Olson's Tree » William Alexander, Lord Stirling (1726-1783)

Personal data William Alexander, Lord Stirling 

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  • He was born in the year 1726 in New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, United States of America.
  • He died on January 15, 1783 in Albany, Albany County, New York, United States of America, he was 57 years old.
  • A child of James Alexander and Maria "Mary" Spratt

Household of William Alexander, Lord Stirling

He is married to Sara Livingston.

They got married on March 1, 1748 at Baskinridge, New Jersey, United States, he was 22 years old.

They got married in the year 1755, he was 29 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Lady Mary Alexander  1749-1831 
  2. Catherine Alexander  1755-1826

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Alexander, Lord Stirling

William Alexander, Lord Stirling
1726-1783

1748

Sara Livingston
1725-1805

Lady Mary Alexander
1749-1831
Catherine Alexander
1755-1826

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Historical events

Day of marriage March 1, 1748

  • The temperature on March 1, 1748 was about 1.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: betrokken hagel sneeuw. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem IV (Huis van Oranje) was from 1747 till 1751 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1748: Source: Wikipedia
    • June 11 » Denmark adopts the characteristic Nordic Cross flag later taken up by all other Scandinavian countries.
    • August 26 » The first Lutheran denomination in North America, the Pennsylvania Ministerium, is founded in Philadelphia.
    • October 12 » War of Jenkins' Ear: A British squadron wins a tactical victory over a Spanish squadron off Havana.
    • October 18 » Signing of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ends the War of the Austrian Succession.

Day of death January 15, 1783

  • The temperature on January 15, 1783 was about 6.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. 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)
  • In the year 1783: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 15 » In an emotional speech in Newburgh, New York, George Washington asks his officers not to support the Newburgh Conspiracy. The plea is successful and the threatened coup d'état never takes place.
    • April 15 » Preliminary articles of peace ending the American Revolutionary War (or American War of Independence) are ratified.
    • April 18 » Three-Fifths Compromise: the first instance of black slaves in the United States of America being counted as three fifths of persons (for the purpose of taxation), in a resolution of the Congress of the Confederation. This was later adopted in the 1787 Constitution.
    • June 8 » Laki, a volcano in Iceland, begins an eight-month eruption which kills over 9,000 people and starts a seven-year famine.
    • July 25 » American Revolutionary War: The war's last action, the Siege of Cuddalore, is ended by a preliminary peace agreement.
    • December 23 » George Washington resigns as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army at the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Maryland.


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