Alexander Lindsey

Brief Life History of Alexander

When Alexander Lindsey was born on 11 April 1800, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, David Lindsay, was 44 and his mother, Mary Shawgessey, was 41. He married Nancy Stephens about 1827, in Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Sadsbury Township, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years and Congress, Wayne, Ohio, United States in 1880. He died on 1 August 1884, in Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Conneaut Lake, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Alexander Lindsey
1800–1884
Mary Eleanor Taylor
1816–1882
Marriage: about 1840
Cordelia Lindsey
1842–
Willis F Lindsey
1845–1917
Lindsey
1865–1865
James Calvin Lindsey
1848–1911
Harvey Morgan Lindsey
1849–1919
Lucretia Elizabeth Lindsey
1850–1915
Nelson B Lindsey
1853–1924
Ida S Lindsey
1856–1922
John W. Lindsey
1857–1916
Bettie Lindsey
1859–
Frank K Lindsay
1860–1930

Sources (15)

  • Alaxander Lindsly, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Alexander Lindsey, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Alexander Lindsey in entry for William Lindsey, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"

World Events (8)

1803

Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.

1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital

Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution. 

1827

Oldest grave seen on memorials list

Name Meaning

Scottish: variant of Lindsay .

Irish: shortened and Anglicized form of various Gaelic surnames, as for example Ó Loingsigh (see Lynch 1), Mac Giolla Fhionntóg (see McClintock ), and Ó Fhloinn (see Flynn and Lynn ).

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

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