INNES, John SJ, RC Priest, Missionary in Russia, Reverend Mr 1 2
- Born: 31 July 1668, Drumgask, Aboyne parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 2
- Died: 7 May 1757, Galloway, Scotland 2
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General Notes:
"John (Innes), the sixth son, was born on the 31st July 1668. He entered the novitiate as a Jesuit at Watten in October 1688 , and two years afterwards completed his vows at Vienna. He studied philosophy at Gratz, and theology at Vienna. He was occasionally known by the name of Robison, assumed probably from that of his mother's family. He officiated occasionally at Glengarden, and was afterwards a missionary in Russia for eleven years . He returned to Scotland in 1718, and served as a missionary in Galloway, where he died 6th May 1757."
from Memoir 2
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