Dates and Anniversaries

Born

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Born		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Robert Andrew James	14 Apr 1905	Poona, Bombay, India	I1699	Alexanders of Donegal

Christened

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Christened		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Boyd Esq.	14 Apr 1796	Mauchline, Ayrshire, Scotland	I121	Alexanders of Blackhouse

Died

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Died		Person ID	Tree
1	Patterson, Leonard	Bef 15 Apr 1790	Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA	I1689	Alexanders of Virginia
2	Alexander, Susanna Pearson	14 Apr 1856	Prince William, Virginia, USA	I40	Alexanders of Virginia
3	Hunter, Palmyra Geneva High	14 Apr 1866	Tulip, Dallas, Arkansas, USA	I223	Alexanders of Virginia
4	Page, Mary Alexander	14 Apr 1934		I184	Alexanders of Virginia
5	Alexander, Shirley Norborn	14 Apr 1935	Livingston, Kentucky, USA	I747	Alexanders of Virginia
6	James, Sylvia Constance	14 Apr 1990	Santa Clara, California, USA	I828	Alexanders of Virginia

Buried

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Buried		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Susanna Pearson	Abt 14 Apr 1856	Chapman Family Cemetery, Prince William, Virginia, USA	I40	Alexanders of Virginia
2	Alexander, Esquire of Boydstone Dr. Archibald	14 Apr 1883	Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England	I1387	Clan MacAlister
3	Crecelius, Betty	14 Apr 1940	Crecelius Cemetery, Battletown, Meade, Kentucky, USA	I488	Alexanders of Virginia
4	James, Sylvia Constance	Abt 14 Apr 1990	Hillcrest Cemetery, Mendocino, Mendocino, California, USA	I828	Alexanders of Virginia

Married

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Married		Person ID	Tree
1	Prescott-Decie, Col. Richard Alexander-Shaw, Harriet	14 Apr 1904	St George Hanover Square, London, Middlesex, England	I948 I946	Alexanders of Donegal

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.