McNiven - Oliver Family tree » William Alexander (1744-1814)

Personal data William Alexander 

Sources 1, 2, 3Sources 1, 2
  • Alternative name: William Thornton Alexander
  • He was born on March 3, 1744 in Prince William, Virginia, United States.

    Waarschuwing Attention: Was younger than 16 years (12) when child (Jane Alexander) was born (April 28, 1756).

  • Alternative: He was born on March 3, 1744 in Prince William Co., VA.
  • He died on April 3, 1814 in St Pauls Parish, King George, Virginia, United States, he was 70 years old.
  • Alternative: He died on April 3, 1814 in St Pauls Parish, King George, Virginia, Verenigde Staten, he was 70 years old.
  • A child of Philip C. Alexander and Sarah Hooe

Household of William Alexander

He is married to Sigismunda Mary /Massie Massey.

They got married on April 18, 1765 at St Pauls Parish, Stafford, Virginia, United States, he was 21 years old.Source 2


Child(ren):

  1. Jane Alexander  1756-1804
  4. Sarah Anne Alexander  1767-1820 
  6. Mary Alexander  1769-1779
  7. Frances Alexander  1770-1774
  8. Jane Alexander  1771-1799
  10. Mary Stuart Alexander  1775-1859 
  11. JONATHAN LAMB  1776-1842
  12. Philip Alexander  1776-1831
  13. Stuart Alexander  1778-1778
  14. William Alexander  1779-1791
  15. Robert Alexander  1781-1811
  16. Langhorne Alexander  1783-1793
  17. Gerard Alexander  1784-1834
  20. Sarah Alexander  1790-????

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    Sources

    1. Virginia, Extracted Vital Records, 1660-1923, Ancestry.com, Virginia Vital Records; Indexed by: Judith McGhan / Ancestry.com
    2. Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    3. Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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    Historical events

    Birthday March 3, 1744

    • The temperature on March 3, 1744 was about 7.0 °C. There was 7 mm of rainWind direction mainly west by south. Weather type: geheel betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
    •  This page is only available in Dutch.
      Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
    • In the year 1744: Source: Wikipedia
      • February 22 » War of the Austrian Succession: The Battle of Toulon causes several Royal Navy captains to be court-martialed, and the Articles of War to be amended.
      • July 4 » The Treaty of Lancaster, in which the Iroquois cede lands between the Allegheny Mountains and the Ohio River to the British colonies, was signed in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
      • September 30 » War of the Austrian Succession: France and Spain defeat Sardinia at the Battle of Madonna dell'Olmo, but soon have to withdraw from Sardinia anyway.

    Day of marriage April 18, 1765

    • The temperature on April 18, 1765 was about 11.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northeast. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Special wheather fenomena: dauw. Source: KNMI
    • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • Regent Lodewijk Ernst (Hertog van Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel) was from 1759 till 1766 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • In the year 1765: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 25 » Port Egmont, the first British settlement in the Falkland Islands near the southern tip of South America, is founded.
      • March 9 » After a campaign by the writer Voltaire, judges in Paris posthumously exonerate Jean Calas of murdering his son. Calas had been tortured and executed in 1762 on the charge, though his son may have actually committed suicide.
      • March 22 » The British Parliament passes the Stamp Act that introduces a tax to be levied directly on its American colonies.
      • March 24 » Great Britain passes the Quartering Act, which requires the Thirteen Colonies to house British troops.
      • August 12 » Treaty of Allahabad is signed. The Treaty marks the political and constitutional involvement and the beginning of Company rule in India.
      • November 1 » The British Parliament enacts the Stamp Act on the Thirteen Colonies in order to help pay for British military operations in North America.

    Day of death April 3, 1814

    • The temperature on April 3, 1814 was about 10.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south. Weather type: half bewolkt regen. Source: KNMI
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      De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
    • In the year 1814: Source: Wikipedia
      • February 17 » War of the Sixth Coalition: The Battle of Mormant.
      • March 21 » Napoleonic Wars: Austrian forces repel French troops in the Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube.
      • May 17 » The Constitution of Norway is signed and Crown Prince Christian Frederick of Denmark is elected King of Norway by the Norwegian Constituent Assembly.
      • August 14 » A cease fire agreement, called the Convention of Moss, ended the Swedish–Norwegian War.
      • December 14 » War of 1812: The Royal Navy seizes control of Lake Borgne, Louisiana.
      • December 24 » Representatives of the United Kingdom and the United States sign the Treaty of Ghent, ending the War of 1812.
    

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