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Dorothea Houston 1578–1641 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1578

Birth Location: Shevington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 28 August 1641

Death Location: Coppull, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Edmund Aspmall

Mother: Alice Cooper

Spouse(s): Richard Prescott

Children(s): Margaret Prescott, Isabel Prescott

In 1578, Dorothea Houston entered the world in Shevington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, born to Edmund Aspmall And Alice Cooper. Dorothea Houston married Richard Prescott, and had children including Isabel Prescott, Margaret Prescott. Dorothea Houston passed away in 1641 in Coppull, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1578, Dorothea Houston entered the world in Shevington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, born to Edmund Aspmall And Alice Cooper.
  • Dorothea Houston married Richard Prescott, and had children including Isabel Prescott, Margaret Prescott.
  • Dorothea Houston passed away in 1641 in Coppull, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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Dorothea Houston's Ancestors

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Dorothea Houston
1578–1641
Birth Place: Shevington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Edmund Aspmall
1558–1584
Middleton, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Alice Cooper
1560–1644
Middlestone Moor, Durham, England
Grandparents
John (Cooper) Cowper
1545–1620
Hingham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Judy Spurlock
1545–1578
St. Michaels Cornhill, London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
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Dorothea Houston's Descendants

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Dorothea Houston (1578–28 August 1641) m. Richard Prescott (16 March 1574–15 June 1614)
  1. 1. Margaret Prescott 1606–1673 m. Richard Crooke 1600–1673
  2. 2. Isabel Prescott 1607–1673 m. John Rigby 1614–1696
    1. 1. Dorothy Rigbie 1640– m. Ellis Sumner 1637–
      1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Sumner de) Gallaway 1670–

Dorothea Houston's Timeline

2 Records

1578
1578
Birth of Dorothea Houston in Shevington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Shevington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1641
28 August 1641
Age 63
Death of Dorothea Houston in Coppull, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Coppull, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1578
    Event Place: Shevington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 August 1641
    Event Place: Coppull, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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