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Dorothy Yorke 1582–1643 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 May 1582

Birth Location: Earls Barton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 27 December 1643

Death Location: Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Sir #1

Mother: Katherine Yorke

Spouse(s): Gov. CO

Children(s): Anne Dudley

In 1582, Dorothy Yorke entered the world in Earls Barton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir John Edmund Yorke 1 And Katherine Mary Robins Fairchild Yorke. Dorothy Yorke married Gov Thomas Dudley Governor Of Massachusetts Bay Co, and had children including Anne Dudley. Dorothy Yorke passed away in 1643 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1582, Dorothy Yorke entered the world in Earls Barton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir John Edmund Yorke 1 And Katherine Mary Robins Fairchild Yorke.
  • Dorothy Yorke married Gov Thomas Dudley Governor Of Massachusetts Bay Co, and had children including Anne Dudley.
  • Dorothy Yorke passed away in 1643 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Dorothy Yorke's Ancestors

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Dorothy Yorke
1582–1643
Birth Place: Earls Barton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir John Edmund Yorke* #1
1545–1615
Cotton End, Northamptonshire, England
Katherine (Mary Robins Fairchild) Yorke
1558–1633
Cotton End, Northamptonshire, England
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Dorothy Yorke's Descendants

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Dorothy Yorke (5 May 1582–27 December 1643) m. Gov. (Thomas DUDLEY, GOVERNOR of MASSACHUSETTS BAY) CO (22 October 1576–31 July 1653)
  1. 1. Anne Dudley 1612–1672 m. Gov. (Simon) Bradstreet 1603–1697
    1. 1. Hannah Bradstreet 1642–1707 m. Andrew Wiggins 1635–1709
      1. 1. Dorothy Wiggin 1678–1751 m. John Gilman 1668–1753
        1. 1. Martha Gilman 1703–1786 m. Nathaniel Webster 1703–1747 m. Nathaniel Webster 1703–1744
        2. 2. Andrew Gilman 1690–1750

Dorothy Yorke's Timeline

2 Records

1582
5 May 1582
Birth of Dorothy Yorke in Earls Barton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Earls Barton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
1643
27 December 1643
Age 61
Death of Dorothy Yorke in Boston, Suffolk County, Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk County, Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1582
    Event Place: Earls Barton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 December 1643
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk County, Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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