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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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