John Brown Francis, Governor

1791 - 1864  (73 years)

• Name	John Brown Francis
  Suffix	Governor
  Birth	31 May 1791	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  Gender	Male
  Death	9 Aug 1864	Spring Green, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island
  Burial	North Burial Ground, North Main Street, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
  Person ID	I11040	Whipple Descendants
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2009

  
  

  Father	John Francis,   b. 30 May 1763, of, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania d. 8 Oct 1796 (Age 33 years)
  Mother	Abigail "Abby" Brown,   b. 20 Nov 1766   d. 5 Mar 1821 (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	1 Jan 1788
  Family ID	F6452	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ann Carter or Anne Carter Brown,   b. 11 Oct 1794, , , Rhode Island d. 1 May 1828, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island (Age 33 years)
  Marriage	18 Jun 1822
  Children	1. Abby Francis,   b. 8 Sep 1823   d. 19 Oct 1841, Spring Green, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island (Age 18 years)   2. John Francis,   b. 17 Mar 1825   d. 22 Jan 1826 (Age 0 years) + 3. Anne Brown Francis,   b. 23 Apr 1828   d. 24 Aug 1896 (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F6448	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth Francis,   b. 27 Jan 1796, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania d. 14 Jun 1866, Spring Green, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	22 May 1832
  Children	1. Elizabeth Francis,   b. 12 Mar 1833   d. 2 May 1901 (Age 68 years)   2. Sally Francis,   b. 31 Mar 1834   d. 1 Jun 1904, Spring Green, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island (Age 70 years)   3. Sophia Harrison Francis,   b. 23 May 1836   d. 23 Sep 1860 (Age 24 years)   4. John Brown Francis,   b. 11 Feb 1838   d. 24 Feb 1870, Rome, Italy (Age 32 years)
  Family ID	F6451	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 31 May 1791 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Death - 9 Aug 1864 - Spring Green, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island Burial - - North Burial Ground, North Main Street, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  !SOURCE: Email from Brenda Bova (email hidden) to Weldon Whipple dated 6 Oct 1997. !SOURCE: Email from N. Combs to the Whipple Website, 27 Mar 2002. Cites Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850; Rhode Island Cemeteries Database Index. !SOURCE: Abby Isabel Brown Bulkley, The Chad Browne Memorial, Consisting of Genealogical Memoirs of a Portion of the Descendants of Chad and Elizabeth Browne (Brooklyn, N.Y., 1888), p. 51, 82-83. Gives birth in Philadelphia (previously entered as Rhode Island.); gives death at Spring Green, Warwick (previously entered as Providence, R.I.). !OFFICES: Numerous government positions, including Governor of Rhode Island, 1833-38. --A.I.B. Bulkley