CAVUN till CANONHIELM (often confused with CAHUN, JAKOB [SSNE 2005]

Surname

CAVUN till CANONHIELM (often confused with CAHUN, COLQUHOUN)

First name

JAKOB, JAMES, JACOB

Title/rank

MAJOR

Nationality

SCOT

Region

GOTHENBURG

Social status

OFFICER

Text source

Major James Cavun till Canonhielm is often confused with the Colquhoun, Cahun and Gaun families. He joined the Swedish army in 1641 as a constable with the artillery. By 1657 he served as a sergeant, and in 1676 he became a captain of the artillery. In 1678 Cavun held the rank of major in the artillery at Marstrand. He was ennobled in 1689 as Canonhielm, and introduced to the Riddarhus in 1693 under nr 1202. He was married to Christina Morck and had one son and one daughter

Swedish Krigsarkiv, Muster Roll, 1661/1; 1662/2; 1663/2; 1667/2; 1670/2; 1672/2,F50; 1674/2; 1675/2; 1676/3; 1678/1, 8; 1679/16; 1685/19; 1695/4; Göteborg Landsarkiv (GLA) Förteckning över Landshövdingens i Göteborg och Bohus Län - Skrivelser till Kungl. Maj:t 1657-1840 - 15/10/1693, Commission to Artillery Major Jakob Canonhielm and 16/02/1697; P. Möller, 'Colquhon-Cahun-Gahn-Canonhielm; en boskillnad' in Person Historisk Tidskrift, 1966, pp.85-125; See also Svenska Adelns Attartavlor, vol. 1, p.736, but be aware of the flaws in the geneology.

Service record

SWEDEN, MARSTRAND

Arrived 1641-01-01, as CONSTABLE

Departed 1695-12-31, as MAJOR

Capacity OFFICER, ACTING COMMANDANT, purpose MILITARY