Alexander McCormick

Brief Life History of Alexander

When Alexander McCormick was born in 1798, in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States, his father, William John McCormick, was 33 and his mother, Nancy Eliza Hendricks, was 33. He married Rachael Williams about 1825, in Overton, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He died in March 1860, in DeKalb, Alabama, United States, at the age of 62.

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Family Time Line

Alexander McCormick
1798–1860
Rachael Williams
1803–1860
Marriage: about 1825
William McCormick
1827–
Albert G. McCormick
about 1829–1866
Thomas M Mccormick
1828–1911
Nirah McCormick
1832–
Cynthia McCormick
1834–
Mary McCormick
1836–
Amanda McCormick
1841–

Sources (1)

  • Alexander McCormick in entry for William McCormick and Mary Anne Hammond, "Ireland Civil Registration, 1845-1913"

World Events (6)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

Irish and Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cormaic ‘son of Cormac’, a personal name based on corb ‘raven’ + mac ‘son’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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