Dates and Anniversaries

Born

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Born		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Edward F.	5 Dec 1862	Breckinridge, Kentucky, USA	I926	Alexanders of Virginia
2	Geer, Augusta Danforth	5 Dec 1892	Hoosick Falls, Rensselaer, New York, USA	I1412	Alexanders of Virginia
3	Pluard, Marion Celeste	5 Dec 1907	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA	I1333	Alexanders of Virginia

Died

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Died		Person ID	Tree
1	Ouwens, Maria	5 Dec 1811	The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands	I1791	Clan MacAlister
2	Alexander, William Harold	5 Dec 1880		I847	Alexanders of Donegal
3	Alexander, Rosetta	5 Dec 1916	Londonderry, Derry, Northern Ireland	I341	Alexanders of Donegal
4	Alexander, Constance Mary	5 Dec 1956	London, Middlesex, England	I1569	Alexanders of Donegal
5	Rose-Lloyd, Renée Victoria Mary	5 Dec 1975	Hamstead Marshal, Berkshire, England	I819	Alexanders of Donegal
6	Alexander, Holmes Moss	5 Dec 1985	Lutherville Timonium, Baltimore, Maryland, USA	I551	Alexanders of Virginia

Buried

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Buried		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Holmes Moss	Abt 5 Dec 1985	Saint Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery, Owings Mills, Baltimore, Maryland, USA	I551	Alexanders of Virginia

Married

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Married		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, John Cuninghame, Janet	5 Dec 1683	Paisley Abbey, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland	I41 I155	Alexanders of Blackhouse
2	Alexander, Lt. Frederick James Gouldhawke, Harriet Jemima	5 Dec 1839	Cawnpore, Bengal, India	I1626 I1627	Alexanders of Donegal
3	Alexander, Maj. Nigel William Wheatley, Anne	5 Dec 1964	Surrey, England	I979 I980	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.