Fraser, Alexander, 1722-1791.

Dates:
Birth 1722
Death 1791

Biographical notes:

South Carolina state legislator and plantation owner. He owned a house in Charleston, S.C., and a plantation in Goose Creek, S.C. which he had inherited from his father John Fraser, a native of Wigtown (Wigton), Scotland. Alexander Fraser's sister Susan (d. 1785) married Charles Lorimer, a Scottish minister. Alexander Fraser married twice and among his children were Charles Fraser (1782-1860), Frederick Fraser (1762-1816), and Mary Fraser, who married Joseph Winthrop. Alexander Fraser died on May 6, 1791.

From the description of Alexander Fraser correspondence, 1774-1791. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 35953259

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  • South Carolina (as recorded)
  • Great Britain (as recorded)
  • Wigtown (Scotland) (as recorded)
  • Isle of Man (as recorded)