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David William Alexander 1789 – 1849 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1789

Birth Location: Tamlaght, Drumragh Parish, Omagh, Tyrone, Ireland

Death Date: 1849

Death Location: Gulf of St. Lawrence River, Canada - Cholera - on Ship at sea

Father: James Alexander

Mother: Bridget Gortleny

Spouse(s): Sarah Caldwell

Children(s): Robert Alexander, William Alexander, John Alexander, Janet Alexander

In 1789, David William Alexander entered the world in Tamlaght, Drumragh Parish, Omagh, Tyrone, Ireland, born to James Alexander and Bridget Mc Gortleny. David William Alexander married Sarah Caldwell, and had children including Robert Alexander, William David Alexander, John Alexander, Janet Alexander. David William Alexander passed away in 1849 in Gulf of St. Lawrence River, Canada - Cholera - on Ship at sea.

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Biography

  • In 1789, David William Alexander entered the world in Tamlaght, Drumragh Parish, Omagh, Tyrone, Ireland, born to James Alexander and Bridget Mc Gortleny.
  • David William Alexander married Sarah Caldwell, and had children including Robert Alexander, William David Alexander, John Alexander, Janet Alexander.
  • David William Alexander passed away in 1849 in Gulf of St. Lawrence River, Canada - Cholera - on Ship at sea.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Alexander
1765 – 1830
Birth Location: Omagh, Tyrone, Northern Ireland
JA
Bridget Gortleny
1770 –
Birth Location: Omagh, Tyrone, Northern Ireland
BG

Spouses(s)

Sarah Caldwell
– 1885
Birth Location: Ireland
SC

Children(s)

Robert Alexander
1825 – 1912
Birth Location: Tamlaght, Drumragh Parish, Omagh, Tyrone, Ireland
RA
William Alexander
1825 – 1910
Birth Location: Tamlaght, Drumragh Parish, Omagh, Tyrone, Ireland
WA
John Alexander
1830 – 1909
Birth Location: Tamlaght, Drumragh Parish, Omagh, Tyrone, Ireland
JA
Janet Alexander
1833 – 1914
Birth Location: Tamlaght, Drumragh Parish, Omagh, Tyrone, Ireland
JA

David Alexander's Ancestors

Self
David Alexander
1789 – 1849
Birth Place: Tamlaght, Drumragh Parish, Omagh, Tyrone, Ireland
Parents
James Alexander
1765 – 1830
Omagh, Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Bridget (Mc) Gortleny
1770 –
Omagh, Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Grandparents
James Alexander
1734 –
Erskine, Renfrewshire, , Scotland
Grisel Rodger
1732 –
Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Patrick (Mc) Gortleny
Mary
Great-Grandparents
James Alexander
1704 – 1740
Margaret Whitehill
1707 – 1740
William Rodger
1685 – 1734
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Claude Alexander
1682 – 1705
Jean Cunningham
1680 – 1713
Robert Whitehill
1675 – 1725
Bessie Paterson
George Rodger
1648 – 1710
Katherine Bissett
1653 – 1705

