Thomas Alexander (1727 - 1801)

Born 30 May 1727 in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts

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Died 23 Mar 1801 at age 73 in Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA

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Biography

Captain Thomas Alexander served with Hampshire County, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Thomas Alexander is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A001253.

Thomas Alexander is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 102418
Rank: Captain

Birth

Thomas was born on May 30, 1727 in Northfield, Massachusetts ^[1]

Served as a Captain in the MA militia under Colonel Elisha Porter of Hampshire County Militia, during the Canadian Campaign 1775-1776

He married Azubah Wright. Their children were;

Eldad, born 2 Oct 1755

Medad (Col), born 15 July 1757

Thomas

Quartus

Lavina

Sylvia

Lydia

George

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Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC4L-CYY : 10 February 2018), Thomas Alexander, 30 May 1727; citing Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 886,783.

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2022-09-12), "Record of Thomas Alexander", Ancestor # A001253.

• Heitman, Francis Bernard. Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army During the War of the Revolution (W.H. Lowdermilk & Co., Washington, DC, 1893); p. 66

• Dingman, John H. The Janes Family by Frederic Janes. New York 1868.

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