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Hugh Glasson Alexander 1724 – 1777 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jan 1724

Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 30 Mar 1777

Death Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: John Alexander

Mother: Margaret Glasson

Spouse(s): Martha Edminston

Children(s): Margaret Alexander

Hugh Glasson Alexander Sr was born in 1724 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of John E. Alexander and Margaret Glasson. Hugh Glasson Alexander Sr later married Martha Edminston, and together they raised children including Margaret Alexander. In 1777, Hugh Glasson Alexander Sr passed away in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Parents

John Alexander
1691 – 1777
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
JA
Margaret Glasson
1700 – 1777
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
MG

Spouses(s)

Martha Edminston
1733 – 1771
Birth Location: Lower West Nottingham, Cecil, Maryland, USA
ME

Children(s)

Margaret Alexander
1754 – 1835
Birth Location: Shearman's Valley, Cumberland, now Perry, county, Pennsylvania
MA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 23 Jan 1724
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 069

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1773
    Event Place: Shermans Valley, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 30 Mar 1777
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 069
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