Brief Life History of John
When John Michie was born on 20 March 1793, in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, John Michie, was 27 and his mother, Frances Erskine Snadan, was 27. He married Elizabeth Hunter on 16 January 1813, in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter.
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- John Michie, "Scotland Census, 1841"
- John Michie, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- 1813 MICHIE, JOHN & HUNTER, ELIZABETH (Old Parish Registers Marriages 465/60 249)
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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.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
Scottish (mainly Aberdeenshire): from a pet form of the personal name Mich (see Michael ), with -ch- pronounced as in Scottish loch.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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