December 31 - Alexander Rankin, timber merchant, justice of the peace, politician, and office holder (d.1852)
April 3 - Alexander Rankin, timber merchant, justice of the peace, politician, and office holder (born 1788)
Douglastown was originally known as Gretna Green and was founded in 1812 by two Scottish immigrants, Alexander Rankin and James Gilmour.
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Suffering from the Napoleonic blockade of baltic timber, he quickly established a new, North American base for the company, sending his brother James Gilmour, and Alexander Rankin to the Miramichi River (New Brunswick, Canada) in 1812.