RanHam Tree » Alexander Ramsey (1760-1800)
Personal data Alexander Ramsey
Source 1Sources 2, 3, 4- Alternative name: Alexander Ramsay
- He was born in the year 1760 in Inveresk, Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
- Alternative: He was born on January 1, 1760 in Inveresk With Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
- He was baptized on January 6, 1760 in Inveresk With Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.Source 2
- (Arrival) in the year 1795 in America.Source 4
- He died in the year 1800 in Pennsylvania, USA, he was 40 years old.
- A child of John Ramsay and Margaret Fergusson
- A child of John Ramsay
- A child of John Ramsay and Margaret Fergusson
Household of Alexander Ramsey
(1) He is married to Elizabeth Sim.
They got married on January 12, 1782 at Inveresk With Musselburgh,Midlothian,Scotland, he was 22 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Peter Ramsay 1795-????
Child(ren):
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Sources
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- Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Ancestry.com, Place: America; Year: 1795; Page Number: 74 / Ancestry.com
Historical events
Birthday January 1, 1760
- The temperature on January 1, 1760 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: geheel 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)
- 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 1760: Source: Wikipedia
- January 9 » Ahmad Shah Durrani defeats the Marathas in the Battle of Barari Ghat.
- March 20 » The Great Boston Fire of 1760 destroys 349 buildings.
- June 23 » Seven Years' War: Battle of Landeshut: Austria defeats Prussia.
- June 27 » Anglo-Cherokee War: Cherokee warriors defeat British forces at the Battle of Echoee near present-day Otto, North Carolina.
- August 15 » Seven Years' War: Battle of Liegnitz: Frederick the Great's victory over the Austrians under Ernst Gideon von Laudon.
- October 9 » Seven Years' War: Russian and Austrian troops briefly occupy Berlin.
Christening day January 6, 1760
- The temperature on January 6, 1760 was about -1.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: geheel 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)
- 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 1760: Source: Wikipedia
- March 20 » The Great Boston Fire of 1760 destroys 349 buildings.
- June 27 » Anglo-Cherokee War: Cherokee warriors defeat British forces at the Battle of Echoee near present-day Otto, North Carolina.
- July 8 » British forces defeat French forces in the last naval battle in New France.
- August 15 » Seven Years' War: Battle of Liegnitz: Frederick the Great's victory over the Austrians under Ernst Gideon von Laudon.
- October 10 » In a treaty with the Dutch colonial authorities, the Ndyuka people of Suriname - descended from escaped slaves - gain territorial autonomy.
- November 18 » The rebuilt debtors' prison, at the Castellania in Valletta, receives the first prisoners.
Day of marriage January 12, 1782
- The temperature on January 12, 1782 was about 1.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: betrokken mist. 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 1782: Source: Wikipedia
- February 5 » Spanish defeat British forces and capture Menorca.
- February 27 » American Revolutionary War: The House of Commons of Great Britain votes against further war in America.
- March 16 » American Revolutionary War: Spanish troops capture the British-held island of Roatán.
- April 19 » John Adams secures the Dutch Republic's recognition of the United States as an independent government. The house which he had purchased in The Hague, Netherlands becomes the first American embassy.
- June 10 » King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (Rama I) of Siam (modern day Thailand) is crowned.
- July 1 » Raid on Lunenburg: American privateers attack the British settlement of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.
Same birth/death day
- 1745 » Anthony Wayne, American general and politician († 1796)
- 1752 » Betsy Ross, American seamstress, credited with designing the Flag of the United States († 1836)
- 1768 » Maria Edgeworth, Anglo-Irish author († 1849)
- 1769 » Marie-Louise Lachapelle, French obstetrician († 1821)
- 1774 » André Marie Constant Duméril, French zoologist and academic († 1860)
- 1779 » William Clowes, English publisher († 1847)
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Randy James Hammock, "RanHam Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/ranham-tree/P820.php : accessed February 9, 2026), "Alexander Ramsey (1760-1800)".