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Alexander Henderson 1738 – 1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Mar 1738

Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 22 Nov 1815

Death Location: Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia, United States

Father: Richard Henderson

Mother: Janet Cleland

Spouse(s): Sarah Moore

Children(s): James Henderson, Archibald Henderson, Alexander Henderson, John Henderson, Thomas Henderson, Mary Henderson

According to available records, Alexander Henderson was born in 1738 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Richard Henderson and Janet Cleland. Following those early years, Alexander Henderson married Sarah Moore, and their family grew to include James Henderson, Archibald Henderson, Alexander Henderson, John Glassford Henderson, Thomas Henderson and Mary Henderson. In the later years of life, Alexander Henderson died in 1815 in Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia, United States.

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Parents

Richard Henderson
1689 – 1769
Birth Location: Todrigg, Berwickshire, Scotland
RH
Janet Cleland
1691 – 1784
Birth Location: Shorts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Moore
1741 – 1816
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

James Henderson
1784 – 1858
Birth Location: Faifax, Virginia, United States
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Archibald Henderson
Birth Location: –
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Alexander Henderson
Birth Location: –
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John Henderson
Birth Location: –
JH
Thomas Henderson
Birth Location: –
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Mary Henderson
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 2 Mar 1738
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1784
    Event Place: No Township Listed, Prince William County, VA
    Record Source: Virginia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1810
    Event Place: Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia; Roll: 70; Page: 292; Image: 00556; Family History Library Film: 0181430

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 22 Nov 1815
    Event Place: Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2011
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