Brief Life History of Jean
When Jean Hogg was born in 1784, in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, John Hogg, was 25 and her mother, Martha Thomson, was 28. She married Alexander Shields on 27 November 1826, in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. She lived in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland in 1784. She died on 17 April 1854, in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 70, and was buried in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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- Jean Hog, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Jean Hogg, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
- Jean Hogg Shields, "Find A Grave Index"
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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
English (northern England and Scotland): nickname for a swineherd or shepherd, from Middle English hog(ge) (Old English hogg) denoting either a pig, especially a castrated one, or a young sheep before its first shearing (the latter sense is most likely in northern England).
German (Högg): topographic name, a variant of Heck 1, found chiefly in Bavaria.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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