Reverend Donald Mackenzie, Minister of the Gospel at Fodderty

REVEREND DONALD MACKENZIE

Minister of the Gospel at Fodderty

Fasti of the Church of Scotland VII: p. 37

Biographical Summary

"Donald Mackenzie, born 20th Oct. 1768, son of preceding; educated at Marischal College, Aberdeen, 1781-5; licen. by Presb. of Dingwall 5th Dec. 1787 ; pres. by John, Lord Macleod, Sept. 1788; ord. (assistant and successor) 27th May 1789. He accidentally fell while reaching a book from steps in his library, and died in a few days, 25th Feb. 1826. He was for some time chaplain to the 71st Foot, and took a considerable share in the business of the Church. He marr. (1) 12th June 1790, Mary (died 16th Sept. 1796), daugh. of John Mackenzie of Brae, and had issue— Beatrix, born 16th May 1791 (marr. 1812, Thomas Stewart, Lieut., R.N.) ; Mary, born 19th Aug. 1792, died 11th Nov. 1812; Colin, Colonel R.E., born 19th March 1794 ; died 1869 ; John of Glack, born 17th March 1796, died 3rd Nov. 1882; Elizabeth (marr. Lieut. Stewart) : (2) 28th Dec. 1798, Mary (died 26th March 1828), daugh. of Thomas Fyers, overseer of the King's Works."

SOURCE: Fasti ecclesiae scoticanae: the succession of ministers in the Church of Scotland from the reformation, Vol. VII, page 37