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Elizabeth Vesey
b.1715
  1. Elizabeth Vesey1715 - 1791
  2. John Denny Vesey, 1st Baron Knapton - 1761
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Name Elizabeth Vesey
Gender Female
Birth[2] 1715
Marriage to William Handcock
Death[2] 1791 Chelsea, Middlesex, England
Reference Number? Q5363669?


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Elizabeth Vesey (1715 in Ossory, Ireland – 1791 in Chelsea, London) was a wealthy Irish intellectual who is credited with fostering the Bluestockings, a society of women which hosted informal literary and political discussions of which she was an important member.

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References
  1.   Elizabeth Vesey, in Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Elizabeth Vesey, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.