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John E. Alexander 1691 – 1777 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Sep 1691

Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1777

Death Location: Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Thomas Alexander

Mother: Margaret Peadie

Spouse(s): Margaret Glasson

Children(s): Hugh Alexander

The story of John E. Alexander began in 1691 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. John E. Alexander married Margaret Glasson, and had children including Hugh Glasson Alexander. John E. Alexander passed away in 1777 in Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John E. Alexander began in 1691 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • John E. Alexander married Margaret Glasson, and had children including Hugh Glasson Alexander.
  • John E. Alexander passed away in 1777 in Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Alexander's Ancestors

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John Alexander
1691 – 1777
Birth Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Thomas Alexander
1630 – 1720
Lanark, Scotland
Margaret (Marion) Peadie
1648 – 1703
Glasgow, County Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Alexander's Descendants

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John (E.) Alexander (27 Sep 1691 – 1777) m. Margaret Glasson (1700 – 1777)
  1. 1. Hugh (Glasson) Alexander (23 Jan 1724 – 30 Mar 1777) m. Martha Edminston (1733 – 2 Nov 1771)
    1. 1. Margaret Alexander (17 Mar 1754 – 22 Aug 1835) m. Captain (John) Hamilton (17 Jun 1749 – 28 Aug 1793)
      1. 1. Martha Hamilton (5 Aug 1776 – 16 Mar 1830) m. *James Blackwood (1764 – 15 Aug 1830)
        1. 1. William (A) Blackwood* (9 Jul 1799 – 29 Dec 1872) m. Mary (Ann Coates) Cromby* (3 March 1800 – 12 April 1872)

John Alexander's Timeline

6 Records

1691
27 Sep 1691
Birth of John E. Alexander in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1691
27 Sep 1691
John E. Alexander was baptized in , Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
1716
1716
Age 25
John E. Alexander was married in Scotland
Scotland
1723
23 Apr 1723
Age 32
John E. Alexander was married in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1733
1733
Age 42
John E. Alexander was married in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
1777
1777
Age 86
Death of John E. Alexander in Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1691
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1691
    Event Place: , Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1716
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1723
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1733
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1777
    Event Place: Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA

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