Dates and Anniversaries

Born

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Born		Person ID	Tree
1	Carter, Wormley Tuttle	10 Feb 1794	Prince William, Virginia, USA	I417	Alexanders of Virginia
2	Alexander, Esquire Maj. Robert	10 Feb 1815	St George Hanover Square, London, Middlesex, England	I626	Alexanders of Donegal
3	Alexander, Cecilia Beverly	10 Feb 1852	Meade, Kentucky, USA	I472	Alexanders of Virginia
4	Alexander, Rt. Hon. Sir James Ulick Francis Canning	10 Feb 1889	St Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England	I799	Alexanders of Donegal
5	Alexander, Brian	10 Feb 1930	Milford House, Milford, Carlow, Ireland	I1022	Alexanders of Donegal

Died

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Died		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Alexander 5th Baron of Menstrie	10 Feb 1580	Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	I26	Alexanders of Menstrie
2	Alexander, Dr. Junius Brutus	10 Feb 1922	Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA	I238	Alexanders of Virginia
3	Freemantle, Emily Caroline	10 Feb 1929	Upton Upon Severn, Worcestershire, England	I1191	Alexanders of Donegal
4	Alexander, Lane Butler	10 Feb 1956	Glen Ridge, Essex, New Jersey, USA	I577	Alexanders of Virginia
5	Blackmon, Robert Louis	10 Feb 1989	Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA	I1565	Alexanders of Virginia

Buried

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Buried		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Lt. Richard Henry Lee	Aft 9 Feb 1875	Saint Louis Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA	I284	Alexanders of Virginia

Married

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Married		Person ID	Tree
1	Erwin, Henry Bullard Hewitt, Eloise W.	10 Feb 1906	Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, USA	I1590 I1616	Alexanders of Virginia

Fact

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Fact		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, James	10 Feb 1580	became guardian of nephew Alexander Alexander's children	I186	Alexanders of Menstrie

According to the DNA test results of various members of Alexander and MacAlister families in the United Kingdom, Ireland, North America, and elsewhere, the two families diverged from a common ancestor within the past several hundred years. Both descend from Somerled, Lord of the Isles, an 11th century king who was also the progenitor of Clans Donald and MacDougall. If you are carrying the name Alexander, MacAlister, or some another variant of these surnames, you are welcome to join the Alexander and McAlister DNA Projects which are currently being hosted by Family Tree DNA.

Other branches of the Alexander family that split off from the main lineage in Menstrie settled in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. One was known as the Alexanders of Blackhouse and Boghall, while another was called the Alexanders of Ballochmyle. The coats of arms for both families closely resemble the arms for the Earls of Caledon in Northern Ireland and Alexanders of Menstrie in Clackmannanshire, Scotland. This suggests that all four families likely came from the same part of Scotland where they probably shared a common heritage. The interesting thing about the Alexanders of Paisley is that they were first documented in 1413, about a hundred years before Thomas Alexander was recorded in Menstrie.

Alexander of Menstrie - Sir William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling. Arms: Quarterly, 1st and 4th, per pale, argent and sable, a chevron, and in base a crescent, all counterchanged; 2nd and 3rd, or, a lymphad sable sails furled and flags flying between three crosses crosslet fitchée gules for MacDonald. Crest: A bear sejant, erect, proper. Supporters: Dexter, an Indian with long hair, and a dart in his right hand all proper having a circle of gold on his head with a plume of seven feathers or and azure and around his waist a like circle of feathers; sinister, a mermaid with a comb and mirror all proper. Motto: per mare, per terras.