Brief Life History of James
When James Cosseboom was born about 1770, in Oyster Bay, Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, United States, his father, Willem Karseboom, was 24 and his mother, Martha Van de Water or Walters, was 28. He married Martha Morrel on 22 October 1807, in Digby, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada. He died in March 1823, in Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the age of 54.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- James Causaboom, "Nova Scotia, Marriages, 1711-1909"
- William Cossaboom in entry for Margaret Ann Porter, "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"
- James Causaboom, "Canada, Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001"
Spouse and Children
1770–1823 Male
1774– Female
Children (5)
1808–1898 Female
1814–1885 Male
1819–1896 Male
1820–1881 Male
1832– Female
Parents and Siblings
1747–1831 Male
1743–after 1773 Female
Siblings (4)
1765–1831 Male
1770–1823 Male
1770–1831 Male
after 1773–1852 Male
World Events (8)
1776
Age 6
1776
Age 6
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Age 16
Name Meaning
form of the name borne in the New Testament by two of Christ's disciples, James son of Zebedee and James son of Alphaeus. This form comes from Late Latin Iacomus, a variant of Iacobus, Latin form of Greek Iakobos. This is the same name as Old Testament Jacob (Hebrew Yaakov), but for many centuries now they have been thought of in the English-speaking world as two distinct names. In Britain, James is a royal name that from the beginning of the 15th century onwards was associated particularly with the Scottish house of Stewart: James I of Scotland ( 1394–1437 ; ruled 1424–37 ) was a patron of the arts and a noted poet, as well as an energetic ruler. King James VI of Scotland ( 1566–1625 ; reigned 1567–1625 ) succeeded to the throne of England in 1603 . His grandson, James II of England ( 1633–1701 ; reigned 1685–8 ) was a Roman Catholic, deposed in 1688 in favour of his Protestant daughter Mary and her husband William of Orange. From then on he, his son (also called James), and his grandson Charles (‘Bonnie Prince Charlie’) made various unsuccessful attempts to recover the English throne. Their supporters were known as Jacobites (from Latin Iacobus), and the name James became for a while particularly associated with Roman Catholicism on the one hand, and Highland opposition to the English government on the other. Nevertheless, it has since become one of the most perennially popular boys' names.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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