Alexander Petrie 
Alexander was born on August 20th, 1761 in
Brighty, Murroes, Angus, Scotland. Alexander's father was
Henry Petrie and his mother was
Margaret Elder. He had three brothers and six sisters, named
James,
Henry,
Joseph,
Isobel,
Elspeth,
Mary,
Christian,
Helen and
Agnes. He was the oldest of the ten children.
