Church of St Mary Magdalene, Ecton is in Ecton, Northamptonshire, Churches in Northamptonshire.
Interior of the Church of St Mary Magdalene, Ecton [Map].
Windows at the Church of St Mary Magdalene, Ecton [Map].
Exterior of the Church of St Mary Magdalene, Ecton [Map].
Monument to unknown person at Church of St Mary Magdalene, Ecton [Map].
Various monuments to the Isted family at the Church of St Mary Magdalene, Ecton [Map].
On 18th November 1641 John Palmer [aged 29] was appointed Rector of the Church of St Mary Magdalene, Ecton [Map] which position he held for life.
In 1707 Dean Samuel Freeman died at Ecton, Northamptonshire whilst visiting. He was buried at the Church of St Mary Magdalene, Ecton [Map].
On 14th March 1711 Eleanor Franklin [aged 77] died. Gravestone of Eleanor Franklin at the Church of St Mary Magdalene, Ecton [Map]. The graves of Eleanor and her husband Thomas were shown to Benjamin Franklin [aged 5] when he visited the graveyard in 1758 looking for his grandfather Thomas Franklin which he didn't find.
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1732. Monument to John Palmer at Church of St Mary Magdalene, Ecton [Map] sculpted by John Michael Rysbrack [aged 37].
After 31st March 1761. Monument to John Palmer [deceased] at Church of St Mary Magdalene, Ecton [Map] sculpted by H Cox. Bust by John Michael Rysbrack [aged 66].
John Palmer: Around 1695 he was born to Thomas Palmer. On 31st March 1761 he died.
After 28th January 1763. Monument to Ann Isted [deceased] at the Church of St Mary Magdalene, Ecton [Map] possibly sculpted Henry Cheere 1st Baronet [aged 60].
Ann Isted: On 26th February 1683 she was born to Ambrose Isted and Sarah Feltham. On 28th January 1763 she died unmarried.
After 26th September 1811. Monument to Elizabeth Percy [aged 46] at the Church of St Mary Magdalene, Ecton [Map].
Elizabeth Percy: Reverend Pierce Meade and she were married. On 11th July 1765 she was born to Bishop Thomas Percy and Anne Gutteridge. On 26th September 1825 she died at Ecton, Northamptonshire.
After 18th April 1817. Monument to Catherine Maria Whalley nee Packe at Church of St Mary Magdalene, Ecton [Map] sculpted by John Charles Felix Rossi [aged 55].
After 6th February 1841. Monument to Thomas Palmer Whalley at the Church of St Mary Magdalene, Ecton [Map].
After 6th January 1902. Memorial to Admiral Edward Southwell Sotheby [deceased] at the Church of St Mary Magdalene, Ecton [Map].
Admiral Edward Southwell Sotheby: On 14th May 1813 he was born to Admiral Thomas Sotheby and Mary Anne Bourke. On 23rd June 1864 he and Lucy Elizabeth Adeane were married. On 6th January 1902 he died at 26 Green Street Mayfair. He was buried at Highgate Cemetery.
1910. Monument to Benjamin Franklin at the Church of St Mary Magdalene, Ecton [Map] sculpted by L Frits Roselieb in 1910.
Benjamin Franklin: On 17th January 1706 he was born to Josiah Franklin at Milk Street, Boston. On 17th April 1790 Benjamin Franklin died.
