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	Macomb, Alexander
		Macomb, Alexander (1782-1841) General: Alexander Macomb was born on Detroit, Michigan, on June 25, 1841.
		After the war, Macomb remained in the military as a colonel of engineers; and was promoted to a major general and general-in-chief of the army in 1828.
		Macomb died on June 25, 1841, in Washington, D.C.; and was buried with military honors in the Congressional cemetery.
	www.multied.com /Bio/nn/Macomb.html (209 words)

	"Alexander Macomb," chap. in Daring Deeds of American Generals
		Macomb, however, was retained in the service, and on the tenth of February, 1801, was appointed a second lieutenant of dragoons.
		A portion of Colonel Macomb's regiment took part in the expedition, but their commander himself, much against his own inclination and wishes, was left at Sacketts Harbor,--it being deemed of the highest importance that an officer of skill and ability should be placed in command of that post.
		On the twenty-fourth of January, 1814, Colonel Macomb was promoted to the rank of brigadier general, and, on the receipt of his commission, was regularly assigned to the command of Covington's brigade.
	mlloyd.org /gen/macomb/text/jenkins.htm (6226 words)

	MACOMB - LoveToKnow Article on MACOMB (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Macomb is served by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, and the Macomb and Western Illinois railways.
		The city was founded in 1830 as the county-seat of McDonough county, and was called Washington by the settlers, but the charter of incorporation, also granted in 1830, gave it the present name in honor of General Alexander Macomb.
		Macomb was first chartered as a city in 1856.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /M/MA/MACOMB.htm (145 words)

	Encyclopedia: Alexander Macomb (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Alexander Macomb, Junior (3 April 1782 â€“ 25 June 1841) was the commanding general of the United States Army from 29 May 1828 to 25 June 1841.
		Macomb County is located in southeastern Michigan along the Western Lake St. Clair shoreline, adjacent to the greater Detroit area to the south.
		Macomb County was named after General Alexander Macomb, commandant of Detroit from 1815 to 1821 and a hero in the war of 1812.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Alexander-Macomb (338 words)

	Early Canada Historical Narratives -- PARSHALL TERRY and WILLIAM MACOMB (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		While little is known of Macomb's contribution to the work of the Assembly, information does exist which indicates that he was a rather reprehensible individual whose loyalties were often in question and who appeared to stop at nothing to achieve his ill-gotten gains and glory.
		Macomb's brother, Alexander, shares this shady side of the family having been imprisoned in New York for financial improprieties and for involvement in a land scam with among others, New York's Governor Clinton.
		Macomb's nefarious scheming among the western Native peoples, particularly the Wyandots (Dwellers on a Peninsula), was thoroughly documented in a series of letters dispatched to John Graves Simcoe.
	www.uppercanadahistory.ca /ucfel/ucfel8.html (1002 words)

	ALEXANDER MACOMB SENIOR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		His son Alexander was only seven when he left Ballynure and was to make his mark at an early age in his adopted country.
		The success of the venture was largely as a result of Alexander's access to a supply of cheap rum which he could offer the Indians in exchange for their furs.
		At the age of 26 Alexander was clearly one of the emerging entrepreneurs, many of whom shared an Ulster-Scots Presbyterian background.
	dnausers.d-n-a.net /UlsterHistory/macomb-2.htm (372 words)

	Ulster-Scots Agency
		Alexander Macomb senior died in Georgetown DC in 1831.
		Alexander's father died shortly after he was born and his young mother remarried almost immediately.
		However, Alexander's maternal grandfather Turney was not comfortable with the baby accompanying his mother and stepfather at this time and kept the boy at Lissue until he was well into his teenage years.
	www.ulsterscotsagency.com /Entrepreneurstext04.asp (2199 words)

