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Deborah Read 1705–1774 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1705

Birth Location: St. Martin Parish, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 22 DEC 1774

Death Location: Christ Church, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Josiah Read

Mother: Elizabeth Amsden

Spouse(s): John Rogers, Benjamin Franklin

Children(s):

In 1705, Deborah Read entered the world in St. Martin Parish, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, born to Josiah Read And Elizabeth Amsden. Deborah Read married Benjamin Franklin, John Rogers. Deborah Read passed away in 1774 in Christ Church, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1705, Deborah Read entered the world in St. Martin Parish, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, born to Josiah Read And Elizabeth Amsden.
  • Deborah Read married Benjamin Franklin, John Rogers.
  • Deborah Read passed away in 1774 in Christ Church, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Josiah Read
1668–1752
Birth Location: Norwich, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
JR
Elizabeth Amsden
1677–1749
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
EA

Spouses(s)

John Rogers
1706–1728
Birth Location: England
JR
Benjamin Franklin
1706–1790
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
BF

Children(s)

Deborah Read's Ancestors

Self
Deborah Read
1705–1774
Birth Place: St. Martin Parish, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Parents
Josiah Read
1668–1752
Norwich, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
Elizabeth Amsden
1677–1749
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Josiah Read
1643–1717
Norwich, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
Grace Holloway
1645–1727
Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Isaac Amsden
1656–1727
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Jane Rutter
1652–1739
Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
William Reade
1605–1658
Avis Chapman
1615–1676
William Holloway
1609–1652
Grace Beal
1623–1666
Isaac Amsden
1620–1659
Frances Perriman
1624–1728
John Rutter
1616–1695
Elizabeth Plimton
1622–1689
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Holloway
1565–1617
Isabella Dingley
1566–1620
John Beal
1593–1688
Frances Ripley
1584–1630
William Amsden
1594–1694
Rebeca
1597–1698
Perriman
1601–1659
Perriman
1610–1693
Nicholas Rutter
1589–
Mary Gibbes
1594–1625
Robert Plympton
1588–1637
Jane Bent
1594–1631

Deborah Read's Timeline

3 Records

1705
ABT 1705
Birth of Deborah Read in St. Martin Parish, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
St. Martin Parish, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
1774
19 DEC 1774
Age 69
Death of Deborah Read in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
1774
22 DEC 1774
Age 69
Burial of Deborah Read in Christ Church, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Christ Church, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1705
    Event Place: St. Martin Parish, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 DEC 1774
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 22 DEC 1774
    Event Place: Christ Church, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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