Dates and Anniversaries

Born

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Born		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Sigismunda Rose	9 Dec 1802	Prince William, Virginia, USA	I383	Alexanders of Virginia
2	Alexander, Baroness Gray Patricia Margaret	9 Dec 1929	Cork, Ireland	I1125	Alexanders of Donegal

Died

Matches 1 to 9 of 9

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Died		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Lt. Col. James	Abt 9 Dec 1671		I49	Alexanders of Menstrie
2	Alexander, Dorothy	9 Dec 1816	Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa	I1611	Alexanders of Donegal
3	Alexander, Duncan Stewart	9 Dec 1852	Fort Snelling, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA	I312	Alexanders of Virginia
4	Alexander, Lt. Frederick James	9 Dec 1882	Dehra Dun, Uttaranchal, India	I1626	Alexanders of Donegal
5	Alexander, Anne	9 Dec 1885	Hastings, Sussex, England	I633	Alexanders of Donegal
6	Noel, Micham Edward	9 Dec 1900	Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA	I1678	Alexanders of Virginia
7	Alexander, Margaret Starrett	9 Dec 1928	Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA	I553	Alexanders of Virginia
8	Webster, Ada Emily Marian	9 Dec 1934	London, Middlesex, England	I817	Alexanders of Donegal
9	Moss, Margaret Starrett	9 Dec 1966	Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA	I550	Alexanders of Virginia

Buried

Matches 1 to 4 of 4

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Buried		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Lt. Col. James	9 Dec 1671		I49	Alexanders of Menstrie
2	Alexander, Duncan Stewart	Abt 9 Dec 1852	Saint Louis Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA	I312	Alexanders of Virginia
3	Alexander, Margaret Starrett	Abt 9 Dec 1928	Saint Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery, Owings Mills, Baltimore, Maryland, USA	I553	Alexanders of Virginia
4	Collins, Jessie Ellen	9 Dec 1957	Greenwich, Kent, England	I1547	Alexanders of Donegal

Married

Matches 1 to 4 of 4

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Married		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Dr. Walter Oscar Libbey, Mary Louisa	9 Dec 1872	Washington, District of Columbia, USA	I586 I587	Alexanders of Virginia
2	Alexander, Henry Washington Ladd, Jane Pomeroy	9 Dec 1880	Adams, Illinois, USA	I239 I821	Alexanders of Virginia
3	Moore, Benjamin Emery, Alexandra	9 Dec 1920	Manhattan, New York, New York, USA	I1368 I1367	Alexanders of Virginia
4	Alexander, Capt. Conn Pacey, Doris Minnie	9 Dec 1944	Worthing, Sussex, England	I1132 I1133	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.