Alexander Gillon (1795 - 1832)

Born 9 Apr 1795 in Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Harriet (Brisbane) Gillon — married 17 Dec 1816 in St Michael's Church, Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 11 Jul 1832 at age 37 in Edisto Island, Charleston, South Carolina

Biography

Alexander was born 1795 and died in 1832.

• At Alexander's christening, on 21 May 1795, Mrs. Sarah Purcell was named as his God-mother. She was presumably the recently married second wife called Sarah of his maternal grandfather, the Rev Dr. Henry Purcell, who is listed as one of her two God-tathers. The third God-parent was a man called Pierce Butler.

• From the family bible we also learn that he fell ill with Whooping Cough on October 1796 and Small Pox in March 1797. To this was added Measles in 1802.

• Gillon was killed in a duel on July 12, 1832 at Edisto Island.

Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107996127/alexander-gillon : accessed 06 October 2021), memorial page for Alexander Gillon (9 Apr 1795–11 Jul 1832), Find a Grave Memorial ID 107996127, citing Accabee Plantation Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Saratoga (contributor 46965279) .
• Records from the Bible Belonging to Alexander Gillon compiled by kinsman Allen Everett Beeman (1855-1932) and published in the The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine , Jul., 1918, Vol. 19, No.3 (Jul., 1918), pp. 146-151 by the South Carolina Historical Society. Made available online by JSTOR: access required a JSTOR subscription or payment. It is all relevant and of interest, but note here, in particular, page 147.