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#3449, Pierce EDGCUMBE
| Born | 1768 in Gillingham, Kent |
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| Died | 1834 in Gillingham, Kent |
| Father | Richard EDGCUMBE (1733 - 1784) |
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| Mother | Elizabeth GODEN (03 Apr 1728 - ?) |
Erected, in 1815 a memorial to his family on the South wall of the parish church at Milton Abbot.
In 1789 (aged 21) he wrote "An Account of an Expedition to Devonshire" (Item 117, National Register of Archives)
Pierce and Eleanor had 5 children but only 3 survived. These were:
Ellen Susannah (1806-1882)
Emma Mary (1807-1871)
Richard Darke (1811-1862)
These are the ancestors of the Martin and Challenor families.
Timeline
Born
Death of Mother, Elizabeth GODEN
Death of Father, Richard EDGCUMBE
Married Eleanor YORKE in Gillingham, Kent
Died 1834