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Richard Alger 1565 – 1636 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: BET 11 JAN 1565 AND 10 JAN 1566

Birth Location: Dunstone, Devon, England

Death Date: 30 MAY 1636

Death Location: Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, United States

Father: Thomas Allgar

Mother: Elizabeth Packard

Spouse(s): Margaret Bolton, Margaret Thomlinson

Children(s): Jonathan Alger

Richard Alger was born in 1565 in Dunstone, Devon, England, the child of Thomas Allgar and Elizabeth Packard. Richard Alger married Margaret Bolton, Margaret Thomlinson, and had children including Jonathan Alger. Richard Alger passed away in 1636 in Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, United States.

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Biography

  • Richard Alger was born in 1565 in Dunstone, Devon, England, the child of Thomas Allgar and Elizabeth Packard.
  • Richard Alger married Margaret Bolton, Margaret Thomlinson, and had children including Jonathan Alger.
  • Richard Alger passed away in 1636 in Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, United States.

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Richard Alger's Ancestors

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Richard Alger
1565 – 1636
Birth Place: Dunstone, Devon, England
Parents
Thomas Allgar
1545 – 1646
Dunstan, Devon, England
Elizabeth Packard
1535 – 1588
Dunstan, Devon, England
Grandparents
Willie Packard
1510 – 1575
England
Mary Goodwin
1512 – 1568
Shalford, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Alger's Descendants

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Richard Alger (BET 11 JAN 1565 AND 10 JAN 1566 – 30 MAY 1636) m. Margaret Bolton (1567 – 1650) m. Margaret Thomlinson (1559 – 1614)
  1. 1. Jonathan Alger (9 SEP 1610 – 25 NOV 1700) m. Sarah Parkhurst (1635 – 1686)
    1. 1. Roger Alger (24 JUL 1654 – 19 JUL 1725) m. Elizabeth Brockway (24 MAY 1676 – 6 JUL 1729)
      1. 1. Matthew Alger (1696 – 21 JAN 1769) m. Jannetje (Isaakse) Davids (29 OCT 1699 – 1770)
        1. 1. Johanna Alger m. Frederick Schurter (16 NOV 1727 – 16 JAN 1811)
        2. 2. Isaac Alger (23 JAN 1726 – )
        3. 3. Elizabeth Alger (1735 – )
        4. 4. Maria Alger (8 AUG 1736 – 1745)
        5. 5. Benjamin Algar (17 JAN 1741 – ABT 1790) m. Sarah Rosenkrants (ABT 1744 – )
        6. 6. Mary Alleger (1745 – ) m. John Evans (ABT 1740 – 23 DEC 1833)
      2. 2. Roger Alger (25 JUL 1687 – 2 AUG 1759) m. Sarah (Jane) Stoughton (12 DEC 1691 – 1728) m. Roger Alger ( – BEF 1708)
      3. 3. Samuel Alger (1690 – 1 APR 1793) m. Rebecca Watrous (23 AUG 1693 – )
      4. 4. John Alger (1 AUG 1694 – 21 JAN 1769) m. Temperance Tillotson (23 AUG 1704 – 8 SEP 1727) m. Sarah Chamberlain (1696 – ) m. Mary (ABT 1695 – ABT 1750)
      5. 5. Joanna Alger (ABT 1697 – 21 JAN 1790) m. Robert Millard (12 JUN 1666 – 17 AUG 1710)
      6. 6. James Alger (JAN 1700 – 11 SEP 1759) m. Angeniet (Van) Schoonhoven (28 SEP 1707 – 1788)
      7. 7. Benjamin Alger (17 MAR 1704 – 11 SEP 1759) m. Elizabeth Biggs (29 MAR 1702 – 1788)

Richard Alger's Timeline

2 Records

1565
BET 11 JAN 1565 AND 10 JAN 1566
Birth of Richard Alger in Dunstone, Devon, England
Dunstone, Devon, England
1636
30 MAY 1636
Age 71
Death of Richard Alger in Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, United States
Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: BET 11 JAN 1565 AND 10 JAN 1566
    Event Place: Dunstone, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 MAY 1636
    Event Place: Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, United States

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