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90 [Doc. 9.
SWEDENBORG’S ANCESTRY.
Table II.
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Emanuel Swedberg, when ennobled, Swedenborg (son of
Jesper Swedberg, See Document 9, A. Table 2), born Jan. 29,
1688 ; Assessor in the College of Mines; retired in 1747. Died
unmarried, March 29, 1772, in London, at Great- Bath Street,
Coldbath Fields, and was buried in the Swedish Church in
the same city. He is the Emanuel Swedenborg who became
world -renowned on account of his visions and his religious
doctrines.
Table III.
Hedwig Swedberg, when ennobled, Swedenborg (daughter of
Jesper Swedberg, see Document 9, A. Table 2), born Nov. 30,
1690, died Dec. 19, 1728; was married, July 18, 1714, to her
sister’s brother-in -law, Lars Benzelius, when ennobled, Benzel
stierna, who was born in 1680, and died in 1755. His second
wife, whom he married in 1732, was Catharina Insenstjerna,
daughter of Commissary Henric Insen, when ennobled, Insen
stjerna; but all his children are by his first marriage.
CHILDREN :*
1. Eric, born June 18, 1715 ; auscultant in the College of
Mines ; 1735 ; notary, 1744 ; died March 15, 1745, at the Lind
fors ironworks in Wermland, and was buried in Spånga
Church.
2.Jesper Albrecht, born May 13, 1716 ; volunteer of engineers,
1736 ; adjutant in the same corps, 1741 ; lieutenant; was drowned
during the Finnish war, March 30, 1743.
3. Lars,10 born at Starbo in Dalecarlia, April 4, 1719 ;
,
student in Upsal, 1728, in Lund 1735 ; master of arts, 1738;
theological tutor, and received holy orders, 1741 ; professor of
Greek in Upsal, 1746 ; professor of theology, and pastor of
the Danmark Church, 1747 ; doctor of theology, 1752 ; Bishop
of Westerås, 1759, and also bishop of the order of seraphims;
member of the order of the north - star, 1784, etc.; died Feb.
18, 1800, in Westerås. Was married to Elisabeth Maria
Schönström (see Document 9, A. Table 3) born Oct. 24,
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* See “Anrep” Vol. I, p. 151. “ Benzelstjerna," Tables 14, 15.
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