Christian Stenhouse (abt. 1750 - 1842)

Born about 1750 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Wife of William Scott — married 18 May 1788 in Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Descendants

Died 1842 at about age 92 in Switzerland, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Christian Stenhouse/Stonhouse was born about 1750 in Scotland. She married William Scott on 18 May 1788 in Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland. ^[1]They came to the US about 1818 with four children that we can account for. They setted in Switzerland Co., Indiana where many others from their home area in Scotland had settled. She passed away in 1842. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Christian Stevenson in entry for William Scott, "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910" Citation: "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYWW-T26 : 11 February 2020), Christian Stevenson in entry for William Scott, 1788. Error in transcribed name - Stenhouse not Stevenson.
2. ↑ Christian Stenhouse Scott, "Find A Grave Index" FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK2-7HQB : 13 September 2020), Christian Stenhouse Scott, ; Burial, Shelby Township, Jefferson, Indiana, United States of America, Caledonia Cemetery; citing record ID 46941588, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. This is a memorial stone, probably erected around 1910? The parents might be buried here, but the four children have stones elsewhere in the Cemetery.