Reverend James Alexander

1634 - 1704  (70 years)

• Name	James Alexander  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Title	Reverend
  Birth	1634	Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland   [1, 2, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland   [5]
  	Minister of the Gospel
  Reference Number	10-00057-01
  Reference Number	11-00123-01
  Reference Number	11-00127-01
  Reference Number	13-00483-01
  Death	17 Nov 1704	Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland
  Notes	Not proven that this Rev James Alexander is the father of the Alexander siblings who emigrated to Maryland
  Person ID	I35142	MontyHistNotes_2014
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Robert Alexander, (Xfer),   b. 1610   d. 1704 (Age 94 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Hamilton, (Xfer),   b. 1600   d. 1634 (Age 34 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F1198	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Maxwell,   b. 1634, Donegal, Ireland d. 1680, Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland (Age 46 years)
  Marriage	1650	Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland   [4]
  Children	> 1. William Alexander,   b. 1646, Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland d. 1715, New Munster, Cecil, Maryland, USA (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 2. Andrew Alexander,   b. 1648, Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland d. 1700, Cecil County, Maryland, USA (Age 52 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 3. Elizabeth Alexander,   b. 1650, Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland d. 1692, Manokin, Somerset, Maryland, USA (Age 42 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. John Alexander,   b. 1652, Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 5. James Benjamin Alexander,   b. 1652, Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland d. 1717, New Munster, Cecil, Maryland, USA (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 6. Francis Alexander,   b. 1654, Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland d. 1712, New Munster, Cecil, Maryland, USA (Age 58 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 7. Samuel Alexander,   b. 1657, Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland d. 14 Jun 1733, Cecil County, Maryland, USA (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 8. Joseph Alexander,   b. 1660, Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland d. 30 Dec 1726, New Munster, Cecil, Maryland, USA (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 9. Jane Alexander,   b. 1665, Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland d. 26 Mar 1691, Manokin, Somerset, Maryland, USA (Age 26 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F12253	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1634 - Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland Occupation - Minister of the Gospel - - Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland Marriage - 1650 - Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland Death - 17 Nov 1704 - Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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