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Edward Archer 1596 – 1660 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1596

Birth Location: Bishop Stortford, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: abt 1660

Death Location: Bedfordshire, England

Father: Richard maker

Mother: Margarett Kente

Spouse(s): Jane Plather*\Plathure

Children(s): Mary Archer

Edward Archer was born in 1596 in Bishop Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, the child of Richard Archer, bottle maker and Margarett Kente. Edward Archer married Jane Plather*\Plathure, and had children including Mary Archer. Edward Archer passed away in 1660 in Bedfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Edward Archer was born in 1596 in Bishop Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, the child of Richard Archer, bottle maker and Margarett Kente.
  • Edward Archer married Jane Plather*\Plathure, and had children including Mary Archer.
  • Edward Archer passed away in 1660 in Bedfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edward Archer's Ancestors

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Edward Archer
1596 – 1660
Birth Place: Bishop Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
Richard Archer, bottle maker
1565 – 1626
Theydon Garnon, Essex, England
Margarett Kente
1569 – 1624
Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
Grandparents
Robert Archer
1534 – 1569
Theydon Garnon, Essex, England
Joann Rowgood
Great-Grandparents
Mrs. Rowgood
1518 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Archer's Descendants

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Edward Archer (1596 – abt 1660) m. Jane Plather*\Plathure (1586 – 1643)
  1. 1. Mary Archer (28 May 1610 – 27 Dec 1690) m. William (H Goodman) Sr* (11 Sep 1586 – 29 March 1670)
    1. 1. Henry Goodman (1630 – 1656)
    2. 2. Mary Goodman (04 Sep 1636 – 1637)
    3. 3. Benjamin Goodman (12 May 1639 – 5 May 1735) m. Johanna (W) WEBSTER (1658 – 14 Jan 1719)
      1. 1. Henry Goodman (Feb 1660 – 1702) m. Rebecca Reeves (1670 – 1702)
        1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Goodman (1697 – 1773) m. William (Joshua) Whitfield (1688 – 1770) m. William Whitfield (1695 – 1792)
      2. 2. Benjamin Goodman
    4. 4. Samuel (William) Goodman (11 Sep 1642 – 1682)
    5. 5. Christiana Goodman (January 1649 – February 1695)
    6. 6. Thomas Goodman (14 Sep 1650 – 1651)
    7. 7. John Goodman (06 Nov 1652 – 14 Mar 1667) m. Ann Gybbs

Edward Archer's Timeline

2 Records

1596
1596
Birth of Edward Archer in Bishop Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
Bishop Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
1660
abt 1660
Age 64
Death of Edward Archer in Bedfordshire, England
Bedfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1596
    Event Place: Bishop Stortford, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1660
    Event Place: Bedfordshire, England

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