John Alexander (1806 - 1861)

Born 24 Jan 1806 in Vinalhaven, Knox, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Died 27 Feb 1861 at age 55 in Maine, United States

Biography

John Alexander was born on January 24, 1806 in Vinalhaven, Knox County, Maine, the son of Henry Alexander. ^[1]

John was the first born child of Henry Alexander and Mercy (Beverage) Alexander, who had five children. Mercy died in childbirth with their last child, Ezekiel, in 1817. His father remarried and had more children. John Alexander married Hannah Randall Crocket on 7 February 1842 in Vinalhaven, Knox, Maine. ^{[2] [3]} They had four children: James B., 1843; Ezekiel, 1845; George A., 1848; and Sarah M., 1850. ^{[4] [5]}

The John Alexander family lived in North Haven, Maine. All members of the family were born in Maine. They owned their house. In 1850, John, 43, was a fisherman. His wife Hannah was 31. The two eldest children, James, 7, and Ezekiel, 5, were in school. George was two years old. ^[6] In 1860, John, 54, was a farmer. His wife Hannah was 42. James, 17, and Ezekiel, 15, were both fishermen, as well as in school. George, 12, and Sarah 10, were in school. ^[7]

John Alexander died on 27 February 1861, aged 55. He is buried with his parents, step mother, at least ten of his siblings, and his son, George (1847-1917) at Seaview Cemetery, North Haven, Maine. ^{[8] [9]}

Sources

1. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW1F-BH7 : 4 December 2014), John Alexandar, 24 Jan 1806; citing ; FHL microfilm 12,274.
2. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4D4-3PB : 14 January 2020), John Alexander, 1842.
3. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4D4-WMN : 14 January 2020), John Alexander, 1842.
4. ↑ Familysearch Sourced Family Tree (https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MJQW-9F6)
5. ↑ ancestry.com sourced family tree (https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/23682329/person/1415952823/facts?_phsrc=LNg1&_phstart=successSource)
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6V4-592 : 22 December 2020), John Alexander, North Haven, Waldo, Maine, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDHT-T34 : 18 February 2021), John Alexander, 1860.
8. ↑ "Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKMB-TV1H : 16 April 2015), John Alexander, 1861; citing Burial, North Haven, Knox, Maine, United States, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,753,004.
9. ↑ Find A Grave: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=157232228