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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, with parents Thomas Alexander and Margaret Marion Peadie. As an adult, John E. Alexander wed Margaret Glasson. Their household included Hugh Glasson Alexander. John E. Alexander's life came to an end in 1777 in Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Parents

Thomas Alexander
1630 – 1720
Birth Location: Lanark, Scotland
TA
Margaret Peadie
1648 – 1703
Birth Location: Glasgow, County Lanarkshire, Scotland
MP

Spouses(s)

Margaret Glasson
1700 – 1777
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
MG

Children(s)

Hugh Alexander
1724 – 1777
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
HA

Sources

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

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

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

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

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 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 Year: 1777
    Event Place: Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
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