Researching Alexander Marshall
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 50231 people with the Marshall surname? In that year Marshall was ranked number 56 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Alexander means "Helper and defender of mankind" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Alexander Marshall on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Alexander Marshall and the Marshall Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 65110 people with the Marshall surname in the UK? Marshall is now ranked number 61 for popularity in the UK. |
Marshall Family Tree Databases
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Alexander Keith Marshall
Alexander Keith Marshall (February 11, 1808 – April 28, 1884) was a United States Representative from Kentucky. He was born at Buck Pond, near Versailles, Kentucky. He completed preparatory studies and settled in Nicholasville, Kentucky. Studying medicine, he graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia in 1844 and then engaged in the practice of medicine at Nicholasville, Kentucky.
Marshall was a member of the Kentucky constitutional convention held in Frankfort, Kentucky in 1849. He was elected as a candidate of the American Party to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857). After leaving Congress, he moved to Missouri, but returned to Kentucky and settled in Fayette County where he engaged in agricultural pursuits. He died near East Hickman, Kentucky in 1884 and was interred at Lexington Cemetery.
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