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'''William Patterson Alexander''' (1805–1884) was an American missionary to the [[Kingdom of Hawaii]]. His family continued to influence the history of Hawaii.
'''William Patterson Alexander''' (July 25, 1805 – August 13, 1884) was an American missionary to the [[Kingdom of Hawaii]]. His family continued to influence the history of [[Hawaii]].


==Life==
==Life==
[[File:Mary A. Alexander.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Mary Alexander]]
[[File:Mary A. Alexander.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Mary Alexander]]
William Patterson Alexander was born in [[Paris, Kentucky]] on July 25, 1805. His father was James Alexander (1770–1821) and mother was Mary Rose Depuy (1765–1841).<ref>{{cite web |title= Alexander Genealogical Query |author= James R. Davis |url= http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~jrd/h_alexan.htm |accessdate= 2010-04-27 }}</ref> He attended [[Centre College]] in [[Danville, Kentucky]] and then [[Princeton Theological Seminary]]. He was a distant cousin of [[Archibald Alexander]], the founder of the [[Presbyterian]] seminary. On October 25, 1831 he married Mary Ann McKinney who was born January 5, 1810 in [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]].<ref name="Alexander1888"/>
William Patterson Alexander was born in [[Paris, Kentucky]] on July 25, 1805. His father was James Alexander (1770–1821) and mother was Mary Rose Depuy (1765–1841).<ref>{{cite web |title= Alexander Genealogical Query |author=James R. Davis |url= http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~jrd/h_alexan.htm |access-date=April 27, 2010 }}</ref> He attended [[Centre College]] in [[Danville, Kentucky]] and then [[Princeton Theological Seminary]]. He was a distant cousin of [[Archibald Alexander]], the founder of the [[Presbyterian]] seminary. On October 25, 1831, he married Mary Ann McKinney, who was born January 5, 1810, in [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]].<ref name="Alexander1888"/>
He was ordained October 13, 1831. They sailed on the Whaleship ''Averick'', under Captain Swain, from [[New Bedford, Massachusetts]], November 26, 1831, and arrived at [[Honolulu]], May 17, 1832.<ref name="portraits"/>
He was ordained October 13, 1831. They sailed on the Whaleship ''Averick'', under Captain Swain, from [[New Bedford, Massachusetts]], November 26, 1831, and arrived at [[Honolulu]], May 17, 1832.<ref name="portraits"/>
Alexanders and the rest of the fifth company from the [[American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions]] arrived in April 1832 to the [[Hawaiian Islands]].<ref name="Alexander1888">{{cite book |author=James McKinney Alexander |title=Mission life in Hawaii: Memoir of Rev. William P. Alexander |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=ZuLrtWtVYfIC |year=1888 |publisher=Pacific Press Publishing Company }}</ref>
Alexanders and the rest of the fifth company from the [[American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions]] arrived in April 1832 to the [[Hawaiian Islands]].<ref name="Alexander1888">{{cite book |author=James McKinney Alexander |title=Mission life in Hawaii: Memoir of Rev. William P. Alexander |url=https://archive.org/details/missionlifeinha01alexgoog |year=1888 |publisher=Pacific Press Publishing Company }}</ref>


They were sent on a scouting mission to the [[Marquesas Islands]] (at the time called "Washington Islands") with Reuben Tinker and Samuel Whitney. On July 2, 1833 they then traveled back to establish a Marquesas mission with Richard Armstrong, Benjamin W. Parker with their wives via [[Tahiti]]. However, they abandoned the Marquesas to European missionaries and arrived back in Honolulu on May 12, 1834.
They were sent on a scouting mission to the [[Marquesas Islands]] (at the time called "Washington Islands") with Reuben Tinker and Samuel Whitney. On July 2, 1833, they then traveled back to establish a Marquesas mission with Richard Armstrong, Benjamin W. Parker with their wives via [[Tahiti]]. However, they abandoned the Marquesas to European missionaries and arrived back in Honolulu on May 12, 1834.