	Alexander Macomb, Sr. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1791 he purchased the largest tract yet, from the State of New York, 3,670,715 acres (14,855 km²), since known as "Macomb's Purchase." The tract included much of northern New York, along the St.
		The enterprise was a failure; sales of land did not keep pace with the due dates for payments, and Macomb was taken to debtor's prison during the Panic of 1792, over $300,000 in debt.
		Six of his sons served during the War of 1812, the eldest, his Alexander Macomb, Jr.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alexander_Macomb_(1748_-_1831) (291 words)

	Portrait of an Opportunist: Alexander Macomb
		Constable, McCormick, Edgar and Macomb all held office in the society as president or councilor at one time or another, especially McCormick; as president for 30 consecutive years he was a familiar fixture at the head table of the high-spirited St. Patrick's Day dinners.
		The primary purchasers, like Alexander Macomb, were bolder risk-takers than the middlemen, who as developers aimed to subdivide their tracts into farm-size lots for contracting to pioneers.
		Macomb, the sole owner of record, actually shared planning and executive duties with Samuel Ogden-a Newark ironmaster and Gouverneur Morris's brother-in-law, a practical man who was perhaps the only proprietor with a genuine intention to personally develop the area.
	mlloyd.org /gen/macomb/text/amsr/wt.htm (6721 words)

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		Alexander & William Macomb: The first legal owners of Grosse Ile, were born in Ireland and came to America with their parents, John and Jane (Gordon) Macomb, in 1755, at the ages of seven and four.
		Alexander Macomb, the elder brother (later the father of Major General Alexander Macomb) married, first to Catherine Navarre, the daughter of Robert Navarre, who was Notaire Royal of the French colony at Detroit, from the first establishment of the colony.
		William Macomb Jr, and his sister, Sarah Macomb-Rucker are closely identified with the early history of Grosse Ile, ten heads of families in 1880 being direct descendants of this brother and sister.
	www.geocities.com /michhist/grosseilebios.html (3459 words)

	Descendants of George Mason: Sixth Generation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Catherine was the daughter of Alexander Macomb II.
		Alexander Macomb Mason was born January 10, 1831.
		Alexander Macomb Mason was born November 9, 1841.
	look.net /gunstonhall/masonweb/i0000253.htm (273 words)

	Alexander Macomb Award (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		HISTORY: Alexander Macomb served as the Army's Adjutant General in 1812, and later as General in Chief of the Army from 1828 until his death in 1841.
		Macomb was a Soldier/ Scholar/General throughout his life publishing books and articles and becoming well known in his day for community involvement.
		PURPOSE/CRITERIA: The Alexander Macomb Award is a Commandant's Award given to deserving individuals/units/agencies whose contributions to the AG Corps are in keeping with the spirit of Maj. Gen.
	www.potomac-agcra.org /alexander_macomb_award.htm (149 words)

	Alexander Macomb - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Alexander Macomb (1748-1831), American merchant and land speculator
		Alexander Macomb (1782-1841), Son of the above, Major-General in command of the U.S. Army 1828-1841.
		This human name article is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that might otherwise share the same title, which is a person's or persons' name.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alexander_Macomb (112 words)

	COMPETITION
		General Macomb, as he was by then, had two and a half thousand mainly new recruits.
		The advice of all was to abandon his position but Alexander felt that would be dishonourable and his resolution encouraged volunteers to join him as his army swelled to ten thousand.
		For Alexander Macomb it was the victory which secured him a place in American military history.
	www.ollar.utvinternet.com /macombs.htm (1181 words)

	USACE Office of History Attic (Insignia SAME Reprint)
		Jonathan Williams and Alexander Macomb may be named most prominently as likely designers of the heraldic devices on the distinctive button of the Engineer officers' uniform.
		Macomb's mother was French and saw to it that her son's early academic education included a well-grounded course in the French language.
		An eagle holding in his beak a scroll with the word "Essayons," a bastion with embrasures in the distance, surrounded by water, and a rising sun; the figures to be of dead gold upon a bright field.
	www.hq.usace.army.mil /history/insignia.htm (3271 words)

