Christian Rodger

Brief Life History of Christian

When Christian Rodger was born on 5 April 1777, in Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, Andrew Roger, was 35 and her mother, Agnes Berry, was 32. She married David Lowrie on 26 March 1804. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 22 February 1835, in St Monans, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 57.

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Family Time Line

David Lowrie
1772–1835
Christian Rodger
1777–1835
Marriage: 26 March 1804
Janet Lowrie
1715–1893
Agnes Lowrie
1805–
Robert Lowrie
1807–1858
Andrew Lowrie
1810–
Christian Laurie
1812–1860
Isabel Lowrie
1816–1855

Sources (10)

  • Christian Rodger, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
  • Christian Rodger Lowrie, "Scotland, Civil Registration, 1855-1875, 1881, 1891"
  • Christian Rogers Lawrie, "Scotland, Civil Registration, 1855-1875, 1881, 1891"

World Events (5)

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 Roger .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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