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James Alexander 1634–1704 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1634

Birth Location: Bu

Death Date: 17 Nov 1704

Death Location: Convoy, County Donegal, Ireland

Father: Robert Alexander

Mother: Marion Hamilton

Spouse(s): MARY MAXWELL, Marion Shaw

Children(s): Samuel Alexander

In 1634, James Alexander entered the world in Bu, born to Robert Alexander And Marion Hamilton. James Alexander married Marion Mary Shaw, Mary Maxwell, and had children including Samuel Alexander. James Alexander passed away in 1704 in Convoy, County Donegal, Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1634, James Alexander entered the world in Bu, born to Robert Alexander And Marion Hamilton.
  • James Alexander married Marion Mary Shaw, Mary Maxwell, and had children including Samuel Alexander.
  • James Alexander passed away in 1704 in Convoy, County Donegal, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Alexander's Ancestors

Self
James Alexander
1634–1704
Birth Place: Bu
Parents
Robert Alexander
1610–1704
Stirlingshire, Scotland
Marion Hamilton
1600–1648
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (William) Alexander
1567–1640
Menstrie, Logie Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland
Janet Erskine
1580–1649
Little Sauchie,Clackmanshire,,Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Alexander
1545–1581
Marion Graham
1532–1567
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Scotland
1525–1579
Katherine Graham
1532–1545
William Menteith
1500–1544
Lady Strathearn
1501–1548

James Alexander's Descendants

1.
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James Alexander (1634–17 Nov 1704) m. MARY MAXWELL (1634–1680) m. Marion (Mary) Shaw (1634–1711)
  1. 1. Samuel Alexander 1657–1733 m. Mary Taylor 1660–1699
    1. 1. Martin Alexander 1687–1751 m. Susannah Foster 1692–1751
      1. 1. Rebecca Alexander 1717–1800 m. Thomas Morgan 1680–1778
        1. 1. Ann ("Nancy") Morgan 1746–1840 m. Benjamin Hart 1732–1802

James Alexander's Timeline

3 Records

1634
1634
Birth of James Alexander in Raphoe, Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
Raphoe, Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
1634
1634
Birth of James Alexander in Bu
Bu
1704
17 Nov 1704
Age 70
Death of James Alexander in Raphoe, Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
Raphoe, Ulster, Donegal, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1634
    Event Place: Raphoe, Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 582.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: CCM
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1634
    Event Place: Bu

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1678
    Event Place: Maryland
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Maryland; Year: 1678; Page Number: 5

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1704
    Event Place: Raphoe, Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Convoy, County Donegal, Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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