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James Boswell (1675-1749)

James Boswell The people in Boswell's life - A-E - F-J - K-O - P-T - U-Z Ancestors FAQ Trivia Bibliography Biography News Multimedia Discussion forum About this site Guide to Abbreviations Other weblinks	Biography James Boswell. (1675-1749) (aka. Grandfather of the* James Boswell)* 7th Laird of Auchinleck. Son of David Boswell (1640-1712) and Anna Hamilton (d. 1711). Grandfather of the James Boswell (1740-1795). Married (1704) to Elizabeth Bruce. Father of Veronica, David (1706-1709), Alexander, John, James and David (1711-1712). As his son Alexander (d. 1782), James Boswell (d. 1749) also studied law at Leyden University in Holland. Following his wife's death in 1734 he fell into a constant melancholy, and spent most of his time on religious (Presbyterian) occupations. He was also active in the renovation of the church in Auchinleck, and participated in the selection of ministers for the parish. Life with James Boswell: James died when his grandson, the James, was only 8-9 years old. This article was last updated at January 31 2008 22:20:27 CET Other links of possible interest	Other biographies that refer to James Boswell: Boswell, Alexander van Sommelsdijk, Anna van Sommelsdyck, Francis
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James Boswell (1675-1749)

James Boswell The people in Boswell's life - A-E - F-J - K-O - P-T - U-Z Ancestors FAQ Trivia Bibliography Biography News Multimedia Discussion forum About this site Guide to Abbreviations Other weblinks

Biography

James Boswell. (1675-1749) (aka. Grandfather of *the* James Boswell)

7th Laird of Auchinleck. Son of David Boswell (1640-1712) and Anna Hamilton (d. 1711). Grandfather of the James Boswell (1740-1795). Married (1704) to Elizabeth Bruce. Father of Veronica, David (1706-1709), Alexander, John, James and David (1711-1712).

As his son Alexander (d. 1782), James Boswell (d. 1749) also studied law at Leyden University in Holland. Following his wife's death in 1734 he fell into a constant melancholy, and spent most of his time on religious (Presbyterian) occupations. He was also active in the renovation of the church in Auchinleck, and participated in the selection of ministers for the parish.

Life with James Boswell:

James died when his grandson, the James, was only 8-9 years old.

This article was last updated at January 31 2008 22:20:27 CET

Other links of possible interest

Other biographies that refer to James Boswell:

Boswell, Alexander
van Sommelsdijk, Anna
van Sommelsdyck, Francis

© 2004-2008 Thomas Frandzen. Read About this site for further info and disclaimer.

Please mail comments and corrections to webmaster@jamesboswell.info

This URL was last modified: June 01 2008 22:08:34.