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Elizabeth "Eliza" Brett 1585–1685 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jan 1585

Birth Location: Toddington, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 1685

Death Location: Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Robert Brett

Mother: Elizabeth Highgate

Spouse(s): Nicholas Pearson

Children(s): John Sr

Elizabeth "Eliza" Brett was born in 1585 in Toddington, Bedfordshire, England, the child of Robert Brett And Elizabeth Highgate. Elizabeth "Eliza" Brett married Nicholas Pearson, and had children including John Pearson Sr. Elizabeth "Eliza" Brett passed away in 1685 in Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth "Eliza" Brett was born in 1585 in Toddington, Bedfordshire, England, the child of Robert Brett And Elizabeth Highgate.
  • Elizabeth "Eliza" Brett married Nicholas Pearson, and had children including John Pearson Sr.
  • Elizabeth "Eliza" Brett passed away in 1685 in Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Brett
1538–1586
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
RB
Elizabeth Highgate
1542–1599
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
EH

Spouses(s)

Nicholas Pearson
1584–1622
Birth Location: Asselby, Howden East Riding, Yorkshire, England
NP

Children(s)

John Sr
1610–1693
Birth Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
JS

Elizabeth Brett's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Brett
1585–1685
Birth Place: Toddington, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
Robert Brett
1538–1586
London, Middlesex, England
Elizabeth Highgate
1542–1599
London, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Brett's Descendants

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Elizabeth ("Eliza") Brett (27 Jan 1585–1685) m. Nicholas Pearson (28 Mar 1584–18 Nov 1622)
  1. 1. John (Pearson) Sr 1610–1693 m. Dorcas Pickard 1621–1702
    1. 1. Elizabeth Pearson 1646–1715 m. John Hopkinson 1646–1704
      1. 1. Dorcas Hopkinson 1676–1717 m. John Spaffard 1678–1735
        1. 1. Dorcas Spafford 1718–1784 m. Samuel Bradstreet 1711–1761

Elizabeth Brett's Timeline

2 Records

1585
27 Jan 1585
Birth of Elizabeth "Eliza" Brett in Toddington, Bedfordshire, England
Toddington, Bedfordshire, England
1685
1685
Age 100
Death of Elizabeth "Eliza" Brett in Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1585
    Event Place: Toddington, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1685
    Event Place: Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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