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Personal data John Galt 

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Household of John Galt

He is married to Mary Knox.

They got married on November 27, 1795 at Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland, he was 27 years old.Sources 2, 3

Event (Proclamation of Marriage) on November 13, 1795 in Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland .Source 3


Notes about John Galt

1. John Galt, stated in "Homely Musings" that he is the only Son.

2. James Galt born 03 Feb 1757, Scotlands People, reported as being CHILD 1, may have died, prior to John being born. The author of "Homely Musings" may not have known about James!

3. "Homely Musings" does not give Mary's christian name

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Ancestors (and descendant) of John Galt

James Galt
± 1680-????
Mary Thomson
± 1680-????
John Galt
1717-????
Helen Young
1736-????

John Galt
1768-????

1795

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    Sources

    1. Scotlands People - Old Parish Registers of Births and Baptisms, 1768 GALT, JOHN (Old Parish Registers Births 584/ 10 112 Craigie)
      1768 GALT, JOHN (Old Parish Registers Births 584/ 10 112 Craigie)
      Anno Domini 1768.
      John son to John Galt in Harelaw was baptized 7 April
    2. Homely Musings, by a Rustic Maiden by Jane Stevenson, Homely Musings, by a Rustic Maiden by Jane Stevenson, https://ia802205.us.archive.org/2/items/homelymusingsby00stevgoog/homelymusingsby00stevgoog.pdf
      The book describes part of the authors life, visiting various family residences, on her travels around Ayrshire. Jean/Jane Stevenson's Grandmother, Mary Galt, is Jean Galts sister, her Great Grandmother is Helen Young, Great Grandfather is John Galt.
    3. Scotlands People - Old Parish Registers of Banns and Marriages, 1795 GALT JOHN, MARY KNOX/FR164 (FR164)13/11/1795584/ 10 298Craigie GALTJOHNMARY KNOX/FR399 AND 477 (FR399)27/11/1795619/ 20 183Tarbolton GALTJOHNMARY KNOX/FR399 AND 477 (FR477)27/11/1795619/ 20 111Tarbolton Not downloaded
      GALTJOHNMARY KNOX/FR164 (FR164)13/11/1795584/ 10 298Craigie
      GALTJOHNMARY KNOX/FR399 AND 477 (FR399)27/11/1795619/ 20 183Tarbolton
      GALTJOHNMARY KNOX/FR399 AND 477 (FR477)27/11/1795619/ 20 111Tarbolton

    Historical events

    • The temperature on April 7, 1768 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Special wheather fenomena: droog. Source: KNMI
    • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • In the year 1768: Source: Wikipedia
      • April 4 » In London, Philip Astley stages the first modern circus.
      • May 10 » Rioting occurs in London after John Wilkes is imprisoned for writing an article for The North Briton severely criticizing King George III.
      • June 21 » James Otis Jr. offends the King and Parliament in a speech to the Massachusetts General Court.
      • November 5 » Treaty of Fort Stanwix, the purpose of which is to adjust the boundary line between Indian lands and white settlements set forth in the Royal Proclamation of 1763 in the Thirteen Colonies.
      • December 1 » The former slave ship Fredensborg sinks off Tromøya in Norway.
      • December 10 » The first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica is published.
    • The temperature on November 27, 1795 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
    • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    •  This page is only available in Dutch.
      De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
    • In the year 1795: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 19 » The Batavian Republic is proclaimed in the Netherlands, bringing to an end the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands.
      • January 23 » After an extraordinary charge across the frozen Zuiderzee, the French cavalry captured 14 Dutch ships and 850 guns, in a rare occurrence of a battle between ships and cavalry.
      • May 31 » French Revolution: The Revolutionary Tribunal is suppressed.
      • June 16 » French Revolutionary Wars: In what became known as Cornwallis's Retreat, a British Royal Navy squadron led by Vice Admiral William Cornwallis strongly resists a much larger French Navy force and withdraws largely intact, setting up the French Navy defeat at the Battle of Groix six days later.
      • June 17 » The burghers of Swellendam expel the Dutch East India Company magistrate and declare a republic.
      • December 28 » Construction of Yonge Street, formerly recognized as the longest street in the world, begins in York, Upper Canada (present-day Toronto).

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