Lady Charlotte Burgoyne
(1728-1776)
BIRTH
1728
PLACE
DEATH
February 22, 1776
PLACE
FAMILY
HUSBAND
John Burgoyne
(1722-1792)
CHILDREN
Edward Stanley, 11th Earl of Derby
(1689-1776)
CHILDREN
Charlotte Elizabeth Burgoyne
(1754-1764)
HOMES
RELIGIOUS VIEWS
RELIGION NOT DOCUMENTED
DENOMINATION NOT DOCUMENTED
MEMBERSHIPS
AWARDS
Lady Charlotte Stanley Burgoyne was the daughter of Edward Stanley, Earl of Derby, and wife of officer John Burgoyne. Their only child, Charlotte Elizabeth, died in 1764 aged ten. The marriage gave Burgoyne access to Stanley political patronage. Charlotte died while he was serving in America in 1776 and was buried beside their daughter at Westminster Abbey. The Abbey dates her death to June, conflicting with the record’s February date; marriage years also vary.
EARLY LIFE
The exact date and place of Charlotte Stanley’s birth have not been established in the source used for this entry. The surviving biographical summary provides only limited evidence about childhood, schooling, and the daily circumstances of the household, so those details are not reconstructed here without documentation. What can be stated securely is that this person belonged to the interconnected family world from which HistoryGPS traces participants, relatives, and later descendants of the Revolutionary generation.
No distinct public profession or office for Charlotte Stanley is established by the source summary used for this entry. The surviving record is primarily genealogical and documents family identity rather than an independent public career. Charlotte Stanley died on Feb 22, 1776. Additional claims about employment, public service, or accomplishments have been omitted where the consulted source did not support them.
CAREER
DEATH
Charlotte Stanley died on Feb 22, 1776. Lady Charlotte Stanley Burgoyne was the daughter of Edward Stanley, Earl of Derby, and wife of officer John Burgoyne. Their only child, Charlotte Elizabeth, died in 1764 aged ten. The marriage gave Burgoyne access to Stanley political patronage. Charlotte died while he was serving in America in 1776 and was buried beside their daughter at Westminster Abbey. The Abbey dates her death to June, conflicting with the record’s February date; marriage years also vary. The available account does not establish a medical cause or a dependable sequence of final symptoms and care.
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