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Jane \ Janet Alexander 1665–1691 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1665

Birth Location: Donegal, Ireland

Death Date: 26 March 1691

Death Location: Princess Anne, Somerset County, Maryland, United States of America

Father: William Alexander

Mother: Mary Maxwell

Spouse(s): John McKNIGHT

Children(s): Margaret McKNITT, John McKnitt, Mary McKNIGHT, Robert McKNIT

Jane \ Janet Alexander was born in 1665 in Donegal, Ireland, the child of William Alexander And Mary Shaw Maxwell. Jane \ Janet Alexander married John Mcknight, and had children including John Mcknight Or Mcknitt, Margaret Mcknitt, Mary Mcknight, Robert Mcknit. Jane \ Janet Alexander passed away in 1691 in Princess Anne, Somerset County, Maryland, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jane \ Janet Alexander was born in 1665 in Donegal, Ireland, the child of William Alexander And Mary Shaw Maxwell.
  • Jane \ Janet Alexander married John Mcknight, and had children including John Mcknight Or Mcknitt, Margaret Mcknitt, Mary Mcknight, Robert Mcknit.
  • Jane \ Janet Alexander passed away in 1691 in Princess Anne, Somerset County, Maryland, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jane Alexander's Ancestors

Self
Jane Alexander
1665–1691
Birth Place: Donegal, Ireland
Parents
William Alexander
1625–1688
Raphoe, County Donegal, Ireland
Mary (Shaw) Maxwell
1625–1701
Ireland
Grandparents
William (The Younger) Alexander
1602–1638
Menstrie, Logie, Clackmannanshire, Stirling, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Douglas
1588–1690
Glamis, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Henry Maxwell
1611–1670
Kilmore, Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jane Alexander's Descendants

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Jane (\ Janet) Alexander (1665–26 March 1691) m. John McKNIGHT (1660–December 1714)
  1. 1. Margaret McKNITT 1693–1740 m. James (Robert) Alexander 1690–1779
    1. 1. Theophilus Alexander 1714–1768 m. Catherine Wallace 1715–1775
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Alexander 1744–1802 m. Joseph Canon 1734–1803
        1. 1. Mary (Polly S) Canon 1783–1853 m. Joseph Cannon 1777–1857
      2. 2. Catherine Alexander 1747–1792
      3. 3. George (H) Alexander 1750–1847
      4. 4. Joseph Alexander 1735–1809
      5. 5. Keziah Alexander 1741–1778
      6. 6. Margaret Alexander 1739–1802
      7. 7. Martha Alexander 1733–1798
      8. 8. Sophia Alexander 1737–
    2. 2. Jemima Sharpe 1727–1797
    3. 3. Josiah Alexander 1752–1818
    4. 4. Amos (Sharp Alexander) Sr 1729–1780
    5. 5. Hezekiah Alexander 1728–1801
    6. 6. Ann Moore 1736–1802
    7. 7. Abigail Bradley 1748–1817
    8. 8. John (McKnitt) Alexander 1733–1817
    9. 9. Elizabeth Sample 1746–1822
  2. 2. John (McKnight or) McKnitt 1687–1733
  3. 3. Mary McKNIGHT 1691–
  4. 4. Robert McKNIT 1685–1769

Jane Alexander's Timeline

2 Records

1665
1665
Birth of Jane \ Janet Alexander in Donegal, Ireland
Donegal, Ireland
1691
26 March 1691
Age 26
Death of Jane \ Janet Alexander in Manokin, Somerset County, Maryland, United States of America
Manokin, Somerset County, Maryland, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1665
    Event Place: Donegal, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 March 1691
    Event Place: Manokin, Somerset County, Maryland, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Princess Anne, Somerset County, Maryland, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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