Roger Aitken

Roger Aitken (1748, Dumfries, Scotland - 21 November 1825, Halifax, Nova Scotia) was a Scottish Anglican priest known for his service as a missionary at Lunenburg, Nova Scotia (1817-1825) for the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts.

Ordained in Scotland by Bishop Robert Kilgour in 1777,[1] Aitken served as the minister at St John's, Aberdeen, 1782-1814.

One historian reported that this period was “the most tumultuous eight years in the history of the congregation.”[8] At one point, some residents of Lunenburg wrote a 14-page petition to the SPG asking for Aitken to be recalled.

[5] During this period, Aitken was strongly opposed by prominent citizens John Creighton Jr. and Francis Joseph Rudolf.

While waiting for the rectory to be completed, Aitken developed a farm on the other side of the LaHave River.

Rev. Roger Aitken (d. 1825), missionary at Lunenburg (1817-1825) for Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts . Tombstone at Old Burying Ground (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
St. John's Anglican Rectory, 58 Townsend Street, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia [ 7 ]
Rev. Roger Aitken gave this chalice and paten to the St. Peter's Anglican Church (West LaHave, Nova Scotia) (1818), King's University Archives