John Christie was born about 1739 at Roxburgshire, Scotland (parents not located during research). He immigrated to Nova Scotia in 1772 and married Nancy Denny in 1780. They had 11 children. John and Nancy are buried at Robie Street Cemetery in Truro. John died May 28, 1830, age 91.[1]
Sources
↑Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41809316/john-christie: accessed 9 April 2023), memorial page for John Christie (1739–28 May 1830), Find a Grave Memorial ID 41809316, citing Robie Street Cemetery, Truro, Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada; Maintained by foxhull (contributor 47116536).
J.M. Murphy (1976) Londonderry Heirs. Text: "There was a majority of the congregation residing in the lowervillage and Old Barns, consequently the lower place was chosen as the place for the church. At a meeting held July 6, 1772, it was resolved that mils, glass, etc... for the outside of the Meeting House be got immediately. CONT Eliakem Tupper took a contract to complete the inside of the church and the workman who finished it was John Christie who came out from Scotland in the same ship with Mr. Cock and his family in the summer of 1772, and Daniel MacKenzie. CONT This was the only church in Truro until about 1821 when the Episcopalions erected their church in the east end of the Village on the present site of St. Johns Church..."
Acknowledgements
WikiTree profile Christie-620 created through the import of Cormack-Battis Family Tree 11202012.ged on Nov 24, 2012 by Carla Cormack.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
Captain Robert Christie married John Christie's daughter Martha Christie. Robert Christie was the son of John Christie's brother. Not sure where Richard came from. It's in the Cholchester County book.