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Margaretta Elizabeth Alexander 1625–1696 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1625

Birth Location: Tregaron, Cardiganshire, Wales

Death Date: 1696

Death Location: Tregaron, Cardigan, Wales

Father: Sir Stirling

Mother: Margaret Douglas

Spouse(s): Edward Selby

Children(s): Elizabeth Surbey

In 1625, Margaretta Elizabeth Alexander entered the world in Tregaron, Cardiganshire, Wales, born to Sir William Alexander 2Nd Earl Of Stirling And Margaret Douglas. Margaretta Elizabeth Alexander married Edward Phillips Selby, and had children including Elizabeth Surbey. Margaretta Elizabeth Alexander passed away in 1696 in Tregaron, Cardigan, Wales.

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Biography

  • In 1625, Margaretta Elizabeth Alexander entered the world in Tregaron, Cardiganshire, Wales, born to Sir William Alexander 2Nd Earl Of Stirling And Margaret Douglas.
  • Margaretta Elizabeth Alexander married Edward Phillips Selby, and had children including Elizabeth Surbey.
  • Margaretta Elizabeth Alexander passed away in 1696 in Tregaron, Cardigan, Wales.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Stirling
1602–1638
Birth Location: Menstrie, Parish Of Logie, Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland
SS
Margaret Douglas
1588–1660
Birth Location: Glamis, Angus, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Edward Selby
1630–1700
Birth Location: Tregaron, Cardiganshire, Dyfed, Wales
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Surbey
1653–1743
Birth Location: Tregaron Parish, Cardiganshire, Wales
ES

Margaretta Alexander's Ancestors

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Margaretta Alexander
1625–1696
Birth Place: Tregaron, Cardiganshire, Wales
Parents
Sir William Alexander, 2nd Earl of Stirling
1602–1638
Menstrie, Parish Of Logie, Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland
Margaret Douglas
1588–1660
Glamis, Angus, Scotland
Grandparents
William (Alexander (1st Earl of) Stirling)
1567–1640
Menstrie, Logie Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland
Janet Erskine
1580–1649
Little Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Sir (Archibald "The Good Earl" Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus, 5th Earl of) Morton
1555–1588
Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland or Glamis, Angus, Tayside, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaretta Alexander's Descendants

1.
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Margaretta (Elizabeth) Alexander (1625–1696) m. Edward (Phillips) Selby (1630–1700)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Surbey 1653–1743 m. John (Hopkins Howell) II 1654–1732
    1. 1. Joseph Howell 1680–1750 m. Margaret (Mary) Starling 1705–1814
      1. 1. Joseph (Howell) II 1733–1835 m. Esther (Elizabeth) Sugg 1728–1803
        1. 1. David Howell 1765–1815 m. Mary (Frances) Thompson 1770–1840
        2. 2. Mary (Murphree) Howell 1754–1836
        3. 3. Elizabeth Howell 1755–1861
        4. 4. Thomas Howell 1751–1833
        5. 5. Keziah Howell 1758–1799
      2. 2. Ebenezer Howell 1727–1790
      3. 3. Martha Howell 1741–1750
      4. 4. Mary Howell 1737–1759
      5. 5. Murphrey Howell 1736–1800
      6. 6. Thomas Howell 1710–1739

Margaretta Alexander's Timeline

2 Records

1625
1625
Birth of Margaretta Elizabeth Alexander in Tregaron, Cardiganshire, Wales
Tregaron, Cardiganshire, Wales
1696
1696
Age 71
Death of Margaretta Elizabeth Alexander in Tregaron, Cardigan, Wales
Tregaron, Cardigan, Wales

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1625
    Event Place: Tregaron, Cardiganshire, Wales

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1696
    Event Place: Tregaron, Cardigan, Wales
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