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Eleanor Ellen Alexander 1743–1806 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Apr 1743

Birth Location: Rowan Co., NC

Death Date: 26 Nov 1806

Death Location: Lincoln, North Carolina, United States

Father: William Alexander

Mother: Elizabeth King

Spouse(s): Samuel Rankin

Children(s): William Rankin

In 1743, Eleanor Ellen Alexander entered the world in Rowan Co., NC, born to William Alexander And Elizabeth King. Eleanor Ellen Alexander married Samuel Rankin, and had children including William Alexander Rankin. Eleanor Ellen Alexander passed away in 1806 in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1743, Eleanor Ellen Alexander entered the world in Rowan Co., NC, born to William Alexander And Elizabeth King.
  • Eleanor Ellen Alexander married Samuel Rankin, and had children including William Alexander Rankin.
  • Eleanor Ellen Alexander passed away in 1806 in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Alexander
1720–1786
Birth Location: Pa
WA
Elizabeth King
1730–1753
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
EK

Spouses(s)

Samuel Rankin
1732–1814
Birth Location: Newark, New Castle, Delaware, United States
SR

Children(s)

William Rankin
1778–1849
Birth Location: Gaston, North Carolina, United States
WR

Eleanor Alexander's Ancestors

Self
Eleanor Alexander
1743–1806
Birth Place: Rowan Co., NC
Parents
William Alexander
1720–1786
Pa
Elizabeth King
1730–1753
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Lieut. (Josiah) King
1693–1788
Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mindwell Burt
1700–1788
Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Sgt MA
1660–1728
Thankful Warner
1666–1746
Jonathan Burt
1671–1745
Mindwell Taylor**
1677–1761
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Captain Taylor
1641–1704
Thankful Woodward
1646–1724

Eleanor Alexander's Descendants

1.
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Eleanor (Ellen) Alexander (16 Apr 1743–26 Nov 1806) m. Samuel Rankin (1732–16 Dec 1814)
  1. 1. William (Alexander) Rankin 1778–1849 m. Elizabeth (R) Moore 1782–1864
    1. 1. Jane (H) Rankin 1820–1883 m. John (Parr) Abernethy 1814–1880
      1. 1. Julia (Ann) Abernethy 1850–1926 m. Gideon (Alexander) Abernathy 1832–1875
        1. 1. Robert (Laban) Abernethy 1874–1957 m. Leola (Catherine "Ola") Thompson 1881–1954
        2. 2. Ella (Jane) Abernathy 1872–1953

Eleanor Alexander's Timeline

2 Records

1743
16 Apr 1743
Birth of Eleanor Ellen Alexander in Rowan Co., NC
Rowan Co., NC
1806
26 Nov 1806
Age 63
Death of Eleanor Ellen Alexander in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Lincoln, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1743
    Event Place: Rowan Co., NC
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1806
    Event Place: Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
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