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Alexander McCrary 1822–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1822

Birth Location: Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1 April 1864

Death Location: Civil War: Union Prison Camp, Rock Island, Illinois, USA

Father: Boyd McCrary

Mother: Charity Merrill

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The story of Alexander McCrary began in 1822 in Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA. Alexander McCrary passed away in 1864 in Civil War: Union Prison Camp, Rock Island, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander McCrary began in 1822 in Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA.
  • Alexander McCrary passed away in 1864 in Civil War: Union Prison Camp, Rock Island, Illinois, USA.

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Alexander McCrary's Ancestors

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Alexander McCrary
1822–1864
Birth Place: Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Boyd McCrary
1798–1848
Rowan, now Davidson, North Carolina, USA
Charity Merrill
1797–1870
, Randolph, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin Merrill
1752–1836
Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
Penelope Stout
1759–1830
Jersey Settlement, Rowan County, NC
Great-Grandparents
William Merrill
1729–1783
Mary Cornell
1724–1813
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander McCrary's Timeline

2 Records

1822
1822
Birth of Alexander McCrary in Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
1864
1 April 1864
Age 42
Death of Alexander McCrary in Civil War: Union Prison Camp, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
Civil War: Union Prison Camp, Rock Island, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1822
    Event Place: Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 April 1864
    Event Place: Civil War: Union Prison Camp, Rock Island, Illinois, USA

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