Person:Alexander Garden (4)

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Alexander Garden, M.D.
b.Jan 1730 Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
d.15 Apr 1791
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  1. Alexander Garden, M.D.1730 - 1791
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  1. Maj. Alexander Garden, of Goose Creek1757 - 1829
  2. Margaret A Garden
  3. Harriotte Garden
  4. Juliette Garden
  5. William Garden
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Name Alexander Garden, M.D.
Gender Male
Birth[1] Jan 1730 Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Marriage Charleston, South Carolina, United Statesto Elizabeth Peronneau
Residence[2] Apr 1752 Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Death[1] 15 Apr 1791
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Alexander Garden (naturalist), in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
    includes sources, last accessed Jun 2025.

    Alexander Garden FRSE FRS (January 1730 – 15 April 1791) was a Scottish physician, botanist and zoologist. The gardenia flower is named after him. He lived for many years in Charleston, South Carolina, using his spare time to study plants and living creatures, and sending specimens to Carl Linnaeus. ...

  2. ↑ Robert Gibbes, Governor of South Carolina, and Some of His Descendants, in South Carolina historical and genealogical magazine. (Charleston, South Carolina: South Carolina Historical Society, 1900-1952)
    12:2 (Apr 1911):78-105.

    iv Mary Anna, b. 12 Sept., 1767; m. 13 May, 1784, Major Alexander Garden, son of Dr. Alexander Garden, the distinguished physician and naturalist, after whom Linnaeus named the "Gardenia," was vice-president of The Royal Society, died in London, 1791. The nephew of Mrs. Garden, son of her brother Wilmot S. Gibbes, changed his name to Garden.

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