Brief Life History of Alexander
When Alexander Dobbie was born in 1704, in Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, James Dobbie, was 44 and his mother, Katherine Mason, was 29. He married Margaret Bisset on 23 December 1735, in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters.
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- Dobbie, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Alexander Davie, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
- Alexander Dobie in entry for Jannet Dobie, "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.
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: from a pet form of the personal name Dobb (see Dobbe ), a pet form of the personal name Robert .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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