John Christie was born in Scotland in 1740. He served in the British Army, and joined the 3rd Battalion of the 60th or Royal American Regiment as an Ensign in 1758. Ensign Christie was placed in command of the garrison at Fort Presque Isle (Erie, PA) in 1763.
After Pontiac's Rebellion and the Battle for Fort Presque Isle, Ensign Christie surrendered Presqu'ile to the Indians on 18 June 1763 and was taken prisoner. Ensign Christie and the garrison were brought to Fort du Detroit and surrendered up on 09 July 1763. Stationed in Detroit at the time were the 60th Regiment, some of whom were Freemasons, including Ensign Christie. While there in Detroit, John Christie became the Founder and First Worshipful Master of Lodge No. 1 at Detroit, Michigan, that was Warranted on 27 April 1764 by George Harison, Provincial Grand Master of the Provincial Grand Lodge of New York, along with Sampson Fleming, Senior Warden, and Josias Harper Junior Warden. Lodge No. 1 at Detroit would later be known as Zion Lodge No. 1 F&AM in 1794.
Christie was raised to the rank of Lieutenant in 1765. He relocated back to Albany, NY, and resided there from 1765-1767.
Ensign Robert Johnson, who was stationed in Detroit, was given orders to place Major Robert Rogers, commandant at Michilimackinac, under arrest on suspicion of treason in the fall of 1767. It was Lt. John Christie that arrested Rogers at Fort Michilimackinac.
Afterwards his time in Detroit, Christie returned for a time to New York, but was then sent to West Indies. He was raised to a Captaincy in 1775, and was in charge of the 4th Battalion of the 60th in 1780. He was later taken prisoner in Vera Cruz or Cuba. He was relased in 1781, rejoined the army, and died in Antigua, W.I., in June 1782 [ref. MacBean, William M. Biographical register of Saint Andrew's society of the state of New York, pp. 33-35.].
Capt. Christie was buried some sixty days later in St. Philip's Church, on Hampstead Hill, on 10 August 1782 [ref. Register of St. Philip's Parish 1754-1810, p. 353]. There is no burial site listed for John Christie in the churchyard records [ref. St. Philip's Churchyard Records, p. 30].
A Historical Marker for Captain John Christie was dedicated by MWGM State of Michigan William Wallace Kent on 24 April 1861 at 5 p.m., and is located in Washington Square Park, Charleston, South Carolina (32° 46.635′ N, 79° 55.824′ W.).
After Pontiac's Rebellion and the Battle for Fort Presque Isle, Ensign Christie surrendered Presqu'ile to the Indians on 18 June 1763 and was taken prisoner. Ensign Christie and the garrison were brought to Fort du Detroit and surrendered up on 09 July 1763. Stationed in Detroit at the time were the 60th Regiment, some of whom were Freemasons, including Ensign Christie. While there in Detroit, John Christie became the Founder and First Worshipful Master of Lodge No. 1 at Detroit, Michigan, that was Warranted on 27 April 1764 by George Harison, Provincial Grand Master of the Provincial Grand Lodge of New York, along with Sampson Fleming, Senior Warden, and Josias Harper Junior Warden. Lodge No. 1 at Detroit would later be known as Zion Lodge No. 1 F&AM in 1794.
Christie was raised to the rank of Lieutenant in 1765. He relocated back to Albany, NY, and resided there from 1765-1767.
Ensign Robert Johnson, who was stationed in Detroit, was given orders to place Major Robert Rogers, commandant at Michilimackinac, under arrest on suspicion of treason in the fall of 1767. It was Lt. John Christie that arrested Rogers at Fort Michilimackinac.
Afterwards his time in Detroit, Christie returned for a time to New York, but was then sent to West Indies. He was raised to a Captaincy in 1775, and was in charge of the 4th Battalion of the 60th in 1780. He was later taken prisoner in Vera Cruz or Cuba. He was relased in 1781, rejoined the army, and died in Antigua, W.I., in June 1782 [ref. MacBean, William M. Biographical register of Saint Andrew's society of the state of New York, pp. 33-35.].
Capt. Christie was buried some sixty days later in St. Philip's Church, on Hampstead Hill, on 10 August 1782 [ref. Register of St. Philip's Parish 1754-1810, p. 353]. There is no burial site listed for John Christie in the churchyard records [ref. St. Philip's Churchyard Records, p. 30].
A Historical Marker for Captain John Christie was dedicated by MWGM State of Michigan William Wallace Kent on 24 April 1861 at 5 p.m., and is located in Washington Square Park, Charleston, South Carolina (32° 46.635′ N, 79° 55.824′ W.).