The Alexanders were assigned to the mission at [[Waioli Mission District|Wai{{okina}}oli]] 1834 until 1843.
The Alexanders were assigned to the mission at [[Waioli Mission District|Wai{{okina}}oli]] 1834 until 1843.
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Although the American Board was withdrawing support, he continued to assist efforts such as the [[Ka'ahumanu Church|Ka{{okina}}ahumanu Church]] in [[Wailuku, Hawaii]] from November 1856 until 1882.
Although the American Board was withdrawing support, he continued to assist efforts such as the [[Ka'ahumanu Church|Ka{{okina}}ahumanu Church]] in [[Wailuku, Hawaii]] from November 1856 until 1882.
He and his wife traveled back to New Bedford by April 1858 on a fund-raising trip, and returned by December 1859. He helped unite Presbyterian and Congregational churches into the Hawaiian Evangelical Association.<ref name="Alexander1888"/>
He and his wife traveled back to New Bedford by April 1858 on a fund-raising trip, and returned by December 1859. He helped unite Presbyterian and Congregational churches into the Hawaiian Evangelical Association.<ref name="Alexander1888"/>
He died August 13, 1884 in [[Oakland, California]] and was buried in the [[Mountain View Cemetery (Oakland, California)|Mountain View Cemetery]].<ref name="cemetery">{{cite web |title= Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Alameda County, CA |date= August 8, 2006 |author= David Johnson |work= California Tombstone Project, US Genweb archives |url= http://files.usgwarchives.org/ca/alameda/cemeteries/mtvview-a1.txt |accessdate= 2010-04-27 }}</ref>
He died August 13, 1884, in [[Oakland, California]], and was buried in the [[Mountain View Cemetery (Oakland, California)|Mountain View Cemetery]].<ref name="cemetery">{{cite web |title= Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Alameda County, CA |date= August 8, 2006 |author=David Johnson |work=California Tombstone Project, US Genweb archives |url= http://files.usgwarchives.org/ca/alameda/cemeteries/mtvview-a1.txt |access-date=April 27, 2010 }}</ref>


The Alexanders had 9 children:
The Alexanders had 9 children:
# [[William DeWitt Alexander]] (1833–1913) married Abigail Charlotte Baldwin (1833–1913) in 1861.
# [[William DeWitt Alexander]] (1833–1913) married Abigail Charlotte Baldwin (1833–1913) in 1861.
# James McKinney Alexander was born January 29, 1835. He graduated from [[Williams College]] and Princeton Theological Seminary and died in 1911.<ref>{{cite web |title= Guide to the Alexander Family Papers |publisher= The Bancroft Library,
# James McKinney Alexander was born January 29, 1835. He graduated from [[Williams College]] and Princeton Theological Seminary and died in 1911.<ref>{{cite web |title= Guide to the Alexander Family Papers |publisher=The Bancroft Library, [[University of California, Berkeley]] |url= http://www.oac.cdlib.org/data/13030/ff/tf729005ff/files/tf729005ff.pdf |access-date=May 9, 2010 }}</ref>
[[University of California, Berkeley]] |url= http://www.oac.cdlib.org/data/13030/ff/tf729005ff/files/tf729005ff.pdf |accessdate= May 9, 2010 }}</ref>
# [[Samuel Thomas Alexander]] was born October 29, 1836, married Martha Eliza Cooke, daughter of [[Amos Starr Cooke]], co-founder of [[Castle & Cooke]] on January 26, 1864. Samuel was a co-founder of [[Alexander & Baldwin]] who died September 10, 1904.
# [[Samuel Thomas Alexander]] was born October 29, 1836, married Martha Eliza Cooke, daughter of [[Amos Starr Cooke]], co-founder of [[Castle & Cooke]] on January 26, 1864. Samuel was a co-founder of [[Alexander & Baldwin]] who died September 10, 1904.
# Henry Martyn Alexander (1839–1910) married Eliza Yates Wight and then Ina B. Weist.
# Henry Martyn Alexander (1839–1910) married Eliza Yates Wight and then Ina B. Weist.
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# Ann Elizabeth Alexander (1843–1940) married Charles Henry Dickey. Their son was architect [[Charles William Dickey]], and daughter Belle Dickey married Pineapple planter [[James Drummond Dole]].
# Ann Elizabeth Alexander (1843–1940) married Charles Henry Dickey. Their son was architect [[Charles William Dickey]], and daughter Belle Dickey married Pineapple planter [[James Drummond Dole]].
# Emily Whitney Alexander (1846–1943) married [[Henry Perrine Baldwin]] (co-founder of Alexander & Baldwin) in 1869.
# Emily Whitney Alexander (1846–1943) married [[Henry Perrine Baldwin]] (co-founder of Alexander & Baldwin) in 1869.
# Charles Hodge Alexander (1848–1885) married Helen Goodale Thurston (1860–1885), granddaughter of missionaries [[Asa and Lucy Goodale Thurston]] and [[Lorrin Andrews]], and sister of [[Lorrin Andrews Thurston]].<ref name="thurstons">{{cite book |title=Thurston genealogies |year=1892 |publisher=Portland, Maine |edition=2nd |author=Brown Thurston |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=SBBWAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA288 |page =288 }}</ref>
# Charles Hodge Alexander (1848–1885) married Helen Goodale Thurston (1860–1885), granddaughter of missionaries [[Asa Thurston]], [[Lucy Goodale Thurston]], and [[Lorrin Andrews]], and sister of [[Lorrin Andrews Thurston]].<ref name="thurstons">{{cite book |title=Thurston genealogies |year=1892 |publisher=Portland, Maine |edition=2nd |author=Brown Thurston |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SBBWAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA288 |page =288 }}</ref>
# Ellen Charlotte Alexander (1852–1924) married Giulio Ferreri and moved to [[Italy]].
# Ellen Charlotte Alexander (1852–1924) married Giulio Ferreri and moved to [[Italy]].
The Baldwins were children of fellow missionary [[Dwight Baldwin (missionary)|Dwight Baldwin]].
The Baldwins were children of fellow missionary [[Dwight Baldwin (missionary)|Dwight Baldwin]].


