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Dorcas Alexander 1768–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1768

Birth Location: Mecklenberg County, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1880

Death Location: Benton, Arkansas, United States

Father: Ezra Alexander

Mother: Mary Polk

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The story of Dorcas Alexander began in 1768 in Mecklenberg County, North Carolina, United States. Dorcas Alexander passed away in 1880 in Benton, Arkansas, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorcas Alexander began in 1768 in Mecklenberg County, North Carolina, United States.
  • Dorcas Alexander passed away in 1880 in Benton, Arkansas, United States.

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Dorcas Alexander's Ancestors

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Dorcas Alexander
1768–1880
Birth Place: Mecklenberg County, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Ezra Capt Alexander
1720–1800
Cecil, Maryland, United States
Mary (Taylor) Polk
1744–1814
Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Elias (Elijah Alexander "Senior) Col."
1679–1749
Princess Anne, Somerset County, Maryland, USA
Sophia Alexander
1687–1726
Somerset, Maryland, United States
WILLIAM (POLK, Jr. (Lt Colonel) 7) Ggf
1700–1753
White Hall, Somerset, Maryland, Colonial America
Margaret (TAYLOR Polk 7) Ggm
1704–1763
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Alexander
1647–1745
Araminta Liston
1650–1692
Joseph Alexander
1660–1726
Abigail McKnight
1677–1714
William Sr
1664–1739
Nancy Knox
1664–1717
James Taylor
1673–1729
Hannah WILLIAMS
1680–1705
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rev. ggf
1634–1704
Mary Maxwell
1634–1680
Rev Liston
1628–1695
Victoria **
1630–1698
Rev. ggf
1634–1704
Mary Maxwell
1634–1680
John MCNITT
1660–1714
Margaret Wallace
1632–1708
Captain 2
1625–1699
Magdalen Tasker
1634–1726
JOHN KNOX
1640–1689
SARAH SMILEY
1640–1691
Col. Taylor
1609–1698
Francis Walker
1640–1680
William WILLIAMS
1660–1700
Hannah Norton
1648–1710

Dorcas Alexander's Timeline

2 Records

1768
ABT 1768
Birth of Dorcas Alexander in Mecklenberg County, North Carolina, United States
Mecklenberg County, North Carolina, United States
1880
1880
Age 112
Death of Dorcas Alexander in Benton, Arkansas, United States
Benton, Arkansas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1768
    Event Place: Mecklenberg County, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Benton, Arkansas, United States

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