Robert Paterson

Brief Life History of Robert

When Robert Paterson was born on 4 January 1747, in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, his father, John Paterson, was 43 and his mother, Margaret Dykes, was 41. He married Margaret Jamieson on 4 December 1767, in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He died in 1828, in Stonehouse, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 81, and was buried in Stonehouse, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Robert Paterson
1747–1828
Margaret Jamieson
1744–1809
Marriage: 4 December 1767
Robert Paterson
1768–1776
Jean PATERSON
1770–
Thomas Paterson
1772–1772
John Paterson
1773–1840
William Paterson
1775–1812
James PATERSON
1777–

Sources (24)

  • Robt. Paterson, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
  • Robert Paterson, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Robert Paterson in entry for John Paterson, "Scotland Presbyterian & Protestant Church Records, 1736-1990"

World Events (3)

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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