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Dorothy Gates 1508–1582 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1508

Birth Location: Loddington, Northamptonshire, , England

Death Date: 11 Feb 1582

Death Location: , Hertfordshire, , England

Father: Geoffrey Gates

Mother: Elizabeth Clopton

Spouse(s): Thomas Josselyn

Children(s): Edward Josselyn, Mary Jocelyn, Henry Josselyn

Dorothy Gates was born in 1508 in Loddington, Northamptonshire, , England, the child of Geoffrey Gates And Elizabeth Clopton. Dorothy Gates married Thomas Josselyn, and had children including Edward Josselyn, Henry Josselyn, Mary Jocelyn. Dorothy Gates passed away in 1582 in , Hertfordshire, , England.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Gates was born in 1508 in Loddington, Northamptonshire, , England, the child of Geoffrey Gates And Elizabeth Clopton.
  • Dorothy Gates married Thomas Josselyn, and had children including Edward Josselyn, Henry Josselyn, Mary Jocelyn.
  • Dorothy Gates passed away in 1582 in , Hertfordshire, , England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Geoffrey Gates
1484–1526
Birth Location: , Suffolk, , England
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Elizabeth Clopton
1485–1549
Birth Location: Long Melford, Suffolk, , England
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Josselyn
1506–1562
Birth Location: Loddington, Northamptonshire, , England
TJ

Children(s)

Edward Josselyn
1548–1627
Birth Location: Loddington, Northamptonshire, , England
EJ
Mary Jocelyn
1545–
Birth Location: Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, , England
MJ
Henry Josselyn
1538–1587
Birth Location: Willingale Doe, Essex, , England
HJ

Dorothy Gates's Ancestors

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Dorothy Gates
1508–1582
Birth Place: Loddington, Northamptonshire, , England
Parents
Geoffrey Gates
1484–1526
, Suffolk, , England
Elizabeth Clopton
1485–1549
Long Melford, Suffolk, , England
Grandparents
William Gates
1450–1485
, Norfolk, , England
Mabel Capdow
1454–1470
, Essex, , England
William Clopton
1450–1530
Long Melford, Suffolk, , England
Joan Marrow
1460–1490
London, Middlesex, , England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Gates's Descendants

1.
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Dorothy Gates (1508–11 Feb 1582) m. Thomas Josselyn (1506–24 Oct 1562)
  1. 1. Edward Josselyn 1548–1627 m. Mary Lambee 1550–1615
    1. 1. Mary Josselyn 1568–1575 m. Peter Gates 1550–1605
      1. 1. Thomas Gates 1582–1635 m. Elizabeth Rose 1584–1635
        1. 1. Stephen Gates 1597–1662 m. Ann Veare 1602–1683
        2. 2. Thomas Gates 1598–1635
      2. 2. Thomas Gates 1590–1660
      3. 3. Mary Gates 1580–
    2. 2. Mary Josselyn 1568–1575
    3. 3. Mary Josselyn 1568–1575
  2. 2. Mary Jocelyn 1545–
  3. 3. Henry Josselyn 1538–1587

Dorothy Gates's Timeline

3 Records

1508
1508
Birth of Dorothy Gates in Loddington, Northamptonshire, , England
Loddington, Northamptonshire, , England
1524
1524
Age 16
Dorothy Gates was married in , Hertfordshire, , England
, Hertfordshire, , England
1582
11 Feb 1582
Age 74
Death of Dorothy Gates in , Hertfordshire, , England
, Hertfordshire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1524
    Event Place: , Hertfordshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1508
    Event Place: Loddington, Northamptonshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1582
    Event Place: , Hertfordshire, , England
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