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Alexander Anderson 1730 – 1793 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1730

Birth Location: Ireland

Death Date: 10 Sep 1793

Death Location: ,, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: George Anderson

Mother: Margaret Hunter

Spouse(s):

Children(s): John Anderson

Alexander Anderson was born in 1730 in Ireland, the child of George Anderson and Margaret Hunter. In 1793, Alexander Anderson resided in Pennsylvania. Alexander Anderson had children including John Archibald Anderson. Alexander Anderson passed away in 1793 in ,, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • Alexander Anderson was born in 1730 in Ireland, the child of George Anderson and Margaret Hunter.
  • In 1793, Alexander Anderson resided in Pennsylvania.
  • Alexander Anderson had children including John Archibald Anderson.
  • Alexander Anderson passed away in 1793 in ,, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Spouses(s)

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Alexander Anderson's Ancestors

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Alexander Anderson
1730 – 1793
Birth Place: Ireland
Parents
George Anderson
, South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
Margaret Hunter
1710 –
Grandparents
John Anderson
1680 –
scotland
Margaret WILSON
1680 –
William Hunter
1683 –
Kendal, Westmorland
Margaret Fleming
of Stricklandgate, , England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Anderson's Descendants

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Alexander Anderson (1730 – 10 Sep 1793)
  1. 1. John (Archibald) Anderson (1750 – 1831) m. Catherine (Jane Shirley) Craig (09 Nov 1757 – 17 Aug 1836)
    1. 1. Andrew Anderson (1778 – 1850) m. Rachel Nesbet (8 Jan 1770 – 1820)
      1. 1. William (T.) Anderson (14 MAY 1800 – 16 AUG 1887) m. Prudence Wallingford (15 AUG 1806 – 1 FEB 1895)
        1. 1. Andrew (Jackson) Anderson (27 NOV 1831 – 1 MAR 1884) m. Sarah Anderson (abt 1844 – ) m. Lucretia (Calista) Clarkson (5 OCT 1835 – 1 DEC 1877)

Alexander Anderson's Timeline

4 Records

1730
1730
Birth of Alexander Anderson in Ireland
Ireland
1730
06 Sep 1730
Alexander Anderson was baptized in , South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
, South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
1793
10 Sep 1793
Age 63
Alexander Anderson resided here in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1793
10 Sep 1793
Age 63
Death of Alexander Anderson in ,, Pennsylvania, United States
,, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Certificate of Removal, 1681-1758; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR Ph:396
    [2] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 06 Sep 1730
    Event Place: , South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1793
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607-1943

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Philadelphia
    Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Certificate of Removal, 1681-1758; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR Ph:396

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1793
    Event Place: ,, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Certificate of Removal, 1681-1758; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR Ph:396

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Certificate of Removal, 1681-1758; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR Ph:396

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