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     Joseph Wood Alden. Farmer at Paris, Illinois.² He was born on 9 September 1826 in Lebanon, Grafton County, New Hampshire.² He was the son of Brig-Gen. Luther Alden and Susan Wood.¹ Joseph Wood Alden married Jeanette Tucker on 21 August 1852.² Joseph Wood Alden died in 1914.¹

     Brig-Gen. Luther Alden was born on 19 August 1797.² He married Susan Wood, daughter of Capt. Joseph Wood Jr. and Sarah Gerrish, on 16 September 1824.² Brig-Gen. Luther Alden died in 1870.¹

     Malverd Joseph Alden was born in 1886.¹ He was the son of William Tucker Alden and Elizabeth Morehouse.¹ Malverd Joseph Alden married Maude Harrison.¹

     Ruth Alden was born say 1636.² She was the daughter of John Alden and Priscilla Mullins. Ruth Alden married John Bass, son of Benjamin Bass, on 3 February 1657/58 in Braintree, Massachusetts.^2,3 Ruth Alden died on 12 October 1674.⁴

     Sadie Jeanette Alden was born in 1876.¹ She was the daughter of Charles Peck Alden and Lora Kiser.¹ Sadie Jeanette Alden died in 1891.¹

     Sarah Jane Wood Alden was born on 3 February 1828 in Lebanon, Grafton County, New Hampshire.² She was the daughter of Brig-Gen. Luther Alden and Susan Wood.¹ Sarah Jane Wood Alden married James Hubbard on 15 January 1850 in Lebanon, Grafton County, New Hampshire.³ Sarah Jane Wood Alden died in 1874.¹

     Warren Harrison Alden was born on 6 November 1910.^1,2 He was the son of Malverd Joseph Alden and Maude Harrison.¹ Warren Harrison Alden died on 12 October 2001 at the age of 90.²

     William Tucker Alden was born on 27 July 1861.² He was the son of Joseph Wood Alden and Jeanette Tucker.¹ William Tucker Alden married Elizabeth Morehouse.¹

     Annie Louise Alexander was born on 2 July 1895 in Maine.^1,2 She was the daughter of Fred Stuart Alexander and Rebecca Alexander Sewall.¹

     Benjamin Alexander was born on 12 April 1790 in Harpswell, Maine.¹ He married Hannah Sewall, daughter of Dummer Sewall and Jenny Dunning.¹

     Catherine Alexander was the daughter of Major William Alexander and Sarah Livingston. Catherine Alexander married William Duer.¹

     Fred Stuart Alexander was born circa 1852 in Harpswell, Maine.^2,3 He married Rebecca Alexander Sewall, daughter of Samuel Trask Sewell and Nancy Clements Brown, on 3 July 1892.²

      Senator George Alexander was living in Rockwood, Woodstock, Ontario.¹

     Harriet Hyde Alexander was probably born on 30 October 1816 in Chesterville, Maine, (Holmes gives a misprinted date of 30 October 1896).¹ She was the daughter of Benjamin Alexander and Hannah Sewall.¹ Harriet Hyde Alexander married Bradford Holmes on 4 July 1841 in Stoughton.¹

     James Alexander claimed the title "Earl of Striling".¹

     Margaret Jane Adelaide Alexander was born on 12 December 1862 in Woodstock, Ontario.^2,3 She was the daughter of Senator George Alexander.¹ Margaret Jane Adelaide Alexander married Charles Vesey Macdonald Temple, son of Capt. William Henry Temple and Maria May Livingston Sewell, on 22 January 1880 in St. James, Toronto.³

     Mary Alexander was born on 16 October 1721.³ She was the daughter of James Alexander.² Mary Alexander married Peter van Brugh Livingston, son of Philip Livingston, "Second Lord of the Manor" and Catharine Van Brugh, on 3 November 1739 12 children; 4 died young.^1,2 Mary Alexander died on 27 September 1769 at the age of 47.^1,3,4

     Rebecca Alexander was born on 28 January 1801 in Harpswell, Maine.¹ She was the daughter of David Alexander.¹ Rebecca Alexander married Levi Sewall, son of Rev. Samuel Sewall and Abigail Trask, on 12 September 1824 in Harpswell.² Rebecca Alexander died on 8 October 1891 in Island Falls, Maine, at the age of 90.²

