Rev.
John
Lillie
DD
Born in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Sarah Maria (Hasbrouck) Lillie
— married
6 Oct 1839 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 54
in New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Apr 2019
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Biography
John Lillie DD migrated from Scotland to USA.
John was born in 1812 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland. His parents were Thomas Lillie and Barbara Clark.[1]
He studied at the University of Edinburgh before going on to complete his theological training in the USA, where he remained the rest of his life. From 1835 he was pastor of the Reformed Dutch Church in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and from 1858 he was minister of the First Presbyterian Church in Kingston, New York. His biblical commentary lectures were published and are still available.[2]
He married Sarah Maria Hasbrouck in 1839. Children:[3]
- John Chester Lillie 1841–Deceased • M548-1WN
- Thomas William Lillie 1843–1904 • KD9X-5HH
- Abraham Bruyn Hasbrouck Lillie 1845–1905 • KZ15-TVG
- Julia Wickham Lillie 1848–1925 • MPKC-2FC
- Agnes Pearson Lillie 1851–Deceased • MP29-1ZL
- Caroline Hone Hasbrouck Lillie 1852–Deceased • KZGX-SWZ
- Susan Pearson Lillie 1855–Deceased • KZK8-428
He was awarded the Doctorate of Divinity (DD) by the University of Edinburgh in 1855.
He passed away in 1867 and is buried at Houghtaling Cemetery.[4]
Sources
- ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQHZ-ND9 : 12 February 2020), John Lillie, 1813.
- ↑ Online biography
- ↑ according to Familysearch, their references
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84631243/john-lille
- https://archive.org/details/hasbrouckfamilyi01hasb/page/n413
- https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MLF1-59S
- Biography: https://www.biblicalcyclopedia.com/L/lillie-john-dd.html
- Article about his religious views: https://pres-outlook.org/2012/11/presbyterians-mayans-and-end-times/
Research Notes
In Memoirs of an Irish Manse (William Corkey, 1961) John is described as a cousin of another famous Dr John Lillie DD out of Kelso - this one became head of the Presbyterian Church in Tasmania. While it doesn't seem their fathers were brothers, they may well have been 2nd or 3rd cousins.
Corkey also makes references to the Lillies of Kelso being descended from Huguenot refugees, although nothing to corroborate this has emerged.
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