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William Despard, Maj[1]

Male Abt 1773 - 1813  (~ 40 years)


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  • Name William Despard  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Suffix Maj 
    Born Abt. 1773  Queen's Co. (Laois), Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _MILT Lt. Col. 7th Fusileers Died Jul 1813 in At Battle Of The Pyrenees  
    Died 16 Aug 1813  Vittoria, Spain Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    • Died Jul 1813 in At Battle Of The Pyrenees
    Person ID P65  Despard Only
    Last Modified 26 Sep 2020 

    Father Phillip (Of Laurel Hill) Despard,   b. 1736,   d. Aft. 1815, Laurel Hill, Queen's Co. (Laois), Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Letitia Croasdaile,   b. Abt. 1740, Dublin, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Moutmellick, Queen's County, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F9  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth de Bois,   b. 20 Nov 1772, St. Peter's Parish, Salem, Massachusetts, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 16 Sep 1802  Halifax, Nova Scotia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 
    Married 16 Sep 1810  [4
    Children 
     1. George Pakenham Despard,   b. 1791, Lisbon, Portugal. British Subject Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 May 1881, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)  [natural]
     2. Harriet Letitia Despard,   b. 7 Apr 1805, Halifax, Nova Scotia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Aug 1867, Newport, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)  [natural]
     3. Philip Henry Despard, Capt,   b. 29 Jul 1807, Halifax, North America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jun 1870, Down, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)  [natural]
     4. Letitia Despard,   b. Abt. 1810  [natural]
    Last Modified 26 Sep 2020 
    Family ID F8  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
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