Brief Life History of Christian
When Christian Paterson was born about 1747, in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, William Paterson, was -28 and her mother, Elizabeth Greigg, was -34. She married George Frew on 15 February 1764, in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter.
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- Christn. Paterson, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
- Christian Paterson in entry for Alexander Frew, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Christian Paterson in entry for Betty Frew, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
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1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.
In 1802, John Playfair published the Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth. His influence was by James Hutton’s knowledge of the earth’s geology.
1811 · The Tron Riot
The Tron riot was a riot which occurred in Edinburgh, Scotland on New Year's Eve. A group of young men attacked and robbed wealthier passers-by. One police officer was killed in the riot. Though the total count of participants is unknown, sixty-eight youths were arrested, with five sentenced to death for their actions during the riot.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
Name Meaning
Scottish: variant of Patterson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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