Born about in Maryland, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Richard Caton
and Mary (Carroll) Caton
Sister of
Elizabeth (Caton) Stafford-Jerningham, Louisa Katherine (Caton) D'Arcy-Osborne and Emily (Caton) MacTavish
Wife of
Robert Patterson
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Wife of
Richard Wellesley KG KP PC
— married
29 Oct 1825 in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 65
in Hampton Court, London, England, United Kingdom
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| Created 12 Jul 2014
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Biography
Marianne was born in 1788 in Maryland, USA. She was the daughter of Richard Caton and Mary 'Polly' Carroll and the granddaughter of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, a signatory to the Declaration of Independence.
Marianne married Robert Patterson and became the sister-in-law of Elizabeth (Patterson) Bonaparte. Three years after being widowed, Marianne married secondly, the British statesman Richard Colley Wellesley, 2nd earl of Mornington, 1st Marquess Wellesley (1760–1842) and viceroy of Ireland, in 1825. He was the brother of the legendary military commander Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, who became prime minister of Great Britain and is believed to have previously been Marianne's paramour. There are certainly suggestions that he was very fond of her.
Marianne and her sisters became known as the 'American Graces' in English society.
She passed away at her apartments in the palace of Hampton Court in 1853[1].
Sources
- Allegany County, Maryland
- Will of Mary Ann Marchiones Wellesley
- 4 Sept 1852, 29 Sept 1854 [1]
- ↑ Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review, A. Dodd and A. Smith, 1854, p. 188-9.
- National Portrait Gallery (UK).
- Wake, Jehanne. Sisters of Fortune: America's Caton Sisters at Home and Abroad". New York City, NY: Touchstone Books (Simon and Schuster), 2012.
- Librarything.com: Marianne Caton Patterson Wellesley, Marchioness Wellesley
Geni.com: Richard Colley Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley bio Wikipedia: Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley bio WikiTree: Richard C Wellesley KG, PC (1760-1842)
- Princes of Ireland, Planters of Maryland, a Carroll Saga 1500 - 1782, Ronald Hoffman, UNC Press 2000 page 390.
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