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Alexander McLAIN 1758 – 1831 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1758

Birth Location: Wilmington, Brunswick, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 13 Nov 1831

Death Location: Boone, Kentucky, United States

Father: Alexander McLean

Mother: Elizabeth Ratchford

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Rev McLain

In 1758, Alexander McLAIN entered the world in Wilmington, Brunswick, North Carolina, United States, born to Alexander McLean and Elizabeth Ratchford. Alexander McLAIN had children including Rev Thomas McLain. Alexander McLAIN passed away in 1831 in Boone, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1758, Alexander McLAIN entered the world in Wilmington, Brunswick, North Carolina, United States, born to Alexander McLean and Elizabeth Ratchford.
  • Alexander McLAIN had children including Rev Thomas McLain.
  • Alexander McLAIN passed away in 1831 in Boone, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander McLean
1709 – 1796
Birth Location: Isle of Mull, Argyll, , Scotland
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Elizabeth Ratchford
1739 – 1812
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rev McLain
1771 – 1855
Birth Location: Wilmington, Brunswick, North Carolina, United States
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Alexander McLAIN's Ancestors

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Alexander McLAIN
1758 – 1831
Birth Place: Wilmington, Brunswick, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Alexander McLean
1709 – 1796
Isle of Mull, Argyll, , Scotland
Elizabeth Ratchford
1739 – 1812
Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Hector Ratchford
1665 –
Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander McLAIN's Descendants

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Alexander McLAIN (1758 – 13 Nov 1831)
  1. 1. Rev (Thomas) McLain (abt 1771 – 3 May 1855) m. Elizabeth Duff (Mar 1773 – 1862)
    1. 1. Nancy McClain (25 December 1795 – 19 September 1855) m. Jeremiah (H Monroe) Pierce (1783 – 1870) m. Jeremiah (Hampton Monroe) Pierce (1783 – 1870)
      1. 1. Silas Pierce (13 Nov 1815 – 8 Mar 1895) m. Mary (Ann) Stringfellow (25 Dec 1818 – 2 Feb 1908)
        1. 1. Jeremiah ("Jerry" Hampton) Pierce (15 Feb 1847 – 10 Jan 1926) m. Rachel (Anna "Annie") Pierce (11 Feb 1861 – 4 Aug 1928)
      2. 2. George (Washington (Twin)) Pierce (13 November 1815 – 1870) m. Tonsele Stringfellow (1815 – 1866)
        1. 1. Silas (Warren) Pierce (14 January 1849 – 1916) m. Mary (Pauline) Poole (12 Sep 1851 – 14 Jul 1923)
      3. 3. John (Washington) Pierce (8 Aug 1808 – 1860) m. Rachel Stringfellow (1812 – 1860)
        1. 1. James (Irwin) Pierce (4 May 1837 – 1 Jul 1923) m. Polly (Ann Dees) Rester (26 Mar 1844 – 8 Nov 1916)

Alexander McLAIN's Timeline

2 Records

1758
1758
Birth of Alexander McLAIN in Wilmington, Brunswick, North Carolina, United States
Wilmington, Brunswick, North Carolina, United States
1831
13 Nov 1831
Age 73
Death of Alexander McLAIN in Boone, Kentucky, United States
Boone, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1758
    Event Place: Wilmington, Brunswick, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Nov 1831
    Event Place: Boone, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pocahontas, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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