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Wileman, his second wife whom he married 3 February 1806, was said to be 60 years younger than he was. He is reported to have made a settlement on her by which it was in her interest to keep him alive as long as she could and that proved to be almost four years. He died 29 November 1809 aged
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Devaynes and his first wife, Jane Wintle, had a daughter (Harriott
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Devaynes was active in the East India
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