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Elizabeth DOWNES was born abt. 1731 in Barbados
Elizabeth DOWNES was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Elizabeth married William FRANKLIN 4 September 1762 in London, England . William FRANKLIN was born 1 September 1731 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. William died 17 November 1813 in London, England. William was the child of Benjamin FRANKLIN and Deborah READ.
Elizabeth DOWNES died abt. 1777 in Manhattan, Crown Colony of New York .
born in the English colony of Barbados to the sugar planter John Downes and his wife Elizabeth Parsons
The memorial plaque on the wall at St. Paul's Chapel in Lower Manhattan was commissioned by William Franklin from London, where he went into exile following the war. He was a widower for more than ten years.
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William FRANKLIN-- Date: 4 September 1762 Place: London, England
William FRANKLIN was the child of Benjamin FRANKLIN and Deborah READ
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William FRANKLIN-- Date: 4 September 1762 Place: London, EnglandWilliam FRANKLIN was the child of Benjamin FRANKLIN and Deborah READ
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1762 Marriage / PartnerElizabeth DOWNES and William FRANKLIN 4 September 1762, London, England
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Elizabeth is buried at: She was interred beneath the altar of St. Paul's Chapel in lower Manhattan, where she had resided after the British evacuated Perth Amboy
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