Maj Gen
Alexander
"The Hero of Plattsburgh"
Macomb
Born in Détroit, Montreal, Quebec, British Occupied
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Brother of
John Navarre Macomb I, Jane (Macomb) Kennedy, Ann (Macomb) Wilson, Elizabeth Maria (Macomb) Flandrau [half] and Martha Keturah (Macomb) Dinsmore [half]
Husband of
Catherine Macomb
— married
23 Jul 1803 in New Jersey, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Alexander Saranac Macomb
Died
at age 59
in Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Jul 2015
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Biography
Alexander Macomb is Notable.
Alexander Macomb was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal in the War of 1812.
Maj Gen Alexander Macomb served for the United States of America in the War of 1812
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Alexander was born in 1782. He was a Congressional Gold Medal recipient for his leadership in defeating the British at the Battle of Plattsburgh during the War of 1812.
“Alexander Macomb, the future American major-general who defeated the British under Prevost at Plattsburgh, Sept. 1814.” [1]
He died in 1841.
Legacy
Macomb County, Michigan, is named in his honor.
Sources
- ↑ Tuttle, Mrs. George Fuller. Three Centuries in the Champlain Valley: A Collection of Historical Facts and Incidents. Saranac Chapter D.A.R. Plattsburgh, NY. 1909:106
- Alexander Macomb on Find A Grave: Memorial #12936 retrieved 18:44, 5 June 2017 (EDT)
- Link
- Memoir of Alexander Macomb
See also:
- Wikipedia: Major General Alexander Macomb
- Wikidata: Item Q328356, en:Wikipedia
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J (Kelley) Grohsmeyer
Please add Navarre-435 as his mother.
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Please add father Macomb-10 see Database error report
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