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Alexander "From the North" McKnight 1656 – 1746 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Mar 1656

Birth Location: Laggon, Ulster Province, County Donegal, Ireland

Death Date: 10 Feb 1746

Death Location: Palmer, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Knitt)

Mother: Lady Alexander

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Alexander "From the North" McKnight was born in 1656 in Laggon, Ulster Province, County Donegal, Ireland, the child of John McKnight (Mc Knitt) and Lady Jane Alexander. Alexander "From the North" McKnight passed away in 1746 in Palmer, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Alexander "From the North" McKnight was born in 1656 in Laggon, Ulster Province, County Donegal, Ireland, the child of John McKnight (Mc Knitt) and Lady Jane Alexander.
  • Alexander "From the North" McKnight passed away in 1746 in Palmer, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA.

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Alexander McKnight's Ancestors

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Alexander McKnight
1656 – 1746
Birth Place: Laggon, Ulster Province, County Donegal, Ireland
Parents
John McKnight (Mc Knitt)
1627 – 1708
Turnbery Castle, Dundonald, Ayrshire, , Scotland
Lady (Jane) Alexander
1632 – 1708
Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
Grandparents
James McNitt\McKnight
1598 – 1650
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Jane Alexander
1610 – 1691
Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
Robert Alexander
1600 – 1677
SC
Catherine Graham
– 1659
Gratmore, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Stirling)
1567 – 1640
Janet\Jane Stirling
1572 – 1649
John Alexander
1580 – 1611
Janet Erskine
1580 – 1649
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Baron Alexander
1545 – 1581
Marion Graham
1532 – 1601
Lady Douglas
1550 – 1630
Alexander Alexander
1545 – 1581
Lady Douglas
1550 – 1630

Alexander McKnight's Timeline

2 Records

1656
02 Mar 1656
Birth of Alexander "From the North" McKnight in Laggon, Ulster Province, County Donegal, Ireland
Laggon, Ulster Province, County Donegal, Ireland
1746
10 Feb 1746
Age 90
Death of Alexander "From the North" McKnight in Palmer, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Palmer, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Mar 1656
    Event Place: Laggon, Ulster Province, County Donegal, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1746
    Event Place: Palmer, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

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