Alexander McRae Dechman
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Alexander McRae Dechman (18 October 1830 – 10 April 1915),[1][2] a Nova Scotia native, was the founder and original owner of the present day location of the city of Grand Prairie, Texas in 1863.
On January 2, 2006, Monday was declared in Grand Prairie. Dechman Day is the observance of the date in 1863 that Mr. Dechman filed the deed for land that is now downtown Grand Prairie.
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- ^ "Alex M. Dechman, "United States Census, 1880"". FamilySearch. Retrieved 3 Apr 2013.
- ^ "Alexander McRae Dechman". Find a Grave. Retrieved 3 Apr 2013.
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- People from Grand Prairie, Texas
- Pre-Confederation Canadian emigrants to the United States
- 1830 births
- 1915 deaths
- Texas people stubs
- Canadian people stubs