About John Addenbrooke
Lived 1691 – 1776 (aged 84–85). John Addenbrooke was a British anglican priest.
John Addenbrooke or Addenbrook ( 21 December 1691 – 25 February 1776) was an English Anglican priest who was Dean of Lichfield from 1745 until his death in 1776.
Addenbrooke was the eldest son of Rev. John Addenbrooke (1652–1724) of Upper Sapey, Herefordshire, and his wife, Elizabeth Nash.
He was educated at St Catharine's College, Cambridge; he was Rector of Sudbury, Derbyshire before his time as Dean.
He married Dorothy, daughter and co-heiress of John Wedgwood of Harracles Hall, Staffordshire.
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Who was John Addenbrooke?
Dean of Lichfield; British Anglican priest
When was John Addenbrooke born?
John Addenbrooke was born in 1691.
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John Addenbrooke died on 25 February 1776.
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John Addenbrooke was an anglican priest.
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John Addenbrooke was British.
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