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Joseph Alexander 1660–1730 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1660

Birth Location: Raphoe, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland

Death Date: 9 Mar 1730

Death Location: Newark, New Castle County, Delaware, USA

Father: William Alexander

Mother: Mary Maxwell

Spouse(s): Abigail Mcknitt

Children(s): Sophia ..., James Alexander, Hezikiah Alexander, Theophilus Alexander, Jane Alexander

The story of Joseph Alexander began in 1660 in Raphoe, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland. Joseph Alexander married Abigail Mcknitt, and had children including Hezikiah Alexander, James Robert Alexander, Jane Alexander, Sophia Sophie Ann Alexander, Theophilus Alexander. Joseph Alexander passed away in 1730 in Newark, New Castle County, Delaware, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Alexander began in 1660 in Raphoe, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland.
  • Joseph Alexander married Abigail Mcknitt, and had children including Hezikiah Alexander, James Robert Alexander, Jane Alexander, Sophia Sophie Ann Alexander, Theophilus Alexander.
  • Joseph Alexander passed away in 1730 in Newark, New Castle County, Delaware, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Alexander's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Alexander
1660–1730
Birth Place: Raphoe, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Parents
William Alexander
1625–1688
Scotland
Mary Maxwell
1634–1680
Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Alexander's Descendants

1.
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Joseph Alexander (1660–9 Mar 1730) m. Abigail Mcknitt (1660–23 December 1714)
  1. 1. Sophia ("Sophie" Ann Alexander) ... 1680–1749 m. Elias Alexander 1679–1747
    1. 1. Elijah Alexander 1706–1785 m. Lavinia Alexander 1714–1810
      1. 1. EZRA (H. ALEXANDER) (6G-GF) 1763–1821 m. Mary Culp 1770–1836
        1. 1. WILLIAM (M. ALEXANDER) (5G-GF) 1760–1839 m. Elizabeth Sturgeon 1763–
        2. 2. Aboselem Alexander 1800–1883
        3. 3. Augustus Alexander –1821
        4. 4. Parmenas Alexander –1821
        5. 5. Agnes Alexander 1798–1850
        6. 6. James Alexander –1850
        7. 7. John Alexander –1821
    2. 2. Ezra Alexander 1740–1800
    3. 3. Esther Alexander 1700–
    4. 4. Mary Alexander 1726–
    5. 5. Francis Alexander 1730–1815 m. Letitia Braden 1730–
    6. 6. Zebulon Alexander 1720–1784
    7. 7. Abraham, (Sr.) Alexander 1717–1786
    8. 8. William Alexander 1715–1772
    9. 9. Moses Alexander 1700–1769
    10. 10. Jedediah Alexander 1702–1750
    11. 11. Isaac Alexander 1709–1793
    12. 12. Arthur Alexander 1710–1763
    13. 13. Abigail Alexander 1711–
  2. 2. James (Robert) Alexander 1695–1779
  3. 3. Hezikiah Alexander 1685–1801
  4. 4. Theophilus Alexander 1680–1768
  5. 5. Jane Alexander 1683–1683

Joseph Alexander's Timeline

5 Records

1660
1660
Birth of Joseph Alexander in Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
1660
1660
Birth of Joseph Alexander in Raphoe, County Donegal, Ireland
Raphoe, County Donegal, Ireland
1660
1660
Birth of Joseph Alexander in Raphoe, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Raphoe, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
1686
1686
Age 26
Joseph Alexander was married in MD
MD
1730
9 Mar 1730
Age 70
Death of Joseph Alexander in New Munster, Cecil, Maryland, United States
New Munster, Cecil, Maryland, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1660
    Event Place: Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1660
    Event Place: Raphoe, County Donegal, Ireland
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1660
    Event Place: Raphoe, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1686
    Event Place: MD

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1730
    Event Place: New Munster, Cecil, Maryland, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Newark, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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