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Dorothy Yorke 1582–1643 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Apr 1582

Birth Location: Cotton End, Northampton, England

Death Date: 27 Dec 1643

Death Location: Boston, Massachusetts

Father: Sir Yorke

Mother: Katherine Robins

Spouse(s): Thomas Governor

Children(s): Anne Dudley, Sarah Dudley, Samuel Rev, John Dudley, Thomas Dudley, Mercy Dudley, Thomas Jr, Patience Dudley, Thomas Dudley, Deborah Dudley, Paul Dudley, Joseph Dudley, Dorothy Dudley

In 1582, Dorothy Yorke entered the world in Cotton End, Northampton, England, born to Sir John Edmund Yorke And Katherine Robins. Dorothy Yorke married Thomas Dudley Governor, and had children including Anne Dudley, Deborah Dudley, Dorothy Dudley, John Dudley, Joseph Dudley, Mercy Dudley, Patience Dudley, Paul Dudley, Samuel Dudley Rev, Sarah Dudley, Thomas Dudley, Thomas Dudley Jr, Thomas Jr Dudley. Dorothy Yorke passed away in 1643 in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • In 1582, Dorothy Yorke entered the world in Cotton End, Northampton, England, born to Sir John Edmund Yorke And Katherine Robins.
  • Dorothy Yorke married Thomas Dudley Governor, and had children including Anne Dudley, Deborah Dudley, Dorothy Dudley, John Dudley, Joseph Dudley, Mercy Dudley, Patience Dudley, Paul Dudley, Samuel Dudley Rev, Sarah Dudley, Thomas Dudley, Thomas Dudley Jr, Thomas Jr Dudley.
  • Dorothy Yorke passed away in 1643 in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Dorothy Yorke's Ancestors

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Dorothy Yorke
1582–1643
Birth Place: Cotton End, Northampton, England
Parents
Sir John Edmund Yorke
1545–1615
Cotton End, Northamptonshire, England
Katherine Robins
1548–1633
Cotton End, Hardginstone, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
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Dorothy Yorke's Descendants

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Dorothy Yorke (25 Apr 1582–27 Dec 1643) m. Thomas (Dudley) Governor (12 October 1576–31 Jul 1653)
  1. 1. Anne Dudley 1612–1672 m. Governor (Simon Bradstreet) II 1603–1697
    1. 1. Dr. (Samuel) Bradstreet 1632–1688 m. Mercy Tyng 1642–1670
      1. 1. Annis Bradstreet 1665– m. Hezekiah Gidley 1664–1705
        1. 1. Henry Gidley 1692–1773 m. Elizabeth Sherman 1702–1765
    2. 2. John Bradstreet 1652–1717
    3. 3. Hannah Bradstreet 1641–1707
    4. 4. Mercy Bradstreet 1647–1714
    5. 5. Simon Bradstreet 1640–1684
    6. 6. Dorothy Bradstreet 1636–1672
    7. 7. Sarah Bradstreet 1634–1704
  2. 2. Sarah Dudley 1620–1659
  3. 3. Samuel (Dudley) Rev 1608–1683
  4. 4. John Dudley 1616–1671
  5. 5. Thomas Dudley 1605–1653
  6. 6. Mercy Dudley 1621–1691
  7. 7. Thomas (Dudley) Jr 1604–1605
  8. 8. Patience Dudley 1616–1689
  9. 9. Thomas (Jr) Dudley 1605–1630
  10. 10. Deborah Dudley 1644–1683
  11. 11. Paul Dudley 1650–1681
  12. 12. Joseph Dudley 1647–1720
  13. 13. Dorothy Dudley 1622–1643

Dorothy Yorke's Timeline

2 Records

1582
25 Apr 1582
Birth of Dorothy Yorke in Cotton End, Northampton, England
Cotton End, Northampton, England
1643
27 Dec 1643
Age 61
Death of Dorothy Yorke in Boston, Massachusetts
Boston, Massachusetts

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Apr 1582
    Event Place: Cotton End, Northampton, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1643
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts

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