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Alexander Standish 1626–1702 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1626

Birth Location: Duxbury Mass, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 6 Jul 1702

Death Location: Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Myles Standish

Mother: Barbara Allen

Spouse(s): Sarah Alden, Desire Standish

Children(s): Miles Standish, Lorah Standish, Lydia Standish, Mercy Standish, Elizabeth Standish, David 👼, Sarah Standish, Ebenezer Standish, Lydia Standish, Alexander Standish, Desire Weston, Ichabod Standish, Thomas Standish, Elizabeth Standish

The story of Alexander Standish began in 1626 in Duxbury Mass, Massachusetts, USA. Alexander Standish married Desire Standish, Sarah Alden, and had children including Alexander Standish, David Standish, Desire Weston, Ebenezer Standish, Elizabeth Standish, Ichabod Standish, Lorah Standish, Lydia Standish, Mercy Standish, Miles Standish, Sarah Standish, Thomas Standish. Alexander Standish passed away in 1702 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Standish began in 1626 in Duxbury Mass, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Alexander Standish married Desire Standish, Sarah Alden, and had children including Alexander Standish, David Standish, Desire Weston, Ebenezer Standish, Elizabeth Standish, Ichabod Standish, Lorah Standish, Lydia Standish, Mercy Standish, Miles Standish, Sarah Standish, Thomas Standish.
  • Alexander Standish passed away in 1702 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Myles Standish
1584–1656
Birth Location: Chorley, Lancashire, England
MS
Barbara Allen
1588–1659
Birth Location: Dorking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
BA

Spouses(s)

Sarah Alden
1634–1688
Birth Location: Plymouth, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
SA
Desire Standish
1645–1731
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, MA, Massachusetts, USA
DS

Children(s)

Miles Standish
1668–1739
Birth Location: Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
MS
Lorah Standish
1660–1727
Birth Location: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
LS
Lydia Standish
1662–1734
Birth Location: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
LS
Mercy Standish
1665–1728
Birth Location: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
MS
Elizabeth Standish
1670–1731
Birth Location: Duxbury, Massachusetts, USA
ES
David 👼
1675–1689
Birth Location: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
D👼
Sarah Standish
1667–1740
Birth Location: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
SS
Ebenezer Standish
1672–1755
Birth Location: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
ES
Lydia Standish
1672–1748
Birth Location: Plympton, Massachusetts, USA
LS
Alexander Standish
1652–1654
Birth Location: Duxbury, Plymouth, MA, Massachusetts, USA
AS
Desire Weston
1689–1735
Birth Location: Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
DW
Ichabod Standish
1693–1772
Birth Location: Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
IS
Thomas Standish
1690–1774
Birth Location: Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
TS
Elizabeth Standish
1665–1731
Birth Location: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
ES

Alexander Standish's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Standish
1626–1702
Birth Place: Duxbury Mass, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Myles Standish
1584–1656
Chorley, Lancashire, England
Barbara (Mullins) Allen
1588–1659
Dorking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Standish
1557–1602
Ellanbane, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Christian Lace
1561–1624
Ellanbane, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
John Mullins
1551–1598
Dorking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Joan Bridger
1554–1578
Dorking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Colonel Standish
1538–1603
Gilbert Lacie
1536–1625
John Molines
1526–1572
Johanna Montacute
1523–1565
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Standish's Descendants

