Elizabeth Pinckney

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Also Known As	Elizabeth Lucas • Eliza Pinckney
Born	c.December 28, 1722 • Antigua and Barbuda
Died	May 26, 1793 • Philadelphia • Pennsylvania
Notable Family Members	son Thomas Pinckney • son Charles Cotesworth Pinckney

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