Dates and Anniversaries

Born

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Born		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Esquire Josias William	14 May 1849	Shoreham, Kent, England	I700	Alexanders of Donegal
2	Alexander, Frank Emmons	14 May 1895	Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA	I445	Alexanders of Virginia

Died

Matches 1 to 7 of 7

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Died		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander-Shaw, Esquire and Cruisetown and Caledon William John	14 May 1856	Dublin, Dublin, Ireland	I941	Alexanders of Donegal
2	Alexander, Leonora	14 May 1909	Bromley, Kent, England	I1643	Alexanders of Donegal
3	Alexander, Lt. Walter Lorenzo	14 May 1915	Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France	I1531	Alexanders of Donegal
4	Alexander, St. John	14 May 1932	Manhattan, New York, New York, USA	I356	Alexanders of Virginia
5	Moore, Benjamin	14 May 1938		I1368	Alexanders of Virginia
6	Alexander, Donald Lee	14 May 1972	Santa Clara, California, USA	I827	Alexanders of Virginia
7	Alexander, Earl Bryan	14 May 2011	Los Altos, Santa Clara, California, USA	I829	Alexanders of Virginia

Buried

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Buried		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Donald Lee	Abt 14 May 1972	Hillcrest Cemetery, Mendocino, Mendocino, California, USA	I827	Alexanders of Virginia

Married

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Married		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Esquire Robert Quinn, Henrietta Judith	14 May 1785	Stephen's Green, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland	I1507 I1620	Alexanders of Donegal
2	Alexander, John Regis Campbell, Marianne	14 May 1818		I23 I24	Alexanders of Blackhouse

Residence

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Residence		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Jean	14 May 1761	Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland	I91	Alexanders of Blackhouse

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.