STRACHAN, John Minister of Strachan parish, Reverend Mr 2 3 4
- Baptised: 2 November 1625, Montrose parish, Angus, Scotland 5
- Marriage (1): STRACHAN, Beatrix
- Marriage (2): SPEID, Margaret in August 1669 1
- Died: 1701 2 4
Another name for John was STRACHIN, Jhone.5
General Notes:
"STRACHIN
JHONE
ROBERT STRACHIN/
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02/11/1625
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Montrose"
from Births and Baptisms
(at Strachan in 1659)
JOHN STRACHAN, younger son of Dr Robert S., physician in Montrose; became schoolmaster of Montrose 24th Sept. 1656; adm. before 17th Aug. 1659; died between 28th Jan. and 26th Feb. 1701 at a great age. He marr. (1) Beatrix (died June 1668), third daugh. of David Strachan, Bishop of Brechin, and had issue Robert, rector of the Grammar School, Montrose; Jean : (2) Aug. 1669, Margaret, daugh. of John Speid of Ardovie, and had issue George, merchant, Montrose; James; Alexander; John. [Tests. ; Brechin Marr. Reg.
"JOHN STRACHAN, his daugh., Jean, bapt. 23rd Oct. 1657. Addl. issue-Elizabeth, bapt. 3rd July 1659. [Montrose Reg.]"
from Fasti Ecclesiae 5
Noted events in his life were:
1. Schoolmaster, 24 September 1656, Montrose, Angus, Scotland. 1
John married Beatrix STRACHAN, daughter of David STRACHAN Minister of Fettercairn, then Bishop of Brechin and Margaret HENDERSON. (Beatrix STRACHAN was born about 1637 and died in June 1688 4.)
John next married Margaret SPEID in August 1669.1 (Margaret SPEID was born about 1645.)
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