     Samuel Sewall Alexander was born on 17 July 1893 in Maine.¹ He was the son of Fred Stuart Alexander and Rebecca Alexander Sewall.¹ Samuel Sewall Alexander died on 28 August 1896 at the age of 3.¹

     Major William Alexander claimed to be "Lord Stirling". He was born in 1726 in New York City.¹ He was the son of James Alexander.¹ He received a good education, and gained repute for his knowledge of mathematics and astronomy. With his mother, the widow of David Provost, he engaged in the provision business left her by the death of her first husband. He also became aide-de-camp to General Shirley of the British army. In 1756 he went to England to give testimony on behalf of General Shirley, who had been charged with neglect of duty; and while there, in 1757, he entered upon an unsuccessful suit before the House of Lords to gain the title and estates of Stirling. He returned to the United States in 1761, and married.

Through the influence of his father-in-law he was made Surveyor-General of the state, and was chosen to the provincial council. He sided with the patriots in the revolutionary war, and was made a colonel in 1775. He was largely instrumental in capturing a British armed transport, and Congress for his bravery made him a brigadier-general in 1776. His command was cut to pieces at the battle of Long Island, Aug. 26, 1776, and he was taken prisoner, but his bravery in obeying the orders of General Putnam and stubbornly opposing a vastly superior force, enabled the great body of the American troops to escape, and as soon as he was exchanged he was promoted to major-general. Upon General Lee leaving New York in December, 1776, to aid in the defence of Philadelphia, General Stirling was left in command of the city. He afterwards received the surrender of a Hessian regiment at Trenton. He distinguished himself at the battles of Germantown and Brandywine, and was defeated and lost one hundred and fifty men and two guns at Matouchin, New Jersey and at Monmouth he successfully resisted an attempt to turn his flank, but at the cost of a large number of his men. In 1779 he surprised the British at Paulus Hook, New Jersey and in 1781 was transferred to the command of Albany, where he died a few days after the declaration of peace.

He was one of the founders and the first governor of King's College, New York City. He wrote The Conduct of Major-General Shirley, Briefly Stated and An Account of the Comet of June and July, 1770.¹ Major William Alexander married Sarah Livingston, daughter of Philip Livingston, "Second Lord of the Manor" and Catharine Van Brugh, on 1 March 1748 there were two daughters of the marriage.^1,2 Major William Alexander died on 15 January 1783 in Albany, New York.¹

     William Wilmot Alexander was born on 2 July 1900 in Maine.^1,2 He was the son of Fred Stuart Alexander and Rebecca Alexander Sewall.¹ William Wilmot Alexander died in April 1971 possibly in Bucksport, Maine, at the age of 70.³

     Colonel Benjamin Alford married Mary Richards.³ Colonel Benjamin Alford died in 1709.⁴

     Elizabeth Alford was born on 26 July 1700 in Boston, Massachusetts.² She was the daughter of Colonel Benjamin Alford and Mary Richards.^1,2 Elizabeth Alford married Jonathan/1 Sewall, son of Major Stephen Sewall and Margaret Mitchell, on 17 December 1718 in Boston, Massachusetts, The Rev. Benjamin Colman officiated.^2,3,4 Elizabeth Alford died on 11 September 1723 at the age of 23 died in childbed.²

     Alice Alger married Dr. Shephard Fiske, son of Rev. Moses Fiske and Ann Shepard, on 24 February 1731/32 in Bridgewater.¹

     (unknown) Allen was the child of William Allen and Hannah Titcomb.¹ (unknown) Allen died on 26 October 1826.¹

     Abigail Allen married Reuel Keith.¹

     Albert Bartlett Allen was born on 6 March 1819.² He was the son of William Allen and Hannah Titcomb.¹

     Augusta P. Allen was born circa 1824 in Maine.³ She married William Sylvester Sewall, son of Deacon Oliver Sewall and Betsey Sylvester, on 14 January 1858.¹ Augusta P. Allen and William Sylvester Sewall appear on the census of 1860 at Farmington, Franklin County, Maine, with their chld, Cora and Abby A. Allen, a teacher, presumably sister of Augusta. William is listed as William D. Sewall a planing millman.³ Augusta P. Allen died on 24 August 1911.⁴ She was buried in Webster Cemetery, Farmington, Maine.⁴

     Catharine F. Allen was the daughter of Hon. Stephen Allen.¹ Catharine F. Allen married John Williams Quincy, son of John Williams Quincy and Abigail Atkins.¹