John Francis (1763-1796)
John Francis, Merchant, of Philadelphia and Providence
He was born to one of Philadelphia's foremost families. By 1787, he had moved to Providence in Rhode Island where five years later he formed a business partnership (Brown & Francis) with his influential father-in-law, John Brown (1736-1803), Co-Founder of Brown University. Brown & Francis was the first Providence firm to trade in the East Indies and China. He was married in 1788 and had two children.