Mary Ann McKinney Alexander moved back to Maui and lived with family, where she died on June 29, 1888.<ref name="portraits">{{cite book |title=Portraits of American Protestant missionaries to Hawaii |author= Hawaiian Mission Children's Society |url= http://www.archive.org/details/portraitsofameri00hawarich |year=1901 |city=Honolulu |publisher=Hawaiian gazette company |page=34 }}</ref>
Mary Ann McKinney Alexander moved back to Maui and lived with family, where she died on June 29, 1888.<ref name="portraits">{{cite book |title=Portraits of American Protestant missionaries to Hawaii |author=Hawaiian Mission Children's Society |url= https://archive.org/details/portraitsofameri00hawarich |year=1901 |location=Honolulu |publisher=Hawaiian gazette company |page=[https://archive.org/details/portraitsofameri00hawarich/page/34 34] }}</ref>


A street was named for him in Honolulu at {{coord| 21|18|4|N| 157|49|47|W|type:landmark_region:US-HI |display=inline |name=Alexander}}.<ref>{{Hawaiian Dictionaries |Alexander |dic=pp |accessdate= November 13, 2010 }}</ref>
A street was named for him in Honolulu at {{coord| 21|18|4|N| 157|49|47|W|type:landmark_region:US-HI |display=inline |name=Alexander}}.<ref>{{Hawaiian Dictionaries |Alexander |dic=pp |access-date=November 13, 2010 }}</ref>


==Family tree==
==Family tree==
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
*{{cite book |title= William Patterson Alexander in Kentucky, the Marquesas, Hawaii |author= Mary Charlotte Alexander |year= 1934 |publisher= Yale university press }} (author is granddaughter)
*{{cite book |title= William Patterson Alexander in Kentucky, the Marquesas, Hawaii |author=Mary Charlotte Alexander |year= 1934 |publisher=Yale university press }} (author is granddaughter)


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Latest revision as of 02:59, 20 August 2023

William Patterson Alexander
Born(1805-07-25)July 25, 1805
Paris, Kentucky
DiedAugust 13, 1884(1884-08-13) (aged 79)
Oakland, California
OccupationMissionary
SpouseMary Ann McKinney
ChildrenWilliam DeWitt Alexander
Samuel Thomas Alexander
Emily Whitney Alexander
James McKinney Alexander
+ 5 others

William Patterson Alexander (July 25, 1805 – August 13, 1884) was an American missionary to the Kingdom of Hawaii. His family continued to influence the history of Hawaii.

