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Dorothy Spencer 1521–1575 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1521

Birth Location: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 14 September 1575

Death Location: Everdon, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Sir Northamptonshire

Mother: Susan Knightley

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Dorothy Spencer was born in 1521 in Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Sir Baron William Spencer High Sheriff Of Northamptonshire And Susan Knightley. Dorothy Spencer passed away in 1575 in Everdon, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Spencer was born in 1521 in Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Sir Baron William Spencer High Sheriff Of Northamptonshire And Susan Knightley.
  • Dorothy Spencer passed away in 1575 in Everdon, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

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Dorothy Spencer's Ancestors

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Dorothy Spencer
1521–1575
Birth Place: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Sir Baron William Spencer, High Sheriff of Northamptonshire
1480–1532
Althorpe, Northamptonshire, England
Susan Knightley
1480–1539
Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England
Grandparents
Richard (De Knightley) IV
1455–1534
Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Jane (Skynnerton) Knight
1461–1539
Alderton, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
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Dorothy Spencer's Timeline

2 Records

1521
1521
Birth of Dorothy Spencer in Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
1575
14 September 1575
Age 54
Death of Dorothy Spencer in Everdon, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Everdon, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1521
    Event Place: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 September 1575
    Event Place: Everdon, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

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