Churchill, Anne (1684–1716)

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Churchill, Anne (1684–1716)

Countess of Sunderland. Born Feb 27, 1684; died April 15, 1716; interred at Brington, Northamptonshire, England; dau. of Sarah Jennings Churchill (1660–1744) and John Churchill (1650–1722), 1st duke of Marlborough (r. 1702–1722); m. Charles Spencer, 3rd earl of Sunderland, Jan 2, 1699; children: Robert (b. 1700); Robert (b. 1701), 4th earl of Sunderland; Charles (b. 1706), 3rd duke of Marlborough; John, known as Jack of Althorp (b. 1708), a member of Parliament; Anne Spencer (d. 1769), viscountess Bateman; Diana Spencer (1708–1735), duchess of Bedford (who m. John Russell, 4th duke of Bedford).

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