Alexander Fulton (Louisiana)
| Alexander Fulton | |
|---|---|
| Born | Washington, Pennsylvania, US |
| Died | ca. 1818 Alexandria, Louisiana |
| Residence | Alexandria, Louisiana |
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| Spouse(s) | Mary Henrietta Wells Fulton |
| Children | 6 |
Alexander Fulton (died ca. 1818) was a merchant, planter, and local politician originally from Washington, near Pittsburgh in western Pennsylvania, who in 1805 founded the city of Alexandria, Louisiana, which he named for himself.
Fulton came to Alexandria, the seat of government of Rapides Parish and the largest city in Central Louisiana, about 1785 in partnership with land speculator William Miller. Fulton, who held a land grant from the government of Spain, purchased merchandise and built the first store in Rapides Parish and located it beside the Red River. On May 4, 1805, he was appointed coroner of Rapides Parish by then territorial Governor William C.C. Claiborne. He became the area postmaster during the Jefferson administration in 1807. In 1805, he laid out the townsite of Alexandria in collaboration with his business partner, Thomas Harris Maddox.
In 1793, Fulton married the 15-year-old Mary Henrietta Wells, daughter of Samuel Levi Wells, I, and the former Dorcas Huie. Alexander and Mary Fulton had six children: Samuel, Eliza, William, Benjamin, Marcus, and Courtney Ann Fulton. Mary Wells Fulton was the aunt of later Louisiana Governor James Madison Wells, who was born near Alexandria in 1808. Governor Wells was a son of Samuel Levi Wells, II.
Fulton died in 1818 and is believed to have been interred at Rapides Cemetery in Pineville, the smaller city on the eastern side of the Red River. There is no grave marker, so the exact burial site is not known. His year of death is known because of existing records which show that his estate went through probate in January, 1819.
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