Fraser, Alexander, 1722-1791.

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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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creatorOf Fraser, Alexander, 1722-1791. Alexander Fraser correspondence, 1774-1791. South Carolina Historical Society
referencedIn Fraser, Charles, 1782-1860. Charles Fraser family papers, 1782-1958. South Carolina Historical Society
referencedIn Fraser family. Fraser family papers, 1755-1872. South Carolina Historical Society
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associatedWith Cowand family. family
associatedWith Cowand, James, d. 1786. person
associatedWith Cowand, John, d. 1785. person
associatedWith Cowand, Mary. person
associatedWith Cowan family. family
associatedWith Fraser, Charles, 1782-1860. person
associatedWith Fraser family. family
associatedWith Fraser, Susan, d. 1785. person
associatedWith Lorimer, Charles. person
associatedWith Ogilvie, George, fl. 1788. person
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South Carolina
Great Britain
Wigtown (Scotland)
Isle of Man
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Decedents' estates
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Birth 1722

Death 1791

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