Alexander was born.

The evidence

• “Alexander, and entered business as growers ; their store is located at the corner of State and Broad streets ; he carries a large stock of staple and fancy groceries, crockery, glasswere and woodenware, canned fruits, etc., etc. He married, in 1845, in Staten Island, Miss Sarah Martin, a native of Ireland ; they had four, children — Alexander, born July, 1846, and, while in business with his father, but on a trip to the Black Hills, was accidentally shot and killed, March 4, 1876; William Henry, born March, 1848;”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/18-bios-beloit.md, PDF p. 760

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

  Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources