Farmer.
Born in Tae Township, Ontario on 12 December 1864, son of John Ashton Moad (1840-1920) and Jane Hay Moad (1843-1924), he worked on the family farm until the age of 27 when he took up his own farm in the vicinity of Minnedosa. On 19 April 1892, he married Jennie Govenlock (1864-1908) at Minnedosa. They had four daughters: Flossie Jane Moad (1893-1992, wife of Thomas Holder), Ida Violet Moad (1896-1976), Hazel Isabella Moad (1901-1959), and Gladys Luella Moad (1904-1975). After his wife’s death, he married Louisa McGowan (1870-1939) on 16 February 1910 at Winnipeg. He was a member of the Methodist church, Ancient Order of United Workmen, and Masons. In 1913, he retired and moved to a farm near Gladstone then, about 1920, sold it and moved to Brandon. He died at Gladstone on 3 February 1937 and was buried in the Minnedosa Cemetery.
Marriage registration [Alexander Moad, Jane Govenlock], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Birth registrations [Flossie Jane Moad, Ida Violet Moad, Hazel Isabella Moad, Gladys Luella Moad], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Death registrations [Jennie Moad, John Ashton Moad, Jane Hay Mood, Alexander Moad], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Marriage registration [Alexander Moad, Louisa Brown McGowan], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
The Story of Manitoba by F. H. Schofield, Winnipeg: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1913.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
Alexander Moad, Ancestry.
We thank Kristine Morris for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 14 October 2026
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