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Mary Alexander

William Patterson Alexander was born in Paris, Kentucky on July 25, 1805. His father was James Alexander (1770–1821) and mother was Mary Rose Depuy (1765–1841).[1] He attended Centre College in Danville, Kentucky and then Princeton Theological Seminary. He was a distant cousin of Archibald Alexander, the founder of the Presbyterian seminary. On October 25, 1831, he married Mary Ann McKinney, who was born January 5, 1810, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.[2] He was ordained October 13, 1831. They sailed on the Whaleship Averick, under Captain Swain, from New Bedford, Massachusetts, November 26, 1831, and arrived at Honolulu, May 17, 1832.[3] Alexanders and the rest of the fifth company from the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions arrived in April 1832 to the Hawaiian Islands.[2]

They were sent on a scouting mission to the Marquesas Islands (at the time called "Washington Islands") with Reuben Tinker and Samuel Whitney. On July 2, 1833, they then traveled back to establish a Marquesas mission with Richard Armstrong, Benjamin W. Parker with their wives via Tahiti. However, they abandoned the Marquesas to European missionaries and arrived back in Honolulu on May 12, 1834.

The Alexanders were assigned to the mission at Waiʻoli 1834 until 1843. Looking for a drier climate, they were transferred to Lahainaluna School in 1843. After the departure of founder Lorrin Andrews and death of Sheldon Dibble, he became principal until 1856. He preferred to live at cooler, higher elevations, and often camped at what would become ʻUlupalakua Ranch. Although the American Board was withdrawing support, he continued to assist efforts such as the Kaʻahumanu Church in Wailuku, Hawaii from November 1856 until 1882. He and his wife traveled back to New Bedford by April 1858 on a fund-raising trip, and returned by December 1859. He helped unite Presbyterian and Congregational churches into the Hawaiian Evangelical Association.[2] He died August 13, 1884, in Oakland, California, and was buried in the Mountain View Cemetery.[4]

The Alexanders had 9 children:

  1. William DeWitt Alexander (1833–1913) married Abigail Charlotte Baldwin (1833–1913) in 1861.
  2. James McKinney Alexander was born January 29, 1835. He graduated from Williams College and Princeton Theological Seminary and died in 1911.[5]
  3. Samuel Thomas Alexander was born October 29, 1836, married Martha Eliza Cooke, daughter of Amos Starr Cooke, co-founder of Castle & Cooke on January 26, 1864. Samuel was a co-founder of Alexander & Baldwin who died September 10, 1904.
  4. Henry Martyn Alexander (1839–1910) married Eliza Yates Wight and then Ina B. Weist.
  5. Mary Jane Alexander (1840–1913) of which not much is known.
  6. Ann Elizabeth Alexander (1843–1940) married Charles Henry Dickey. Their son was architect Charles William Dickey, and daughter Belle Dickey married Pineapple planter James Drummond Dole.
  7. Emily Whitney Alexander (1846–1943) married Henry Perrine Baldwin (co-founder of Alexander & Baldwin) in 1869.
  8. Charles Hodge Alexander (1848–1885) married Helen Goodale Thurston (1860–1885), granddaughter of missionaries Asa Thurston, Lucy Goodale Thurston, and Lorrin Andrews, and sister of Lorrin Andrews Thurston.[6]
  9. Ellen Charlotte Alexander (1852–1924) married Giulio Ferreri and moved to Italy.

The Baldwins were children of fellow missionary Dwight Baldwin.

Mary Ann McKinney Alexander moved back to Maui and lived with family, where she died on June 29, 1888.[3]

A street was named for him in Honolulu at 21°18′4″N 157°49′47″W / 21.30111°N 157.82972°W / 21.30111; -157.82972 (Alexander).[7]

Family tree

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References

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  1. ^ James R. Davis. "Alexander Genealogical Query". Retrieved April 27, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c James McKinney Alexander (1888). Mission life in Hawaii: Memoir of Rev. William P. Alexander. Pacific Press Publishing Company.
  3. ^ a b Hawaiian Mission Children's Society (1901). Portraits of American Protestant missionaries to Hawaii. Honolulu: Hawaiian gazette company. p. 34.
  4. ^ David Johnson (August 8, 2006). "Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Alameda County, CA". California Tombstone Project, US Genweb archives. Retrieved April 27, 2010.
  5. ^ "Guide to the Alexander Family Papers" (PDF). The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved May 9, 2010.
  6. ^ Brown Thurston (1892). Thurston genealogies (2nd ed.). Portland, Maine. p. 288.
  7. ^ Mary Kawena Pukui; Samuel Hoyt Elbert; Esther T. Mookini (2004). "lookup of Alexander ". in Place Names of Hawai'i. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library, University of Hawaii Press. Retrieved November 13, 2010.

Further reading

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  • Mary Charlotte Alexander (1934). William Patterson Alexander in Kentucky, the Marquesas, Hawaii. Yale university press. (author is granddaughter)
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