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Elizabeth Chester 1501–1560 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1501

Birth Location: Royston, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: Jun 1560

Death Location: Bacton, Suffolk, England

Father: John Spalding

Mother: Christina Huntington

Spouse(s): Richard Smith

Children(s): John Smith

In 1501, Elizabeth Chester entered the world in Royston, Hertfordshire, England, born to John Ii Chester 16 Spalding And Christina Huntington. Elizabeth Chester married Richard Harry Smythe Smith, and had children including John Smith. Elizabeth Chester passed away in 1560 in Bacton, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1501, Elizabeth Chester entered the world in Royston, Hertfordshire, England, born to John Ii Chester 16 Spalding And Christina Huntington.
  • Elizabeth Chester married Richard Harry Smythe Smith, and had children including John Smith.
  • Elizabeth Chester passed away in 1560 in Bacton, Suffolk, England.

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Elizabeth Chester's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Chester
1501–1560
Birth Place: Royston, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
John II. Chester 16 Spalding
1480–1535
Tynemouth, Saint Edmunds, England, United Kingdom
Christina Huntington
1482–1532
Royston, Hertfordshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Chester's Descendants

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Elizabeth Chester (1501–Jun 1560) m. Richard (Harry Smythe) Smith (1501–Jan 1560)
  1. 1. John Smith 1532–1621 m. Alice Spencer 1560–1620 m. Elizabeth Man* 1563–1616
    1. 1. Annetta (Smith) Knickerbocker 1582–1687 m. Cornelius (van) Vechten 1578–1630
      1. 1. Elizabeth (van) Vechten 1602–1686 m. Lt. (Samuel Smith 12) III. 1602–1680
        1. 1. Hannah Smith 1633–1674 m. Capt. (Joseph Hills) Jr. 1629–1674
        2. 2. Margaret Smith 1620–1683
        3. 3. Elizabeth Smith 1625–1684
        4. 4. Samuel Smith 1624–1707

Elizabeth Chester's Timeline

3 Records

1501
1501
Birth of Elizabeth Chester in Royston, Hertfordshire, England
Royston, Hertfordshire, England
1549
23 Jun 1549
Age 48
Elizabeth Chester was married in Nottinghamshire, England
Nottinghamshire, England
1560
Jun 1560
Age 59
Death of Elizabeth Chester in Bacton, Suffolk, England
Bacton, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1501
    Event Place: Royston, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1549
    Event Place: Nottinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1560
    Event Place: Bacton, Suffolk, England

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