Will County ILGenWeb Biographies..... Andrews, Alexander
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Author: History of Will County IL, 1878

Alexander ANDREWS, grocery merchant, Joliet; was born in Meriden, New Haven co., Conn., 
Oct. 29, 1824; in early life he learned the trade of carpenter and joiner; he came West 
to Illinois in 1852, and settled in Peoria Co., where he engaged in carpentering for a 
number of years; in 1858, he purchased a farm in Knox Co., and followed agricultural pursuits 
till 1870; he then spent one or two years in traveling, and , in 1872, located in Joliet; 
here he worked at his trade until November, 1876, when he engaged in his present occupation. 
He was married in 1843, to Lucia S. LEWIS, a native of Connecticut; has two children--Frank 
and Fred. Mr. ANDREWS has a fine trade and is deservedly popular as a business man. 

Additional Comments:
HISTORY OF WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS; Chicago: Wm LeBaron Jr & Co, 186 Dearborn Street, 1878.

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