James Jurin

1684 - 1750  (~ 65 years)

• Name	James Jurin
  Christening	15 Dec 1684
  Gender	Male
  Death	29 Mar 1750
  Person ID	I98511	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	John Jurin,   b. Bef 1684   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Dorcas Cotesworth,   b. Bef 1684   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F35991	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Harris,   b. Abt 1689   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1724
  	Autumn 1724
  Children	1. Mary Jurin,   b. Abt 1725   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Ann Jurin,   b. Abt 1725   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Catherine Jurin,   b. Abt 1725   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Jane Jurin,   b. Abt 1725   d. Yes, date unknown   5. James Jurin,   b. Abt 1725   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Frances Jurin,   b. Abt Jan 1728   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F35912	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2013

  
  

• Notes

  James Jurin FRS FRCP was an English scientist and physician, particularly remembered for his early work in capillary action and in the epidemiology of smallpox vaccination. He was a staunch proponent of the work of Sir Isaac Newton and often used his gift for satire in Newton's defence. Secretary to the Royal Society. He apparently experimented on his own children, Ann, Mary and Frances in March 1728.