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Christopher French 1560–1616 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1560

Birth Location: Wethersfield Halstead, Essex, England

Death Date: 26th August 1616

Death Location: Wethersfield Halstead, Essex, England

Father: Sir Elder

Mother: Lady (Higham)

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Children(s):

In 1560, Christopher French entered the world in Wethersfield Halstead, Essex, England, born to Sir Thomas Edward French Ii The Elder And Lady Bridget Elizabeth Heigham Higham. Christopher French passed away in 1616 in Wethersfield Halstead, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1560, Christopher French entered the world in Wethersfield Halstead, Essex, England, born to Sir Thomas Edward French Ii The Elder And Lady Bridget Elizabeth Heigham Higham.
  • Christopher French passed away in 1616 in Wethersfield Halstead, Essex, England.

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Christopher French's Ancestors

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Christopher French
1560–1616
Birth Place: Wethersfield Halstead, Essex, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Edward French II, The Elder
1525–1599
Wethersfield, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Bridget Elizabeth Heigham) (Higham)
1530–1597
Higham, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
William (the 2nd) French
1483–1560
Lowestoft, (Kelsale), Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Eliza (Hannah Isabella) Stanton
1502–1556
Arkesden, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Sir (John Thomas Heigham VI) Esq
1503–1554
Higham, Suffolk, England
Lady (Phyllis) Waldegrave
1508–1579
Smallbridge, Bures St Mary, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Lacy
1480–1540
Isabel Harcourt
1480–1517
John Heigham
1472–1521
Mary Terringham
1476–1506
Sir VIII.)
1483–1528
Lady Hawstead
1487–1572
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Christopher French's Timeline

2 Records

1560
1560
Birth of Christopher French in Wethersfield Halstead, Essex, England
Wethersfield Halstead, Essex, England
1616
26th August 1616
Age 56
Death of Christopher French in Wethersfield Halstead, Essex, England
Wethersfield Halstead, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Wethersfield Halstead, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26th August 1616
    Event Place: Wethersfield Halstead, Essex, England

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