Marriage and Family
On May 4, 1773, Macomb married Mary Catherine Navarre, daughter of Robert Navarre, the subdélégé Detroit under the French. They had a large family, including a son who had an illustrious military career: Major General Alexander Macomb (1782–1841). Six of their sons served during the War of 1812.
Their daughter Jane Macomb married Hon. Robert Kennedy, a Scotsman who was brother of the Marquess of Ailsa. The Kennedys' daughter Sophia-Eliza married John Levett of Wychnor Park, Staffordshire, England.
Their son John Navarre Macomb (07 Mar 1774-09 Nov 1810) married Christina Livingston, granddaughter of Philip Livingston, signer of the United States Declaration of Independence.
In 1791, Alexander Macomb married Janet Marshall Rucker and had seven more children.
Alexander Macomb died in the District of Columbia in 1831.
Read more about this topic: Alexander Macomb (merchant)
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