Bartolomeo Cristofori di Francesco (Italian pronunciation: ; May 4, 1655 – January 27, 1731) was an Italian maker of musical instruments famous for inventing the piano.
In 1843, he [Arthur Denny] married Mary Ann Boren; together they had six children: Louisa Catherine Frye, Margaret Leona Denny, Rolland Herschell Denny, Orion Orvil Denny, Arthur Wilson Denny, and Charles Latimer Denny.