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Frances Cranston 1694–1740 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Nov 1694

Birth Location: Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA

Death Date: 2 February 1740

Death Location: Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA

Father: Samuel Island

Mother: Mary Hart

Spouse(s): Jahleel Brenton

Children(s): Martha Brenton

Frances Cranston was born in 1694 in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA, the child of Samuel Cranston Colonial Royal Governor Of Rhode Island And Mary Hart. Frances Cranston married Jahleel Brenton, and had children including Martha Brenton. Frances Cranston passed away in 1740 in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • Frances Cranston was born in 1694 in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA, the child of Samuel Cranston Colonial Royal Governor Of Rhode Island And Mary Hart.
  • Frances Cranston married Jahleel Brenton, and had children including Martha Brenton.
  • Frances Cranston passed away in 1740 in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Island
1659–1727
Birth Location: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island
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Mary Hart
1663–1710
Birth Location: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
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Spouses(s)

Jahleel Brenton
1691–1767
Birth Location: Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
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Children(s)

Martha Brenton
1726–1757
Birth Location: Newport, Rhode Island, Colony of Rhode Island, British Colonial America
MB

Frances Cranston's Ancestors

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Frances Cranston
1694–1740
Birth Place: Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
Parents
Samuel Cranston, Colonial Royal Governor of Rhode Island
1659–1727
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island
Mary Hart
1663–1710
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Frances Cranston's Descendants

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Frances Cranston (4 Nov 1694–2 February 1740) m. Jahleel Brenton (15 August 1691–Mar 1767)
  1. 1. Martha Brenton 1726–1757 m. Andrew McIntyre 1719–1761
    1. 1. Jennette (Mccormick) McIntire 1738–1801 m. Moses (John Hugh) Mahaffey 1738–1799
      1. 1. William (Moses) Mahaffey 1763–1826 m. Brabara Hollinsworth 1785–1860
        1. 1. Abraham (Hollingsworth) Mahaffey 1817–1878 m. Jane Williamson 1823–1901

Frances Cranston's Timeline

2 Records

1694
4 Nov 1694
Birth of Frances Cranston in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
1740
2 February 1740
Age 46
Death of Frances Cranston in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1694
    Event Place: Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 February 1740
    Event Place: Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
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