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Dorothea <I>French</I> Finney

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Dorothea French Finney

Birth
County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Death
May 1752 (aged 81–82)
New London, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
New London, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 1, Row 1, Grave 2
Memorial ID
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FINNEY, Dorothea
d. May 1752, In Her 82nd Year
Birthplace unknown, wife of Robert Finney. She died at New London, PA in May 1752.

Dorothea Finney was the mother of Letitia Finney, mother of Thomas McKean, signer of the Declaration of Independence and Governor of Pennsylvania.

The carver of the headstone ran out of room for Dorothea's last name and had to enter the last two letters in smaller script on a line above
Dorothea
Birth: 1670 Of, , , Ireland
Marriage: About 1700 Of, , , Ireland
Death: MAY 1755
Children
1. William Finney
Birth: About 1700 , , Ireland
Death: 30 APR 1751

2. Robert Finney
Birth: About 1704 Ireland

3. Ann Finney Pedigree
Birth: About 1706 , , Ireland

4. Letitia Finney
Birth: About 1708 , , Ireland
Death: 1742

5. John Finney
Birth: About 1710 , , Ireland
Death: 22 MAR 1774

6. Thomas Finney
Birth: About 1712 , , Ireland
Death: 1797

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Robert and Dorothea were parents to seven children:
John French Finney 1690-1774
Robert Finney 1695-1782
William Finney 1700-1751
Lazarus Finney 1702-1740
Ann Finney 1702-1783
Leitita Finney 1710-1742
Thomas Finney 1715-1767

FINNEY, Dorothea
d. May 1752, In Her 82nd Year
Birthplace unknown, wife of Robert Finney. She died at New London, PA in May 1752.

Dorothea Finney was the mother of Letitia Finney, mother of Thomas McKean, signer of the Declaration of Independence and Governor of Pennsylvania.

The carver of the headstone ran out of room for Dorothea's last name and had to enter the last two letters in smaller script on a line above
Dorothea
Birth: 1670 Of, , , Ireland
Marriage: About 1700 Of, , , Ireland
Death: MAY 1755
Children
1. William Finney
Birth: About 1700 , , Ireland
Death: 30 APR 1751

2. Robert Finney
Birth: About 1704 Ireland

3. Ann Finney Pedigree
Birth: About 1706 , , Ireland

4. Letitia Finney
Birth: About 1708 , , Ireland
Death: 1742

5. John Finney
Birth: About 1710 , , Ireland
Death: 22 MAR 1774

6. Thomas Finney
Birth: About 1712 , , Ireland
Death: 1797

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Robert and Dorothea were parents to seven children:
John French Finney 1690-1774
Robert Finney 1695-1782
William Finney 1700-1751
Lazarus Finney 1702-1740
Ann Finney 1702-1783
Leitita Finney 1710-1742
Thomas Finney 1715-1767

Bio by: Jim Finney


Inscription

Interred The Body of Dorothea Finney Died may A.D. 1752 Being the eighty 2 year of her age

Gravesite Details

The carver of the headstone ran out of room for Dorothea's last name and had to enter the last two letters in smaller script on a line above.



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