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Margaretta Alexander 1650–1696 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1650

Birth Location: Wales, Wales, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1696

Death Location: Tregaron, Ceredigion, Wales

Father: Thomas Alexander

Mother: Lucy Alexander

Spouse(s): (David) Jr

Children(s): (General) Sr., Margaret Shelby, Elizabeth Shelby, Rowland Shelby, Rees Shelby, John Shelby, Maria Shelby

The story of Margaretta Alexander began in 1650 in Wales, Wales, United Kingdom. Margaretta Alexander married David Phillip Shelby Jr, and had children including Elizabeth Shelby, General Evan Dhu Shelby Sr, John Shelby, Margaret Shelby, Maria Shelby, Rees Shelby, Rowland Shelby. Margaretta Alexander passed away in 1696 in Tregaron, Ceredigion, Wales.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaretta Alexander began in 1650 in Wales, Wales, United Kingdom.
  • Margaretta Alexander married David Phillip Shelby Jr, and had children including Elizabeth Shelby, General Evan Dhu Shelby Sr, John Shelby, Margaret Shelby, Maria Shelby, Rees Shelby, Rowland Shelby.
  • Margaretta Alexander passed away in 1696 in Tregaron, Ceredigion, Wales.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaretta Alexander's Ancestors

Self
Margaretta Alexander
1650–1696
Birth Place: Wales, Wales, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Alexander
1630–1669
Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire, England
Lucy Alexander
1635–
Wales
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaretta Alexander's Descendants

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Margaretta Alexander (1650–1696) m. (David) (Phillip Shelby) Jr (1650–26 Jun 1731)
  1. 1. (General) (Evan Dhu Shelby) Sr. 1690–1751 m. Catherine (Morgan) Davis 1691–1760
    1. 1. Moses ((Old Moses)) Shelby 1728–1776 m. Isabella (ALEXANDER Shelby (5th paternal great) grandmother) 1722–1780
      1. 1. Evan (Shelby Jr) Dr 1748–1825 m. Susannah (Polk) Alexander 1759–1837
        1. 1. Susanah Shelby 1783–1853 m. Daniel Alexander 1781–1862
  2. 2. Margaret Shelby 1673–1673
  3. 3. Elizabeth Shelby 1696–1750
  4. 4. Rowland Shelby 1696–
  5. 5. Rees Shelby 1693–
  6. 6. John Shelby 1674–
  7. 7. Maria Shelby 1682–

Margaretta Alexander's Timeline

3 Records

1650
1650
Birth of Margaretta Alexander in Wales, Wales, United Kingdom
Wales, Wales, United Kingdom
1655
1655
Age 5
Birth of Margaretta Alexander in Tregaron, Cardiganshire, Wales
Tregaron, Cardiganshire, Wales
1696
1696
Age 46
Death of Margaretta Alexander in Tregaron, Cardiganshire, Wales
Tregaron, Cardiganshire, Wales

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1655
    Event Place: Tregaron, Cardiganshire, Wales
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1650
    Event Place: Wales, Wales, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1696
    Event Place: Tregaron, Cardiganshire, Wales
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tregaron, Ceredigion, Wales
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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