FRANCIS, Tench Jr.

1731 - 1800  (69 years)

• Name	FRANCIS, Tench
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	1731	Talbot, Maryland, United States
  	Address: Fausley
  Gender	Male
  Biography	Birthplace of Tench Francis Jr. (1731-1800) Nearby is the site of "Fausley'', the birthplace of Tench Francis Jr., colonial businessman, revolutionary patriot, financier and father of the United States Navy supply corps. A successful merchant in the last decades before independence, Tench Francis Jr. contributed heavily from his personal fortune to support the revolutionary cause. He was subsequently appointed first cashier of the Bank of North America and later headed the commission which laid out the city of Pittsburgh. His appointment as purveyor of public supplies in February 1795 unified navy pursers under a single head and it is from this event that the U.S. Navy supply corps dates its birth. Maryland Historical Society sign near Easton, Talbot Co., MD
  _UID	EC50A90899764ED0B6E65F11972FC069150B
  Death	1 May 1800	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  Person ID	I8306	Milton Families
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2013

  
  

  Father	FRANCIS, Tench,   b. 1702, Ireland, United Kingdom d. 4 Aug 1758, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 56 years)
  Mother	TURBUTT, Elizabeth,   b. 17 Mar 1708, Maryland, United States d. 1814 (Age 105 years)
  Marriage	29 Dec 1724	Talbot, Maryland, United States
  Family ID	F2621	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	WILLING, Ann
  Family ID	F2633	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2024

  
  

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  Birth - Address: Fausley - 1731 - Talbot, Maryland, United States Death - 1 May 1800 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States  = Link to Google Earth