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Capt. John Lightfoot 1621–1686 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Mar 1621

Birth Location: Grays Inn London, England

Death Date: 7 Mar 1686

Death Location: Suriname, Saint Joseph, Barbados

Father: John Lightfoote

Mother: Elisabeth Philips

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Capt. John Lightfoot was born in 1621 in Grays Inn London, England, the child of John Lightfoote And Elisabeth Philips. Capt. John Lightfoot passed away in 1686 in Suriname, Saint Joseph, Barbados.

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Biography

  • Capt. John Lightfoot was born in 1621 in Grays Inn London, England, the child of John Lightfoote And Elisabeth Philips.
  • Capt. John Lightfoot passed away in 1686 in Suriname, Saint Joseph, Barbados.

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Capt. Lightfoot's Ancestors

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Capt. Lightfoot
1621–1686
Birth Place: Grays Inn London, England
Parents
John Lightfoote
1598–1648
St Lawrence Parish, London, England
Elisabeth Philips
1602–1683
Stepney, London, England
Grandparents
Rev. (Richard) Lightfoot
1562–1625
Stoke Bruern Parish, Northamptonshire, England
Jane Aske
1570–1649
Stoke, Northamptonshire, England
Francis Phillips
1576–
England
Olive Sawyer
1580–
England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Jones
1551–1625
Priscilla Aske
1543–1625
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt. Lightfoot's Timeline

2 Records

1621
22 Mar 1621
Birth of Capt. John Lightfoot in Grays Inn London, England
Grays Inn London, England
1686
7 Mar 1686
Age 65
Death of Capt. John Lightfoot in Suriname, Saint Joseph, Barbados
Suriname, Saint Joseph, Barbados

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1621
    Event Place: Grays Inn London, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1686
    Event Place: Suriname, Saint Joseph, Barbados

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