Francis Marsh (23 October 1626 – 16 November 1693) was

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from 1682 to 1693. He was admitted to

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in April 1642 as the son of Henry Marsh esq. of

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. He had previously been Dean of Connor (1660–1661), Dean of Armagh (1661–1667),

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and Kilmore and Ardagh. He married Mary, the daughter of Bishop Jeremy Taylor. Their son Jeremiah Marsh was the Dean of Kilmore. From his father-in-law,

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, he inherited a silver watch, said to have been a gift from Charles I. This watch remained in the family of his great-grandson, Francis Marsh, barrister-at-law.Burke's Peerage, 1857, p.664: Sir Henry Marsh, Baronet

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Deans of Connor Deans of Armagh Bishops of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe Bishops of Kilmore and Ardagh Anglican archbishops of Dublin 1693 deaths 1626 births Members of the Privy Council of Ireland Clergy from Gloucestershire {{Ireland-Anglican-bishop-stub