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Samuel Edmiston Alexander 1785–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 January 1785

Birth Location: Shermans Valley, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 17 January 1862

Death Location: Vira, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: John Alexander

Mother: Margaret Alexander

Spouse(s): Mary Alexander

Children(s): John Alexander, Howard Alexander, William Alexander, Henry Alexander, Hugh Alexander, David Alexander, Emily Martin

Samuel Edmiston Alexander was born in 1785 in Shermans Valley, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of John Hamilton Alexander And Margaret Alexander. In 1820, Samuel Edmiston Alexander resided in Derry, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States. In 1830, Samuel Edmiston Alexander resided in Derry, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA. Samuel Edmiston Alexander married Mary Alexander, and had children including David Bingham Alexander, Emily Alexander Martin, Henry Price Alexander, Howard T Alexander, Hugh S Alexander, John Edmiston Alexander, William Annan Alexander. Samuel Edmiston Alexander passed away in 1862 in Vira, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Samuel Edmiston Alexander was born in 1785 in Shermans Valley, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of John Hamilton Alexander And Margaret Alexander.
  • In 1820, Samuel Edmiston Alexander resided in Derry, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States.
  • In 1830, Samuel Edmiston Alexander resided in Derry, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Samuel Edmiston Alexander married Mary Alexander, and had children including David Bingham Alexander, Emily Alexander Martin, Henry Price Alexander, Howard T Alexander, Hugh S Alexander, John Edmiston Alexander, William Annan Alexander.
  • Samuel Edmiston Alexander passed away in 1862 in Vira, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Samuel Alexander's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Alexander
1785–1862
Birth Place: Shermans Valley, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
John Hamilton Alexander
1760–1816
Shermans Valley, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Margaret Alexander
1760–1834
Pennsylvania, United States of America
Grandparents
Hugh Alexander
1724–1777
Scotland
Martha Edmeston
1735–1771
Great-Grandparents
John Alexander
1700–1777
Margaret Alexander
1700–1754
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Alexander
1630–
Marion Peddie
1648–
Margaret Glasson
1679–1779

Samuel Alexander's Descendants

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Samuel (Edmiston) Alexander (17 January 1785–17 January 1862) m. Mary Alexander (1792–9 December 1869)
  1. 1. John (Edmiston) Alexander 1815–1902
  2. 2. Howard (T) Alexander 1841–1887
  3. 3. William (Annan) Alexander 1830–1864
  4. 4. Henry (Price) Alexander 1837–1910
  5. 5. Hugh (S.) Alexander 1828–1905
  6. 6. David (Bingham) Alexander 1838–1905
  7. 7. Emily (Alexander) Martin 1822–1896

Samuel Alexander's Timeline

7 Records

1785
17 January 1785
Birth of Samuel Edmiston Alexander in Shermans Valley, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Shermans Valley, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
1820
1820
Age 35
Samuel Edmiston Alexander resided here in Derry, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States
Derry, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States
1830
1830
Age 45
Samuel Edmiston Alexander resided here in Derry, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA
Derry, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA
1840
1840
Age 55
Samuel Edmiston Alexander resided here in Sandy Creek, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA
Sandy Creek, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA
1850
1850
Age 65
Samuel Edmiston Alexander resided here in Derry, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA
Derry, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA
1860
1860
Age 75
Samuel Edmiston Alexander resided here in Derry, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA
Derry, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA
1862
17 January 1862
Age 77
Death of Samuel Edmiston Alexander in Little Valley, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States
Little Valley, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 January 1785
    Event Place: Shermans Valley, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Derry, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Derry, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Sandy Creek, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Derry, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Derry, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 January 1862
    Event Place: Little Valley, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Vira, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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