1.
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Alexander Standish (1626–6 Jul 1702) m. Sarah Alden (1634–13 June 1688) m. Desire Standish (1645–22 January 1731)
  1. 1. Miles Standish 1668–1739 m. Mehitabel Adams 1723–1809 m. Experience Standish 1678–1744
    1. 1. Myles Standish 1714–1797
    2. 2. Penelope Standish 1717–1739
    3. 3. Priscilla Standish 1710–1739 m. Elisha Bisbee 1710–1756
    4. 4. Sarah Standish 1704–1779 m. Abner Weston 1706–1786
      1. 1. Sarah Weston 1742–
      2. 2. Deborah Weston 1728–1744
      3. 3. Seth Weston 1732–1764
      4. 4. Micah Weston 1730–1731
    5. 5. Patience Standish 1707–1746 m. Caleb Jenny 1709–1761
      1. 1. Desire Jenney 1741–1761
      2. 2. Reuben Jenney 1739–
  2. 2. Lorah Standish 1660–1727
    1. 1. Ebenezer Samson –1779
    2. 2. Nathaniel Samson –1749
    3. 3. Rebecca Samson –1725
    4. 4. Grace Samson 1701–1786
    5. 5. Sarah Samson –1725
    6. 6. Abraham Samson 1686–1775
  3. 3. Lydia Standish 1662–1734
    1. 1. Priscilla Samson 1700–
    2. 2. Jonathan Samson 1689–1758
    3. 3. Lydia Samson 1694–
    4. 4. Isaac Samson 1688–1750
    5. 5. Josiah Samson 1692–1730
    6. 6. Ephraim Samson 1698–1777
    7. 7. Barnabas Samson 1705–1750
    8. 8. Peleg Samson 1700–1741 m. Mary Samson 1700–
      1. 1. Mary Sampson 1724–1813 m. Icahabod Bradford 1713–1791 m. Nathaniel Cooke 1719–1758
        1. 1. Ichabod Bradford 1744–
        2. 2. Rhoda Bradford 1751–1751
        3. 3. Lemuel Bradford 1755–
        4. 4. Isreal Bradford –1855
        5. 5. Anne Bradford 1758–
        6. 6. Elizabeth Bradford 1747–1750
        7. 7. Nathaniel Cooke 1747–1772
        8. 8. Isaac Cooke 1752–1781
        9. 9. Deborah Cook 1755–
        10. 10. Mary Cooke 1742–1762
        11. 11. Shubal Cooke 1744–1795
        12. 12. Levi Cooke 1757–1830
        13. 13. Susanna Cook 1750–1821
        14. 14. Peleg Cooke 1745–1767
  4. 4. Mercy Standish 1665–1728 m. Caleb Samson 1658–1746
    1. 1. Rachel Samson 1658–
    2. 2. Joshua Samson –1741
    3. 3. David Samson 1685–1772
      1. 1. Mary Sampson 1722–1810
      2. 2. Ebenezer Sampson 1716–1808
    4. 4. Caleb Samson –1750
    5. 5. Sarah Samson –1721
  5. 5. Elizabeth Standish 1670–1731
  6. 6. David (Standish) 👼 1675–1689
  7. 7. Sarah Standish 1667–1740 m. Benjamin Soule 1665–1729
    1. 1. Sarah Soule 1699–1716
    2. 2. Deborah Soule 1702–1725
    3. 3. Zachariah Soule 1694–1751
    4. 4. Hannah Soule 1696–1776 m. George Sampson 1691–1774
      1. 1. Deborah Sampson 1725–1815
      2. 2. Gideon Sampson 1719–1794 m. Abigail Cushman 1722–1784
      3. 3. George Sampson 1733–1733
      4. 4. Rebecca Sampson 1735–1807 m. Jeremiah O'Kelley 1727–1793
        1. 1. Sylvia Kelley 1768–1836
        2. 2. Wing Kelley 1772–1823
        3. 3. Amos Kelley 1766–1848
        4. 4. Luke Kelly 1757–1823
        5. 5. George Kelley 1754–1813
        6. 6. Seth Kelley 1763–1842
        7. 7. Abigail Kelley 1759–1833
      5. 5. Hannah Sampson 1730–1797
      6. 6. Elizabeth Sampson 1737–1834 m. Joseph Cushman 1733–1822
        1. 1. David Cushman 1774–1857
        2. 2. Lydia Cushman 1772–1865
        3. 3. Abigail Cushman 1772–1849
        4. 4. George Cushman 1759–1832
        5. 5. Hannah Cushman 1761–1825
      7. 7. Zabdiel Sampson 1727–1776 m. Abigail Sampson 1727–1751 m. Abiah Sampson 1724–1800
        1. 1. Issacher Sampson 1768–1825
        2. 2. Issachar Samson 1768–1844
        3. 3. Zabdiel (Sampson) Jr 1754–1776
        4. 4. Hannah Sampson 1762–1813
        5. 5. George (Sampson) Jr 1755–1826
        6. 6. Gideon Sampson 1760–1839
      8. 8. Sarah Sampson 1721–1773
    5. 5. Ebenezer Soule 1710–1792
    6. 6. Benjamin Soule 1705–1751
  8. 8. Ebenezer Standish 1672–1755 m. Hannah Standish 1689–1759
    1. 1. Moses Standish 1701–1769
    2. 2. Hannah Staples 1704–1774
    3. 3. Mercy Standish 1716–1794 m. Ebenezer Lobdell 1694–1748
      1. 1. Zadok Weston 1736–1812
      2. 2. Job Weston 1741–1783
      3. 3. Hannah Weston 1729–1730
    4. 4. Sarah Standish 1709–1792 m. Jabez Newland 1707–1787
    5. 5. Zachariah Standish 1698–1770
    6. 6. Zerviah Standish 1706–1798 m. Andrew Ring 1696–1744
      1. 1. William Ring 1735–1763 m. Deborah Loring 1735–1795
        1. 1. William Ring 1760–1817 m. Elisabeth 1763–
  9. 9. Lydia Standish 1672–1748
  10. 10. Alexander Standish 1652–1654
  11. 11. Desire Weston 1689–1735 m. Nathan Weston 1688–1754
    1. 1. Desire Wright 1730–1796
  12. 12. Ichabod Standish 1693–1772
  13. 13. Thomas Standish 1690–1774
  14. 14. Elizabeth Standish 1665–1731

Alexander Standish's Timeline

11 Records

1626
1626
Birth of Alexander Standish in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1626
1626
Birth of Alexander Standish in Duxbury Mass, Massachusetts, USA
Duxbury Mass, Massachusetts, USA
1627
22 May 1627
Age 1
Birth of Alexander Standish in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1630
1630
Age 4
Birth of Alexander Standish in Plymouth Colony, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth Colony, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1650
1650
Age 24
Alexander Standish was married in United States, USA
United States, USA
1664
1664
Age 38
Alexander Standish was married in MA
MA
1688
1688
Age 62
Alexander Standish was married
None
1702
6 July 1702
Age 76
Death of Alexander Standish in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1702
06 Jul 1702
Age 76
Death of Alexander Standish in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1702
5 July 1702
Age 76
Death of Alexander Standish in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1702
6 Jul 1702
Age 76
Death of Alexander Standish in Duxbury
Duxbury

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 May 1627
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1626
    Event Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1630
    Event Place: Plymouth Colony, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1626
    Event Place: Duxbury Mass, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1650
    Event Place: United States, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1664
    Event Place: MA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1688

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 July 1702
    Event Place: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Jul 1702
    Event Place: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 July 1702
    Event Place: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jul 1702
    Event Place: Duxbury
    Record Source:
    [1] Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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