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Edward Wheatley 1598–1646 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1598

Birth Location: Dorset, England

Death Date: 1646

Death Location: Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Father: Frank Wheatleigh

Mother: Mary Fiennes

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Edward Wheatley was born in 1598 in Dorset, England, the child of Frank John Wheatley Wheatleigh And Mary Fienes Fiennes. Edward Wheatley passed away in 1646 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Edward Wheatley was born in 1598 in Dorset, England, the child of Frank John Wheatley Wheatleigh And Mary Fienes Fiennes.
  • Edward Wheatley passed away in 1646 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

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Edward Wheatley's Ancestors

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Edward Wheatley
1598–1646
Birth Place: Dorset, England
Parents
Frank John Wheatley Wheatleigh
1561–1595
Tingsboro, Somerset, England
Mary (Fienes) Fiennes
1566–1595
Maiden Newton, Dorset, England
Grandparents
Capt. (John Wheatley the) Elder
1530–1594
Timsbury, Somerset, England or Newton, Cambridge, Dorset, England
Mary Willoughby
1525–1595
Tingsboro, Somerset, England
Gregory (Gregorie Baron Fiennes) Fynes
1539–1594
Hurstmonceux, Sussex, England
Anne (Lady) Sackville
1542–1595
Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
Mary Willoughby
1525–1595
Sir Dorset
1516–1566
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Wheatley's Timeline

2 Records

1598
1598
Birth of Edward Wheatley in Dorset, England
Dorset, England
1646
1646
Age 48
Death of Edward Wheatley in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1598
    Event Place: Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1646
    Event Place: Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts

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