John Farquharson (1735 - 1812)

Born 21 Jul 1735 in Edinburgh Parish, Midlothian, Scotland

Husband of Isabella (Mclean) Farquharson — married 4 Dec 1759 (to 11 Jun 1812) in Blair Atholl, Perth, Scotland

Descendants

Died 11 Jun 1812 at age 76 in Halifax County, Nova Scotia

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Biography

John was born in 1735 to Alexander Farquharson and Jean Monteith in Scotland.^[1] He married Isabella Mclean in 1759 at Blair Atholl. ^[2] They immigrated to Nova Scotia. He died in 1812 at Halifax and was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery at age 78.^[3]

Inscription on tombstone: Sacred to the memory of John Farquharson who died on the 11 of June 1812 in the 78th year of his age.

John was born in 1740.

Sources

1. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTP5-W7X : 10 February 2018), John Farquharson, 21 Jul 1735; citing Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, reference 2:17NSB37, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,066,667.
2. ↑ "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYS1-WJV : 10 February 2018), John Farquhardson and Isobel Mclean, 04 Dec 1759; citing Blair Atholl,Perth,Scotland, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 993,520.
3. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29R-VBSK : 15 March 2016), John Farquharson, 1812; Burial, Dartmouth, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Woodlawn Cemetery; citing record ID 150520989, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

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