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Sophia Alexander 1687 – 1726 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1687

Birth Location: Somerset, Maryland, British Colony

Death Date: 13 December 1726

Death Location: Slate Hill, Cecil County, Maryland, British Colony

Father: Joseph Alexander

Mother: Abagail McKnitt

Spouse(s): Col. Alexander

Children(s): Isaac Alexander, William Alexander, Moses Alexander, Esther Alexander, Jedediah Alexander, Arthur Alexander, Zebulon Alexander, Abigail MCKNITT, Mary Alexander, Francis Alexander, Isaac Alexander, Mary Wakely, Elijah Alexander, William Alexander, Elias Alexander, Andrew Alexander, Abraham Alexander, Ezra Alexander, Abram Alexander, Capt. Alexander, Francis Alexander, James Alexander

Born in 1687 in Somerset, Maryland, British Colony, Sophia Alexander was the child of Joseph 'The Tanner' Alexander and Abagail McKnitt. In time, Sophia Alexander married Col. Elias Elijah Alexander, and they raised a family that included Isaac Alexander, William Francis Alexander, Moses Alexander, Esther Alexander, Jedediah Alexander, Arthur Alexander, Zebulon Alexander, Abigail MCKNITT, Mary Alexander, Francis Alexander, Isaac Alexander, Mary Dove Wakely, Elijah Alexander, William Alexander, Elias Alexander, Andrew Alexander, Abraham C Alexander, Ezra Alexander, Abram Alexander, Capt. Joseph Isaac Alexander, Francis Alexander and James Rankin Alexander. Sophia Alexander died in Slate Hill, Cecil County, Maryland, British Colony in 1726.

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Parents

Joseph Alexander
1660 – 1730
Birth Location: Raphoe, Ulster, Donegal, Ireland MD
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Abagail McKnitt
1656 – 1730
Birth Location: Manokin Hundred, Somerset, Maryland, United States
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Spouses(s)

Col. Alexander
1678 – 1749
Birth Location: Somerset, Montgomery, Maryland, British Colony
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Children(s)

Isaac Alexander
1699 – 1793
Birth Location: Pocomoke, Somerset, Maryland, British Colony
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William Alexander
1700 – 1772
Birth Location: Somerset County, Maryland, British Colony
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Moses Alexander
1700 – 1769
Birth Location: Drumore, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colony
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Esther Alexander
1700 –
Birth Location: Cecil, Maryland, United States
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Jedediah Alexander
1702 – 1750
Birth Location: Cecil, Maryland, British Colony
JA
Arthur Alexander
1712 – 1763
Birth Location: New Munster, Cecil, Maryland, British Colony
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Zebulon Alexander
1710 – 1784
Birth Location: New Munster, Cecil, Maryland, British Colony
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Abigail MCKNITT
1720 – 1772
Birth Location: Cecil, Maryland, British Colony
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Mary Alexander
1726 – 1800
Birth Location: Cecil, Maryland, USA
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Francis Alexander
1712 – 1760
Birth Location: Cecil, Maryland, British Colony
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Isaac Alexander
1712 – 1789
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Mary Wakely
1698 – 1765
Birth Location: Wicomico, Somerset, Maryland, British Colony
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Elijah Alexander
1713 – 1785
Birth Location: Slate Hill, York County, Pennsylvania or Drumore or McSparran, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
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William Alexander
1715 – 1772
Birth Location: Somerset, Maryland, British Colony
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Elias Alexander
1728 – 1818
Birth Location: Cecil County, Maryland, British Colony
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Andrew Alexander
1717 – 1784
Birth Location: Somerset, Maryland, British Colony
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Abraham Alexander
1717 – 1786
Birth Location: New Munster, Cecil, Maryland, British Colony
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Ezra Alexander
1720 – 1800
Birth Location: Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, British Colony
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Abram Alexander
1720 – 1800
Birth Location: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, British Colony
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Capt. Alexander
1726 – 1793
Birth Location: Maryland, Cecil, Colorado, Territory
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Francis Alexander
1730 – 1815
Birth Location: Cecil County, Maryland, British Colony
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James Alexander
1756 – 1836
Birth Location: Cecil,Cecil County, Maryland, British Colony
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 26 February 1680
    Event Place: Manokin, Somerset, Maryland, United States
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 174

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1687
    Event Place: Somerset, Maryland, British Colony

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 13 December 1726
    Event Place: Slate Hill, Cecil County, Maryland, British Colony
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