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Alexander King 1787 – 1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 November 1787

Birth Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 12 July 1872

Death Location: Greene County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: James King

Mother: Sarah (King)

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Alexander King Sr was born in 1787 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of James S King and Sarah McLain Hall (King). Alexander King Sr passed away in 1872 in Greene County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Alexander King Sr was born in 1787 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of James S King and Sarah McLain Hall (King).
  • Alexander King Sr passed away in 1872 in Greene County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James King
1737 – 1815
Birth Location: Rarritan River Valley, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
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Sarah (King)
1732 – 1824
Birth Location: Londonderry, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alexander King's Ancestors

Self
Alexander King
1787 – 1872
Birth Place: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
James S King
1737 – 1815
Rarritan River Valley, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
Sarah (McLain Hall) (King)
1732 – 1824
Londonderry, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Richard King
1705 – 1782
Dublin, Fingal, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Margaret (Kerr) Barclay
1710 – 1785
Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
James (Francis Hall Sr.) (Reverend)
1703 – 1800
Ulster, Donegal, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Prudence (Helen) Roddy
1710 – 1785
Derry, Donegal, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Richard King
1677 – 1705
Faith Bird
1682 – 1705
Robert Barclay
1676 – 1786
Margaret Brown
1695 – 1769
Hugh Hall
1680 – 1720
Sarah Candour
1683 – 1720
Col. War)
1680 – 1734
Mary Hall
1683 – 1727
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Roddy
1653 – 1693

Alexander King's Timeline

2 Records

1787
21 November 1787
Birth of Alexander King Sr in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
1872
12 July 1872
Age 85
Death of Alexander King Sr in Greene County, Illinois, United States of America
Greene County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 November 1787
    Event Place: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 July 1872
    Event Place: Greene County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Carrollton, Greene County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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