STUART, GABRIEL JOHAN [SSNE 4918]

Surname

STUART, STEWART, STEUART

First name

GABRIEL JOHAN

Nationality

SWEDISH

Text source

Gabriel was born on 1 January 1685. He was the nephew of Lt General Carl Magnus Stuart. His father was Johan Robert Stuart (son of David of Farsta, son of Hans) and his mother was Beata Gyllenanker. Gabriel volunteered for service with the fortification engineers and became Konductor on the same day as his brother Johan, but on Karlskrona. In 1709 he served as the regimental quartermaster for the Narke and Varmland. He died in 1733 in Åbylund. On the 21 August 1715 he married Margaretta Ysing and was the Great great grandfather of the great fortifier Carl Werner Stuart.

L. von Munthe, Kungl. Fortifikationens Historia, VI (Stockholm, 1919), p.515; A. Lewenhaupt, Karl XII:s Officerare Biografiska anteckningar (2 vols., Stockholm, 1920), II, p.676.

Service record

SWEDEN, KARLSKRONA, NARKE OCH VARMLAND

Arrived 1704-12-06, as VOLUNTEER

Departed 1733-12-31, as REGIMENTAL QUARTERMASTER

Capacity ENGINEER, OFFICER, purpose MILITARY