David Alexander's Descendants

1.
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David (William) Alexander (1789 – 1849) m. Sarah Caldwell ( – 23 FEB 1885)
  1. 1. Robert Alexander (26 May 1825 – 25 Aug 1912) m. Nancy (1828 – 1867) m. Agnes Gibson (1846 – 1938)
    1. 1. David (Mitchell) Alexander (1 OCT 1869 – 11 AUG 1931) m. Annie (Maude) Blackburn (19 JAN 1882 – 26 FEB 1961)
      1. 1. Edmund (Lorne) Alexander (21 MAY 1905 – 9 APR 1985) m. Ethel (Maude) Stewart (17 JAN 1907 – 1988)
        1. 1. Beverly (Laverne) Alexander (29 SEP 1930 – 23 DEC 2001)
        2. 2. Lois (Ilene) Alexander (11 FEB 1932 – )
        3. 3. Ross (Cecil) Alexander (20 JAN 1934 – )
        4. 4. Marion (Isabel) Alexander (15 JUL 1937 – )
        5. 5. Ann (Marlene) Alexander (19 SEP 1942 – )
      2. 2. Alvin (Laverne) Alexander (10 SEP 1907 – 14 JUL 1926)
      3. 3. Ruby (Irene) Alexander (21 DEC 1911 – 22 DEC 1972) m. Ernest (Kirkwood "Kirk") Hutton (1903 – 25 FEB 1982)
        1. 1. Larry Hutton m. Joyce
        2. 2. Rosemary (Ann) Hutton
    2. 2. Jessie Alexander (18 JUL 1872 – 1939) m. Joseph ((Joe) E.) Creery
      1. 1. Theron (Gibson) Creery (5 MAY 1904 – 1980) m. Margaret (Louise) Anderson (8 JUL 1905 – 27 OCT 1999)
        1. 1. James (Roderick) Creery (1940 – 1948)
        2. 2. Marion Creery
        3. 3. Patricia (Ann) Creery
        4. 4. Walter Creery
      2. 2. Agnes Creery m. MacLamond
        1. 1. Malcolm (Lamond) (MacLamond)
        2. 2. Helen (Lamond) (MacLamond)
      3. 3. Inez Creery
  2. 2. William (David) Alexander (26 Jul 1825 – 5 Apr 1910) m. Caroline Hardy (25 Jun 1840 – 03 May 1894)
    1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Alexander (4 JUL 1858 – 2 APR 1896) m. Alexander Jones ( – 1889)
      1. 1. Doris (Ida) Jones (09 Jun 1893 – 29 Nov 1970)
        1. 1. Warren (Jack Mc) Donald (Abt. 1920 – 26 Feb 1990)
    2. 2. Jennifer Alexander (30 JUN 1861 – 31 OCT 1941)
    3. 3. Annetta Alexander (1863 – )
    4. 4. James (A.) Alexander (18 DEC 1865 – 9 JUL 1888)
    5. 5. Thomas (Hardy) Alexander (20 Jan 1871 – DEC 1940) m. Martha (Ann) Grant (21 APR 1872 – )
      1. 1. Mary (Edna) Alexander (9 NOV 1895 – 1971) m. Stanley Herrington (11 OCT 1892 – 1975)
        1. 1. Evelyn (Ruby) Herrington (1914 – )
        2. 2. Naida (Elizabeth) Herrington (1916 – 1916)
        3. 3. Helen (Irene) Herrington (1920 – )
        4. 4. Gerald (Grant) Herrington (1922 – 1933)
        5. 5. Beverly (Anne) Herrington (1937 – )
      2. 2. Mabel (Kathleen) Alexander (25 APR 1897 – 17 JAN 1985) m. Samuel (Wilson) Danford (3 OCT 1898 – )
        1. 1. Kenneth (Murray) Danford (1923 – )
        2. 2. John (McCrae) Danford (11 DEC 1929 – )
    6. 6. David (William) Alexander (1874 – 1959) m. Grace Alexander (1886 – )
      1. 1. Eber Alexander (1909 – )
      2. 2. Evelyn Alexander (1911 – )
    7. 7. Elizabeth (Annette) Alexander (1863 – ) m. George (Ward) Derima
      1. 1. Florence (Mabel) Derima (20 Sep 1889 – )
  3. 3. John Alexander (2 JUN 1830 – 22 May 1909) m. Charlotte Stewart (15 Dec 1838 – 21 May 1908)
    1. 1. David Alexander (Jul 1858 – 1927) m. Sarah Cowan (18 JUL 1862 – 3 Jan 1930)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (A.) Clark (24 May 1898 – 1983) m. John (H) Clark (1901 – 1984)
      2. 2. Edna (R.) Alexander (26 Aug 1900 – 1966)
    2. 2. William Alexander (13 Feb 1859 – 23 Jan 1945)
      1. 1. John (Roy) Alexander (17 Nov 1890 – )
        1. 1. Margaret (E.) Alexander (17 Sep 1922 – 15 Oct 2017)
      2. 2. Richard (C. (Dick)) Alexander (27 Oct 1906 – February 19, 1997)
        1. 1. Douglas (Richard) Alexander (26 April 1931 – 15 January 2016)
    3. 3. Samuel (S.) Alexander (13 Jul 1861 – 20 Apr 1943)
      1. 1. Marion (Pearl) Alexander (23 Mar 1905 – 4 Dec 1978)
        1. 1. Duncan Powell (1929 – 2011)
        2. 2. Duncan Powell (1929 – 2011)
    4. 4. Robert Alexander (1867 – )
    5. 5. Margaret (Anne) Alexander (30 Jul 1870 – )
    6. 6. John ALEXANDER (1874 – )
    7. 7. Charlie ((Charles)) Alexander (1877 – )
  4. 4. Janet Alexander (1833 – 19 JUN 1914) m. David Mitchell
    1. 1. Sarah Mitchell (1864 – )
    2. 2. John Mitchell (1870 – )
    3. 3. Mary (Helen) Mitchell (1885 – 14 AUG 1886)

David Alexander's Timeline

2 Records

1789
1789
Birth of David William Alexander in Tamlaght, Drumragh Parish, Omagh, Tyrone, Ireland
Tamlaght, Drumragh Parish, Omagh, Tyrone, Ireland
1849
1849
Age 60
Death of David William Alexander in Gulf of St. Lawrence River, Canada - Cholera - on Ship at sea
Gulf of St. Lawrence River, Canada - Cholera - on Ship at sea

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1789
    Event Place: Tamlaght, Drumragh Parish, Omagh, Tyrone, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1849
    Event Place: Gulf of St. Lawrence River, Canada - Cholera - on Ship at sea
    Record Source: Age:
    59-60

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: At sea - St. Lawrence River, Canada
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