           d. 3 Nov 1936, Oakland, Alameda, California, United States  (Age 77 years)   5. Beder Edward Alger           b. 25 Apr 1861, Fillmore, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States           d. 10 Feb 1936, Redfield, Spink, South Dakota, United States  (Age 74 years)   6. Alcena B Alger           b. 11 Aug 1865, Grundy, Iowa, United States           d. 6 Dec 1945, Hinckley, Pine, Minnesota, United States  (Age 80 years)   7. Rachel Malvina Alger           b. 19 Feb 1870, Kossuth, , Iowa, United States           d. 2 Feb 1952  (Age 81 years)
  Person ID	I900	Coon White Family Tree

  
  

  Father	William Ira Alger           b. 16 Jun 1823, Montréal, Quebec, Canada           d. 27 Feb 1909, Frankfort, Spink, South Dakota, United States (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Amy Polly Gustin           b. 4 Apr 1821, Stanstead, Stanstead, Quebec, Canada           d. 7 May 1889, Superior, Nuckolls, Nebraska, United States (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	4 Sep 1848	Stanstead, Stanstead, Quebec, Canada
  Age at Marriage	He : 25 years and 3 months - She : 27 years and 5 months.
  Family ID	F217	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bertha Neitzel           b. 1876             d. 2 Aug 1892, Kosssth Co, , Iowa, United States (Age 16 years)
  Marriage	20 Jun 1889	Faribault, Minnesota, United States
  Cert No: F-6
  Age at Marriage	He : 36 years - She : ~ 13 years and 6 months.
  Children	1. William B Alger           b. 30 Sep 1890, Burt, Kossuth, Iowa, United States           d. 2 Jun 1968, Redfield, Spink, South Dakota, United States (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Henry Edward Alger           b. 12 Jan 1892, Burt, Kossuth, Iowa, United States           d. 19 Nov 1977, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F226	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 24 Jun 1853 - Stanstead, Quebec, Canada Marriage - 20 Jun 1889 - Faribault, Minnesota, United States Death - 15 Dec 1925 - Houghton, Brown, South Dakota, United States

  
  

• Reference

  "Benjamin Wright Alger". Coon White Family History. https://www.cw.ourfamilyroots.org/getperson.php?personID=I900&tree=cw (accessed April 17, 2026).

  
  

Sources

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