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CECILIA Cressett + Leighton 1532–1594 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1532

Birth Location: Upton, Cresset, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 27 May 1594

Death Location: Rushbury, Shropshire, England

Father: Thomas Cressett

Mother: Elizabeth Cornwall

Spouse(s): RICHARD +

Children(s): Johanna Leighton

In 1532, CECILIA Cressett + Leighton entered the world in Upton, Cresset, Shropshire, England, born to Thomas Cressett And Elizabeth Cornwall. CECILIA Cressett + Leighton married Richard Leighton, and had children including Johanna Leighton. CECILIA Cressett + Leighton passed away in 1594 in Rushbury, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1532, CECILIA Cressett + Leighton entered the world in Upton, Cresset, Shropshire, England, born to Thomas Cressett And Elizabeth Cornwall.
  • CECILIA Cressett + Leighton married Richard Leighton, and had children including Johanna Leighton.
  • CECILIA Cressett + Leighton passed away in 1594 in Rushbury, Shropshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Cressett
1507–1532
Birth Location: Upton Cressett, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Cornwall
1507–1568
Birth Location: Great Bromley, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

RICHARD +
1531–1572
Birth Location: Bicton Heath, Shropshire, England
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Children(s)

Johanna Leighton
1554–1627
Birth Location: Le Cotes, Shropshire, England
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CECILIA Leighton's Ancestors

Self
CECILIA Leighton
1532–1594
Birth Place: Upton, Cresset, Shropshire, England
Parents
Thomas Cressett
1507–1532
Upton Cressett, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Cornwall
1507–1568
Great Bromley, Essex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

CECILIA Leighton's Descendants

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CECILIA (Cressett +) Leighton (1532–27 May 1594) m. RICHARD (Leighton) + (1531–1572)
  1. 1. Johanna Leighton 1554–1627
    1. 1. RICHARD MASON 1576–1609 m. ELIANORA BALDWIN 1580–1610
      1. 1. THOMAS MASON 1602–1655 m. ANN FRENCH 1610–1673
        1. 1. WILLIAM MASON 1632–1702 m. MARGARET SALTER 1632–

CECILIA Leighton's Timeline

2 Records

1532
1532
Birth of CECILIA Cressett + Leighton in Upton, Cresset, Shropshire, England
Upton, Cresset, Shropshire, England
1594
27 May 1594
Age 62
Death of CECILIA Cressett + Leighton in Rushbury, Shropshire, England
Rushbury, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1532
    Event Place: Upton, Cresset, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 May 1594
    Event Place: Rushbury, Shropshire, England
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