Susanna Kennedy (around 1689-18 March 1780) |
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| Married:3 | 1709 | Alexander Montgomerie (around 1660-18 February 1729), 9. Earl of Eglinton | |||
| Contract 12 and 20 December 1709. | |||||
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| Children with Alexander Montgomerie: | ||
| Susanna Montgomerie (-27 July 1754)4 | ||
| Margaret Montgomerie (-30 March 1799)5 | ||
| Frances Montgomerie (-no long after 26 January 1755)6 | ||
| Christian Montgomerie (-19 July 1748)7 | ||
| Grace Montgomerie (-15 June 1751)8 | ||
| Charlotte Montgomerie (-7 October 1732)9 | ||
| Elizabeth Montgomerie (4 July 1710-19 February 1800)10 | ||
| Helen/Eleonora Montgomerie (16 January 1712-14 January 1747)11 | ||
| James Montgomerie (19 April 1718-26 August 1724), Lord Montgomerie12 | ||
| Alexander Montgomerie (10 February 1723-24 October 1769), 10. Earl of Eglinton13 | ||
| Archibald Montgomerie (18 May 1726-30 October 1796), 11. Earl of Eglinton14 | ||
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| Born:15 | around 1689 | |||
| Died:16 | 18 March 1780 | Auchans Castle [building], Dundonald [city/town], Ayrshire [county], Scotland [country], United Kingdom [country] | ||
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| Countess Susanna is said to have been the most beautiful woman of her time, of unusually tall stature, yet perfect both as to figure and carriage, and with a face of exquisite beauty. To the charms of her personal appearance were added the more powerful attractions of genius and great accomplishments. She was a great patroness of literary men ; Allan Ramsay, William Hamilton of Bangour, and others celebrated her charms and her virtues in their works. Many of her letters have been preserved, and show her a wise and tender mother, and she carefully managed her children and their affairs after her husband's death. She lived chiefly at Auchans House, and there she received Dr. Johnson, who was delighted with her, as their principles in Church and State were entirely similar. She was then in her eighty-fifth year, but Boswell describes her figure as majestic, her manner high bred, her reading extensive, and her conversation elegant.17 | ||
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