Dr. Isaac Alexander

Male 1750 - 1812  (~ 61 years)


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  • Name Isaac Alexander 
    Prefix Dr. 
    Born Feb 1750  Cecil Co. MD Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 13 Jan 1812  Camden Co. SC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Isaac Alexander was a physician. He graduated from Princeton College in 1772. On his return to Charlotte he entered the practice of medicine and served for one year as the president of the Queen's Museum.

      He moved to Camden, South Carolina about 1784 where for 30 years he was a leading physician and citizen. He had been a surgeon in the American Army during the Revolutionary War and was a participant in the disatrous defeat of Gen. Gates at the Battle of Camden, rendering important aid to the wounded and attending Baron DeKalb in his mortal illness.

      He subsequently represented the county in the legislature in 1786, and served as one of the first trustees of the South Carolina College. He was also an Elder in the Presbyterian Church.
    Person ID I11622  Master File
    Last Modified 11 Feb 2012 

    Father Abraham Alexander,   b. 09 Dec 1717, Cecil Co. MD Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Apr 1786, Mecklenburg Co. NC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Dorcas Amelia Wilson,   b. 14 May 1734, Cecil Co. MD Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 May 1800, Mecklenburg Co. NC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Married ca 1749  Mecklenburg Co. NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F7009  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Margaret Brisbane 
    Married ca 1770 
    Children 
     1. Isaac B. Alexander
    Last Modified 11 Feb 2012 
    Family ID F7010  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Margaret B. Smith 
    Married 14 Dec 1788  Camden Co. SC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 11 Feb 2012 
    Family ID F7011  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Sarah Thornton 
    Married 15 Jul 1807  Camden Co. SC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 11 Feb 2012 
    Family ID F7013  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart