HACKET, JOHN [SSNE 7703]

Surname

HACKET

First name

JOHN

Nationality

SCOT

Region

BANFFSHIRE

Text source

John Hacket was a Scottish soldier who served in the Swedish army in the 1650s. The records of the church of Banff note that he had fathered an illegitimate child who was baptised in 1656 and given the name James.

Banff Church, Extracts From the Early Registers of Births.

Service record

SWEDEN,

Arrived 1655-01-01

Departed 1656-12-31

Capacity SOLDIER, purpose MILITARY