	AirSho Macomb County SE Michigan Cities
		Macomb County is the third largest county in Michigan.
		Macomb County's mineral waters made the Mount Clemens bath house business a mainstay of the economy from 1873 to 1942.
		Located in northeast Macomb County, the city of over 4,140 is an active small town with tree-lined streets and a quiet atmosphere.
	www.airsho.com /macomb_cities_main.htm (571 words)

	Rodgers Family Papers (Library of Congress)
		The letters Minerva Macomb Peters wrote to her parents in the 1890s reflect a different type of life from that which she had encountered in Wyoming.
		The Peters's sons, John and Evelyn, continued to correspond with the Macomb family after their mother's death in 1898 and are represented in the collection by their letters written to their aunts, Nannie R. and Christina Macomb, up to 1945.
		Alexander Macomb, a grandson of "Nannie" and John Macomb, wrote of his life in the navy, mainly during peacetime, in letters to his mother, Ella Chelle McKeldon Macomb, during the period 1911-1932.
	www.loc.gov /rr/mss/text/rodgers.html (1825 words)

	McDonough County, Illinois, USA
		Alexander Macomb was born in Detroit in 1782, but spent most of his childhood in New York.
		Macomb continued his military career and was one of the first two students to complete formal training at West Point.
		Macomb was named commanding general of the US Army in 1828 and remained in this position until his death in Washington, DC in 1841.
	www.outfitters.com /illinois/mcdonough (554 words)

	Articles - Alexander Macomb, Jr. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Born in Detroit, Michigan, Macomb was the son of Alexander Macomb, Sr.
		Macomb was commissioned in the Army Corps of Engineers in 1802 and spent 5 years in charge of coastal fortifications in the Carolinas and Georgia.
		General Macomb was promoted major-general for his conduct at this battle, receiving both the thanks of Congress and a gold medal.
	www.mountainbikescenter.com /articles/Alexander_Macomb_%281782-1841%29 (318 words)

	HISTORIC CONGRESSIONAL CEMETERY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		We regret to announce the death of General Alexander Macomb, the General-in-Chief of the United States Army which occurred at half past 2 o'clock yesterday.
		In 1805 Macomb was promoted to the rank of captain in the corps of engineers, and sent to the seaboard to superintend the fortifications which had been ordered by an act of Congress.
		Nothing of importance in the history of Gen. Macomb transpired, although he was constantly on the alert in the discharge of his duties, until the coronal of his fame was won at the defense of Plattsburgh.
	www.congressionalcemetery.org /HTML/Pomp/Macomb1841.html (2395 words)

	S.012 Monument
		General Alexander Macomb is portrayed in military attire with cape slightly off center, furling in the wind.
		Macomb County desired to own the sculpture from 1972-75, but finally gave up their efforts and decided to erect their own monument.
		General Macomb was born in Detroit on April 3, 1782 the son of a prominent and wealthy fur merchant, who owned much land, and his wife Catharine Navarre.
	www.detroithistorical.org /collections/vewebsite2/exhibit3/e30012a.htm (646 words)

	Macomb Daily : Sports : Macomb Daily, Green land heritage awards 08/27/04
		Retired businessman and civic leader Don Green and The Macomb Daily are recipients of the first Alexander Macomb Awards from the newly formed Macomb County Historical Commission.
		Ken Kish, Macomb Daily managing editor, and Bob Selwa, a staff writer who has been researching and writing history for the newspaper since a 120-page historical edition in 1972, were recognized at the luncheon, along with Green.
		The Macomb County Board of Commissioners under the leadership of chairwoman Nancy White formed the Macomb County Historical Commission to coordinate the historical work of individuals, businesses and organizations around the county.
	www.macombdaily.com /stories/082704/loc_awards001.shtml (452 words)

