Rebecca (Alexander) du Pré (1733 - 1800)

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Descendants

Died 27 Feb 1800 at about age 67 in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England

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Biography

Rebecca Alexander, sister of James Alexander MP, 1st Earl of Caledon, married in 1766 Josias du Pré (d. Sept. 1780) of Wilton Park, Buckinghamshire.

Marriage Marriage Abt 1730. ^[1][2] Child: William Alexander. Child: Nathaniel Alexander. Child: Mary Jane Alexander. Child: Rebecca Alexander. Child: Robert Alexander. Child: James A. Alexander.

Rebecca was buried in 1800 at St Mary & All Saints Churchyard, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England, with her husband^[3]

Memorial Inscription

To the Memory of

Josias DuPre

of Wilton Park in the County of Bucks Esq

He was Governor of Madras

in the Year 1770. and died

on the 30th Day of Sept in the year of our Lord 1780

Aged 54

leaving one Son and five Daughters

Also to the memory of

Rebecca DuPre

Relict of the above Josias DuPre

who departed this life

on the 27th Day of Feb in the year of our Lord 1800

Aged 67 Years

Research Notes

Based on the memorial information I have changed her birth year

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S3123
2. ↑ Source: #S6463
3. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #203151016 (accessed 24 September 2022)
   Memorial page for Rebecca Du Pré (1732-27 Feb 1800), citing St Mary and All Saints Churchyard, Beaconsfield, South Bucks District, Buckinghamshire, England; Maintained by woowoo (contributor 49949980).

• http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1790-1820/member/du-pratilde-james-1778-1870
• Rogers, Rev. Charles, D.D. Memorials of the Earl of Stirling and of the House of Alexander, 1877, Edinburgh: William Paterson, Vol. II, p, 105.