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Colonel John McKnitt Alexander 1733–1817 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 June 1733

Birth Location: Cecil County, MD

Death Date: 10 July 1817

Death Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina

Father: Captain ✔

Mother: Margaret Mcknitt

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The story of Colonel John McKnitt Alexander began in 1733 in Cecil County, MD. Colonel John McKnitt Alexander passed away in 1817 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • The story of Colonel John McKnitt Alexander began in 1733 in Cecil County, MD.
  • Colonel John McKnitt Alexander passed away in 1817 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina.

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Colonel Alexander's Ancestors

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Colonel Alexander
1733–1817
Birth Place: Cecil County, MD
Parents
Captain James Robert Alexander ✔
1690–1779
Manokin, Somerset County, Maryland, United States of America
Margaret (Abigail) Mcknitt
1693–1736
Manokin, Somerset County, Maryland, United States of America
Grandparents
Joseph ("the tanner" Alexander) 🇫🇮
1660–1730
Raphoe, Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
Abigail Alexander
1677–1714
Manokin, Somerset, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Alexander
1625–1704
Mary Maxwell
1625–1711
John McKnight
1630–1708
Elizabeth Wallace
1632–1708
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert grandfather)
1604–1704
Mary Hamilton
1600–1634
John Nithsdale
1605–1677
Lucy Douglas
1602–1699
Matthew *
1612–1672

Colonel Alexander's Timeline

2 Records

1733
6 June 1733
Birth of Colonel John McKnitt Alexander in Cecil County, MD
Cecil County, MD
1817
10 July 1817
Age 84
Death of Colonel John McKnitt Alexander in Mecklenburg, North Carolina
Mecklenburg, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 June 1733
    Event Place: Cecil County, MD

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 July 1817
    Event Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina

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