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Alexander Standish 1492 – 1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1492

Birth Location: Chorley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1572

Death Location: Chorley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Standish

Mother: Lady Poole

Spouse(s): Constance Gerard

Children(s):

In 1492, Alexander Standish entered the world in Chorley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Christopher Standish and Lady Alice Poole. Alexander Standish married Constance Gerard. Alexander Standish passed away in 1572 in Chorley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1492, Alexander Standish entered the world in Chorley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Christopher Standish and Lady Alice Poole.
  • Alexander Standish married Constance Gerard.
  • Alexander Standish passed away in 1572 in Chorley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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Alexander Standish's Ancestors

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Alexander Standish
1492 – 1572
Birth Place: Chorley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Christopher Standish
1460 – 1495
Duxbury, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Alice) Poole
1454 – 1495
Duxbury, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
James (de) Standish
1429 – 1462
Duxbury, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Alice Littleton
1441 – 1518
Duxbury, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Littleton
1407 – 1481
Joan Burley
1424 – 1505
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Littleton
1384 – 1471
Elizabeth Littleton
1395 – 1483
William Burley
1385 – 1459
<Living>
1412 – 1459

Alexander Standish's Timeline

2 Records

1492
1492
Birth of Alexander Standish in Chorley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Chorley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1572
1572
Age 80
Death of Alexander Standish in Chorley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Chorley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1492
    Event Place: Chorley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1572
    Event Place: Chorley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

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