U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles. Name: Alexander McNider; Residence: Boston, Massachusetts; Occupation: Laborer; Age at enlistment: 18 [N.B., he was actually only about 17 years old]; Enlistment Date: 10 Dec 1864; Rank at enlistment: Private; State Served: Massachusetts; Survived the War?: Yes; Service Record: Enlisted in Company F, Massachusetts 61st Infantry Regiment on 12 Oct 1864; Mustered out on 16 Jul 1865 at Washington, DC; Birth Date: abt 1846; Sources: Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the Civil War.
1861 Census of Canada. Name: Alexandre Mcnider; Gender: Male; Age: 14; Birth Year: 1847; Birthplace: Canada East; Marital Status: Single; Home in 1861: St Jean, Canada East; Religion: E [Episcopal]. Source Citation: Year: 1861; Census Place: St Jean, Canada East; Roll: C-1320-1322; Page: 3. Source Information: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1861 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.