John Christie was born in Scotland in 1740. He served in the British Army, and joined the 3rd Battalion of the 60th or Royal American Regiment as an Ensign in 1758. Ensign Christie was placed in command of the garrison at Fort Presque Isle (Erie, PA) in 1763.
After Pontiac's Rebellion and the Battle for Fort Presque Isle, Ensign Christie surrendered Presqu'ile to the Indians on 18 June 1763 and was taken prisoner. Ensign Christie and the garrison were brought to Fort du Detroit and surrendered up on 09 July 1763. Stationed in Detroit at the time were the 60th Regiment, some of whom were Freemasons, including Ensign Christie. While there in Detroit, John Christie became the Founder and First Worshipful Master of Lodge No. 1 at Detroit, Michigan, that was Warranted on 27 April 1764 by George Harison, Provincial Grand Master of the Provincial Grand Lodge of New York, along with Sampson Fleming, Senior Warden, and Josias Harper Junior Warden. Lodge No. 1 at Detroit would later be known as Zion Lodge No. 1 F&AM in 1794.
Christie was raised to the rank of Lieutenant in 1765. He relocated back to Albany, NY, and resided there from 1765-1767.
Ensign Robert Johnson, who was stationed in Detroit, was given orders to place Major Robert Rogers, commandant at Michilimackinac, under arrest on suspicion of treason in the fall of 1767. It was Lt. John Christie that arrested Rogers at Fort Michilimackinac.
Afterwards his time in Detroit, Christie returned for a time to New York, but was then sent to West Indies. He was raised to a Captaincy in 1775, and was in charge of the 4th Battalion of the 60th in 1780. He was later taken prisoner in Vera Cruz or Cuba. He was relased in 1781, rejoined the army, and died in Antigua, W.I., in June 1782 [ref. MacBean, William M. Biographical register of Saint Andrew's society of the state of New York, pp. 33-35.].
Capt. Christie was buried some sixty days later in St. Philip's Church, on Hampstead Hill, on 10 August 1782 [ref. Register of St. Philip's Parish 1754-1810, p. 353]. There is no burial site listed for John Christie in the churchyard records [ref. St. Philip's Churchyard Records, p. 30].
A Historical Marker for Captain John Christie was dedicated by MWGM State of Michigan William Wallace Kent on 24 April 1861 at 5 p.m., and is located in Washington Square Park, Charleston, South Carolina (32° 46.635′ N, 79° 55.824′ W.).
After Pontiac's Rebellion and the Battle for Fort Presque Isle, Ensign Christie surrendered Presqu'ile to the Indians on 18 June 1763 and was taken prisoner. Ensign Christie and the garrison were brought to Fort du Detroit and surrendered up on 09 July 1763. Stationed in Detroit at the time were the 60th Regiment, some of whom were Freemasons, including Ensign Christie. While there in Detroit, John Christie became the Founder and First Worshipful Master of Lodge No. 1 at Detroit, Michigan, that was Warranted on 27 April 1764 by George Harison, Provincial Grand Master of the Provincial Grand Lodge of New York, along with Sampson Fleming, Senior Warden, and Josias Harper Junior Warden. Lodge No. 1 at Detroit would later be known as Zion Lodge No. 1 F&AM in 1794.
Christie was raised to the rank of Lieutenant in 1765. He relocated back to Albany, NY, and resided there from 1765-1767.
Ensign Robert Johnson, who was stationed in Detroit, was given orders to place Major Robert Rogers, commandant at Michilimackinac, under arrest on suspicion of treason in the fall of 1767. It was Lt. John Christie that arrested Rogers at Fort Michilimackinac.
Afterwards his time in Detroit, Christie returned for a time to New York, but was then sent to West Indies. He was raised to a Captaincy in 1775, and was in charge of the 4th Battalion of the 60th in 1780. He was later taken prisoner in Vera Cruz or Cuba. He was relased in 1781, rejoined the army, and died in Antigua, W.I., in June 1782 [ref. MacBean, William M. Biographical register of Saint Andrew's society of the state of New York, pp. 33-35.].
Capt. Christie was buried some sixty days later in St. Philip's Church, on Hampstead Hill, on 10 August 1782 [ref. Register of St. Philip's Parish 1754-1810, p. 353]. There is no burial site listed for John Christie in the churchyard records [ref. St. Philip's Churchyard Records, p. 30].
A Historical Marker for Captain John Christie was dedicated by MWGM State of Michigan William Wallace Kent on 24 April 1861 at 5 p.m., and is located in Washington Square Park, Charleston, South Carolina (32° 46.635′ N, 79° 55.824′ W.).
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