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February 2025

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						1 Fanny Alexander (1816) Maj. Bryan James Mildmay Ale... (1918) Elza Carey Boyte (1902) Emily Wright Houston (1841) More...
2 Adam Murray Alexander (1874) Commander Caledon Charles Al... (1985) Paula Cecilia Alexander Larn... (1993) Frances Fowke (1691)	3 Andrew Jackson Alexander (1902) Frances M. Alexander (1852) Irene Langhorne Gibson (1897) William Maxwell Alexander, E... (1836) More...	4 Bate Washington Alexander (1946) Sarah Rudd (1904) Kate Stayner (1946) Dr. Welcome Taylor Alexander (1848) More...	5 4th Earl of Stirling Henry A... (1690) Thomas Clark Alexander (1852) Carl Edward Harmon (2005) Rosetta Alexander (1839) More...	6 Capt. Philip Sylvester Alexa... (1883) William Frederick Alexander (1864) Hilda Gwendolyn Avery Wright (1885) Elizabeth Alexander (1607) More...	7 Lockhart Alexander (1760) Eloise W. Hewitt (1889) Leander E. Hill (1939) John Jordan (1693) More...	8 Charles Butler Alexander, Jr... (1908) Eleanor Lee Alexander (1839) Gustavus Richard Alexander (1834) Mary Stuart Alexander (1775) More...
9 Anne Alexander (1742) Augustine Fitzhugh Alexander (1837) Margaret Starrett Moss (1879) Boyd Alexander, Esquire, H.E... (1758) More...	10 Alexander Alexander, 5th Bar... (1580) Dr. Junius Brutus Alexander (1922) Lane Butler Alexander (1956) Robert Louis Blackmon (1989) More...	11 Col. Lawrence Gibbons Alexan... (1911) Francis Foster Alexander (1846) Sybil St. John Murphy (1891) Mary McKenzie (1844) More...	12 Boyd William John Alexander (1892) George Hancock Alexander (1907) Lee Massey Brown Alexander (1834) Sarah Ann Moorman (1892) More...	13 Alice Mary Juliana Alexander (1921) 5th Baronet Sir William Ferd... (1896) Dillon Godfrey Welchman (1998) Dr. Edward Clarendon Alexand... (1853) More...	14 Anita Mayo Alexander (1841) Melissa R. Emery (1933) Capt. Fielding Lewis (1751) Lady Louisa Juliana Knox (1820) More...	15 Lt. Richard Henry Lee Alexan... (1851) Ursula Alexander (1688) May Lee Alexander (1952) Edward Mauzey Miller (1959) More...
16 Arthur Carrol Alexander (1882) Esquire Henry Alexander (1803) Hon. William B. Alexander (1882) Thomas Edward Alexander (1940) More...	17 Charles Robert Alexander (1902) Thomas Alexander, Esquire (1867) Richard Henry Alexander (1933) Orline St. John (1925) More...	18 Atwell Lake Alexander (1935) Lita Isabel Berry (1931) Col. Gordon Graham Heiner (1961) John Guffey Miller (2002) More...	19 Edward Meredyth Edgworth Ale... (1899) Brigadier Richard Francis O’... (1973) John Harvey Alexander (1922) Richard Taylor Anderson (1867) More...	20 Dr. Lee Massey Alexander (1900) Lesley Alexander (1820) Lockhart Alexander (1760) Mary Anna Frances Alexander (1804) More...	21 Elizabeth Alexander (1671) Sir William Alexander, 1st E... (1640) Jane Mary Alexander (1885) Esquire John Watson Wakefiel... (1879) More...	22 Capt. Francis John Alexander (1976) James David Berry (1973) Richard Barnes Alexander (1851) Robert Washington Alexander (1851) More...
23 Blanche Alexander (1890) Lela Emery (1929) Esquire Capt. Granville Henr... (1880) Hugh Francis Lister Coltman ... (1935) More...	24 Anna Joanna Alexander (1859) Rev. Evelyn Ferguson Alexand... (1887) Jane Haigh (1875) Robert P. C. Alexander (1866) More...	25 Agatha Francis Alexander (1885) Julia Wilhelm (1897) Cora Sybil Alexander (1959) William Brown Alexander (1846) More...	26 Claud Alexander (1690) William Harold Alexander (1880) John S. H. Hancock E. Beale ... (1829)	27 Esquire John Alexander (1764) Edwin Stuart Foote (1858) Jane Pomeroy Ladd (1861) Avery Cornell Williams (1898) More...	28 Gen. Charles Tripler Alexand... (1918) Marie Therese Pratte (1894) Lucy Thornton (1781) Gerald Edward Alexander (1983) More...
Events for this month that are not associated with a specific day: Catherine Bethea Alexander (2007) Margaret Alexander (1593) Robert Alexander (1841) Virginia Alexander (1946) Richard Foote (1834) Columbus S. Alexander (1841) Harry Linwood Alexander (1870) Josephine Alexander (1886) Lawrence Gibbons Alexander (1815) Garland Lomax (1891) Augusta Swain (1861) Harriet Marion White (1869) Elizabeth Douglas (1505)

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.