Alexander Hedquist was born August 9, 1872, in Salt Lake City, Utah. The family moved to Provo in 1885 to improve the educational opportunities of the children. Hedquist attended Brigham Young Academy for three years. During this time he was awarded a certificate for being one of the two best spellers in the district. Mr. Hedquist was the Chamber of Commerce President from 1934 to 1936. Hedquist married Lovina Strong in 1897, but she died in 1908. He married Ella Vivia Finlayson in 1919. Hedquist died on February 5, 1965.

Ella Vivia Finlayson Hedquist was born February 2, 1885, in Payson, Utah. She married Alexander Hedquist on June 5, 1916, in Salt Lake City, Utah. The two had six children together. She died September 17, 1962.

Junece Hedquist was born in February 20, 1925, in Provo, Utah, to Alexander Hedquist and Vivia Hedquist. She went on to marry Donald C. Mackay in June, 1946, with whom she had two children. Hedquist was active in the women's clubs where she lived and in her community. She passed away on May 28, 2006, in Saint George, Utah.

Dorothy Vivia Hedquist Rowe was born on May 10, 1919 in Provo, Utah, to parents Alexander and Vivia Hedquist. She went on to marry Owen Berry Rowe on October 16, 1940 in Provo, Utah with whom she had five children. Dorothy earned a degree from Brigham Young University in 1939, and graduated with honors from Purdue University in 1969 with a Masters in Library Science. Over the years, she lived in Provo, Utah; Salt Lake City, Utah; and Phoenix, Arizona. Hedquist Rowe was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She passed away on November 7, 1995 in Saint George, Utah.