	Macomb Daily : Sports : Historical markers bring Michigan stories to life 07/11/04
		Most of the members of the unit died in a severe Russian winter and were eventually returned to be buried in the cemetery in Troy.
		The Macomb County Historical Commission is a young organization, but one with big plans for the future of local history.
		Among its first projects, says Karl Mark Pall, who teaches local history through Macomb Community College and serves as chairman of the new commission, is to create a index of all the different historical groups, documents and sites in the county.
	www.macombdaily.com /stories/071104/hom_markers001.shtml (1275 words)

	Macomb Hall at Plattsburgh State
		Macomb Hall was dedicated on May 4, 1961, in honor of General Alexander Macomb.
		General Macomb directed the American Land forces against the British in the Battle of Plattsburgh in the War of 1812.
		Macomb Hall is close to the College Store, Student Health Center, Telecommunications Office, University Police, the Angell College Center, as well as Memorial Hall.
	www.plattsburgh.edu /studentlife/housing/macomb.php (222 words)

	GENERAL ALEXANDER MACOMB (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The General in particular has ensured that their name is commemorated in places named after him by soldiers returning from the war and wishing to honour their hero.
		Macomb in Illinois and Macomb County in Michigan are attractive communities not far from where the first Alexander Macomb began trading with the Indians.
		The initial research on the Macomb family was carried out by the Ballynure Historical Research Group.
	dnausers.d-n-a.net /UlsterHistory/macomb-4.htm (315 words)

	Major Alexander Macomb, Jr., 1809 (1782-1841), Mixed-method copper-plate engraving by Charles Balthazar Fevret de St. ...
		One of the most talented and distinguished officers of the early United States Army, Alexander Macomb entered service in 1799 as a cornet of light dragoons.
		Macomb commanded the 3rd Artillery Regiment at the outbreak of the War of 1812 and was promoted to brigadier general in January 1814.
		He became Chief of Engineers in 1821 and was promoted to major general and commander-in-chief in 1828, a position that he served with great merit until his death in 1841.
	www.aaawt.com /html/mad_ads/mar_05/item/6.html (271 words)

	Michigan Historical Marker: Alexander Macomb (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In 1818 Territorial Governor Lewis Cass proclaimed the third Michigan county to be called Macomb.
		Born in that city in 1782, son of prominent local entrepreneurs, Macomb had entered the U.S. Army in 1799.
		From May 1828 to his death in June 1841, Macomb served as Commander in Chief of the Army.
	www.michmarkers.com /Pages/S0418.htm (133 words)

	Dinsmore Homestead
		Alexander Macomb (1748-1831) was the father-in-law of James Dinsmore, a very successful merchant in Detroit and New York City, and a great land speculator.
		Macomb, of Irish decent, emigrated to New York in 1755 with his parents and siblings, first settling in Albany.
		In 1766, Macomb traveled to frontier Detroit and established a very successful trading post with his brother William.
	www.dinsmorefarm.org /macomb.htm (86 words)

	Macomb, Alexander on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		March of Dimes Honoring Macomb County Citizens of the Year September 23 at Penna's of Sterling.
		Fixing the hiring process is first job of Macomb County's new ombudsman.
		Betty Gould of Johannesburg and her grandson, Alexander Vandervert, 13, of Macomb Township, Michigan, rest by a fire during the Gourmet Glide at Garland Resort.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/M/Macomb-A1.asp (322 words)

	Mini Biographies of Scots and Scots Descendants - MacComb
		From; General Alexander MACOMB Jr, Victor at the Battle of Plattsburgh, NY, War of 1812; John Navarre McCOMB, military cartographer and engineer, assigned in 1830, to map the trails leading westward in the US, and David Betton MACOMB, adjutant to Sam Huston, acting as Washington laison joining Texas the Union.
		Co-founder of MACOMB, EDGAR, and MACOMB, Co-founder of North West Co. in 1783.
		It is known that William Edgars, Alexander MACOMB, and William McCOMB are partners in the China Trade at this time.
	www.electricscotland.com /webclans/minibios/mc/maccomb.htm (879 words)

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