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Benjamin Alexander 1725 – 1807 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1725

Birth Location: Black Mountain,Buncombe,North Carolina,USA

Death Date: 1807

Death Location: Mecklenburg,,North Carolina,USA

Father: Andrew Alexander

Mother: Jane McKnitt

Spouse(s): Susan Polk

Children(s): Susannah Alexander

In 1725, Benjamin Alexander entered the world in Black Mountain,Buncombe,North Carolina,USA, born to Andrew Alexander and Jane McKnitt. Years later, Benjamin Alexander married Susan Polk, and the couple became parents to Susannah Polk Alexander. Benjamin Alexander died in 1807 in Mecklenburg,,North Carolina,USA.

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Parents

Andrew Alexander
1697 – 1782
Birth Location: Pocomoke,Somerset,Maryland,USA
AA
Jane McKnitt
1698 – 1726
Birth Location: Manokin Hundred,Somerset,Maryland,USA
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Spouses(s)

Susan Polk
1734 – 1813
Birth Location: Carlisle,Cumberland,Pennsylvania,USA
SP

Children(s)

Susannah Alexander
1759 – 1837
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, , North Carolina, USA
SA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1725
    Event Place: Black Mountain,Buncombe,North Carolina,USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1807
    Event Place: Mecklenburg,,North Carolina,USA

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