Family tree Willemse » Alexander Wilson (1732-1785)

Personal data Alexander Wilson 

Sources 1, 2
  • He was born on August 23, 1732 in Cowhythe, Banffshire, Scotland.
  • He was christened on August 23, 1732 in Fordyce, Banff, Scotland.
  • He died on December 5, 1785 in Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland, he was 53 years old.
    Fordyce Churchyard tombstone: 'a tribute of affection and respect for the memory of . . . Alexander Wilson, factor for the Earl of Findlater and Seafield, who died at Cullen the 5th December 1785, aged 56 years' Quoted in Wilsons, p.251
    Fordyce Churchyard tombstone: 'a tribute of affection and respect for the memory of . . . Alexander Wilson, factor for the Earl of Findlater and Seafield, who died at Cullen the 5th December 1785, aged 56 years' Quoted in Wilsons, p.251
  • A child of John Wilson and Margaret Brown

Household of Alexander Wilson

He is married to Margaret Strachan.

They got married in the year 1759 at Banff, Banffshire, Scotland, he was 26 years old.

'This probably took place in Banff in 1759, but the Marriage Registers of that town have not been searched.' A. C-B. in The Wilsons, p. 131

Child(ren):

  1. Elizabeth Wilson  ± 1766-1828 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Alexander Wilson

Alexander Wilson
1669-± 1730
Jannet Cantly
John Wilson
1701-1786

Alexander Wilson
1732-1785

1759

Margaret Strachan
1732-1804

Elizabeth Wilson
± 1766-1828

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    Sources

    1. Blathwayt Web Site, Mary Blathwayt, Alexander Wilson, October 12, 2018
      Toegevoegd via een Smart Match
      Stambomen op MyHeritage Familiesite: Blathwayt Web Site Familiestamboom: 132594672-10
    2. Schotland, geboortes en dopen, 1564-1950, via https://www.myheritage.nl/research/colle...
      Alexander Wilson<br>Geslacht: Man<br>Doop: 23 aug 1732 - Fordyce, Banff, Scotland<br>Vader: John Wilson<br>Moeder: Margaret Brown<br>Indexeren Project (Batch) Nummer: C11153-2<br>Oorsprong systeem: Scotland-ODM<br>GS film nummer: 990824, 990991, 990992

    Historical events

    Birthday August 23, 1732

    • The temperature on August 23, 1732 was about 16.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: helder. Source: KNMI
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      Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
    • In the year 1732: Source: Wikipedia
      • June 9 » James Oglethorpe is granted a royal charter for the colony of the future U.S. state of Georgia.
      • September 16 » In Campo Maior, Portugal, a storm hits the Armory and a violent explosion ensues, killing two thirds of its inhabitants.
      • November 29 » The magnitude 6.6 Irpinia earthquake causes 1,940 deaths in the former Kingdom of Naples, southern Italy.
      • December 7 » The Royal Opera House opens at Covent Garden, London, England.

    Day of death December 5, 1785

    • The temperature on December 5, 1785 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north west from. 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 1785: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 7 » Frenchman Jean-Pierre Blanchard and American John Jeffries travel from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in a gas balloon.
      • January 20 » Invading Siamese forces attempt to exploit the political chaos in Vietnam, but are ambushed and annihilated at the Mekong river by the Tây Sơn in the Battle of Rạch Gầm-Xoài Mút.
      • January 27 » The University of Georgia is founded, the first public university in the United States.
      • November 28 » The first Treaty of Hopewell is signed, by which the United States acknowledges Cherokee lands in what is now East Tennessee.
    

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