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CANT, Andrew elder, Minister of St Nicholas parish Aberdeen, Reverend Mr
(About 1584-1663)
IRVINE, Margaret
(About 1590-)
CANT, Sarah
(About 1617-)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. JAFFRAY, Alexander of Kingswells, Provost of Aberdeen, Quaker

CANT, Sarah 1 2 3

  • Born: About 1617
  • Marriage (1): JAFFRAY, Alexander of Kingswells, Provost of Aberdeen, Quaker in May 1647 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland 1

   Another name for Sarah was CANT, Sarrah.3

   User ID: X28


Sarah married Alexander JAFFRAY of Kingswells, Provost of Aberdeen, Quaker, son of Alexander JAFFRAY of Kingswells, Provost of Aberdeen and Magdalene ERSKINE, in May 1647 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland.1 (Alexander JAFFRAY of Kingswells, Provost of Aberdeen, Quaker was baptised on 21 June 1614 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland 3 and died on 7 May 1673 in Kingswells, Aberdeen, Scotland 4.)


  Marriage Notes:

"JAFFRAY
ALEXANDER
SARA CANT/FR4037 (FR4037)
00/05/1647
168/A 120 431
Aberdeen"

from Index of Marriages




"In 1647, the Provost married for his second wife, Sarah, a daughter of the well-known divine, Andrew Cant, and by this marriage there were born eight children, nearly all of whom died in infancy."

from Aldermen and Provosts 1 2

Sources


1 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Marriages.

2 e-books, Memorials of the Aldermen, Provosts and Lord Provosts of Aberdeen 1272-1895 by A. M. Munro (1897).

3 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Births and Baptisms.

4 e-books, Memorials of the Aldermen, Provosts, Lord Provosts of Aberdeen 1272-1895 by A. M. Munro (1897).

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