Abraham Alexander (1735 - 1776)

Born 8 Apr 1735 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Jerusha (Thompson) Alexander — married 4 Jul 1759 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Died 9 Oct 1776 at age 41 in Ticonderoga, Essex, New York, United States

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Biography

Birth and Parents

Abraham Alexander was born in Massachusetts.

Alexander, the youngest of eleven children of Philip Alexander and Joanna Roberts was born on 8 April 1735 at Woburn, Massachusetts.^[1]

American Revolutionary War Service

Private Abraham Alexander served with Middlesex County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Abraham Alexander is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A208359.

Abraham Alexander is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 102250
Rank: Private

Abraham, occupation Cordwainer (Shoemaker), served during the Amreican Revolutionary War at the rank of Private, first in Capt. Joshua Walker's Company, Col. David Greene's 2nd Middlesex Regiment, which marched on the alarm of 19 April 1775,^[2] and in Capt. John Wood's 5th Company, Col. Loammi Baldwin's 38th Massachusetts Bay Provincial Regiment, Continental Army,^[3] and as a "matross' in Capt. Joseph Chadwick's Company, Col. Richard Gridley's Artillery Regiment.^[4]

Marriage and Children

Abraham married Jerusha Thompson, the daughter of James and Abigail (Baldwin) Thompson on 4 July 1759 at Woburn, Massachusetts Bay Colony.^[5] They had six children born at Woburn:

1. Philip Alexander (b. 8 Nov 1760; d. 1807)^[6] m. 13 Sep 1787 at Peterborough, New Hampshire, Deborah Bailey (-1841)
2. William Alexander (b. 17 Jan 1763; d. 1845)^[7] m. 7 Oct 1788 at New Hampshire, Esther Alexander (1763-1855)
3. Abraham Alexander (b. 1 Feb 1766; d. 1851)^[8] m. 10 Apr 1788 at Warren, NH, Betsey Mills (1767-1851)
4. Jerusha Alexander (b. 25 Apr 1768; d. 1859, Woburn, MA)^[9][10] m. 17 Jan 1789 at Woburn, MA, Jeremiah Converse (1765-1828)
5. Darius Alexander (b. 29 Apr 1771; d. 28 Sep 1775, Woburn, MA)^[11][12]
6. Mary Alexander (b. 13 Feb 1774; d. 28 Sep 1775, Woburn, MA)^[13][14]

Death

Pvt. Abraham Alexander died on 9 October 1776 in his 41st year at Fort Ticonderoga, New York. Based on a military archive, Abraham died in the service of Liet. Loammi Baldwin's 38th Regiment.^[15]His death entry at Burlington, Massachusetts for 1775 reads, "9 Oct Abm. Alexanders [sic] in ye army at Ticonderoga."^[16][17]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V2-F4Y : 20 May 2022), Abraham Alexander, 8 Apr 1735; citing Birth, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011120.
2. ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2M-PJ1W : 6 June 2023), Abraham Alexander, 19 Apr 1775; citing Military Service, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 101711081.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2R4-YWJJ : 17 March 2018), Abraham Alexander, 1775; citing Military Service, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,021,944.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGVS-DGT1 : 19 February 2021), Abraham Alexander, 11 Jul 1775; citing Military Service, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCSC-DY9 : 20 May 2022), Jerusha Thompson in entry for Abraham Alexander, 4 Jul 1759; citing Marriage, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004198966.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V2-5J7 : 20 May 2022), Jerusha Alexander in entry for Philip Alexander, 8 Nov 1760; citing Birth, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011120.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V2-RJ1 : 20 May 2022), Jerusha Alexander in entry for William Alexander, 17 Jan 1763; citing Birth, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011120.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V2-TPR : 20 May 2022), Jerusha Alexander in entry for Abraham Alexander, 1 Feb 1766; citing Birth, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011120.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V2-YQQ : 20 May 2022), Jerusha Alexander in entry for Jerusha Alexander, 25 Apr 1768; citing Birth, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011120.
10. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWSG-QFN : 13 December 2022), Jerusha in entry for Jerusha Converse, 1859.
11. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V2-BSC : 20 May 2022), Jerusha Alexander in entry for Darius Alexander, 29 Apr 1771; citing Birth, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011120.
12. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHXJ-V2P : 20 May 2022), Abraham Alexander in entry for Darius Alexander, 28 Sep 1775; citing Death, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011120.
13. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V2-BPG : 20 May 2022), Jerusha Alexander in entry for Mary Alexander, 13 Feb 1774; citing Birth, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011120.
14. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH71-Y5V : 20 May 2022), Abraham Alexander in entry for Mary Alexander, 28 Sep 1775; citing Death, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009580.
15. ↑ "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGWT-T7HG : 19 February 2021), Abraham Alexander, Oct 1775; citing Military Service, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .
16. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHDJ-TMN : 20 May 2022), Abm. Alexanders, Oct 1776; citing Death, Burlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009682.
17. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/rd/13323/6/238465913

Acknowledgements

• Profile adopted, biography written in full with inline sourcing and connected to wife Jerusha Thompson by Carol Baldwin on 29 July 2023.