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Elizabeth Preston 1615–1684 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 July 1615

Birth Location: Halltre, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 21 July 1684

Death Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Father: Richard Preston

Mother: Elizabeth Butler

Spouse(s): James Butler

Children(s): Thomas Butler

Elizabeth Preston was born in 1615 in Halltre, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Richard Preston And Elizabeth Butler. Elizabeth Preston married James Butler, and had children including Thomas Butler. Elizabeth Preston passed away in 1684 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Preston was born in 1615 in Halltre, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Richard Preston And Elizabeth Butler.
  • Elizabeth Preston married James Butler, and had children including Thomas Butler.
  • Elizabeth Preston passed away in 1684 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Preston's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Preston
1615–1684
Birth Place: Halltre, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Richard Preston
1589–1628
Whitehill, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Butler
1592–1628
Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland
Grandparents
Isabell (Cossentyne) (Preston)
1555–1617
Hornby Castle, North Riding, Yorkshire, England
Thomas Butler
1531–1614
Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Elizabeth Sheffield
1561–1601
Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Sheffield
1538–1568
Douglas Howard
1535–1608
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Sheffield
1521–1549
William Howard
1510–1573
Margaret Gamage
1518–1581

Elizabeth Preston's Descendants

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Elizabeth Preston (25 July 1615–21 July 1684) m. James Butler (1610–1688)
  1. 1. Thomas Butler 1634–1680 m. Emilia (von) Nassau 1635–1688
    1. 1. Thomas Butler 1673–1747 m. Elizabeth Abbott 1676–1728
      1. 1. Capt (Moses) Butler 1702–1756 m. Mercy Wentworth 1705–
        1. 1. Moses (Butler) Jr 1731–1817 m. Sarah Goodwin 1729–1806
        2. 2. Charles Butler 1735–
        3. 3. Elizabeth Butler 1727–1756
        4. 4. James Butler 1747–1775
        5. 5. John Butler 1739–
        6. 6. Love Butler 1740–1773
        7. 7. Martha Butler 1736–
        8. 8. Mary Butler 1742–
        9. 9. Mercy Butler 1737–
        10. 10. Sarah Butler 1745–
        11. 11. Thomas Butler 1733–1809
      2. 2. Elizabeth Butler 1699–1742 m. Thomas Goodwin 1697–1769
        1. 1. Charity Goodwin 1736–1825
        2. 2. Charles Goodwin 1736–
        3. 3. Elizabeth Goodwin 1730–
        4. 4. Henry Goodwin 1723–
        5. 5. James Goodwin 1735–1808
        6. 6. Love Goodwin 1724–
        7. 7. Mary Goodwin 1733–1736
        8. 8. Mary Goodwin 1736–
        9. 9. Mollie Goodwin 1740–1766
        10. 10. Moses Goodwin 1728–1766
        11. 11. Olive Goodwin 1728–1742
        12. 12. Reuben Goodwin 1734–
        13. 13. Reuben Goodwin 1736–
        14. 14. Susannah Goodwin 1725–1813
    2. 2. James Butler 1665–1745
    3. 3. Henrietta ("Countess of Grantham" de Nassau) d'Auverquerque –1724
    4. 4. Charles ("1st Earl of Arran") Butler 1671–1758
    5. 5. Elizabeth ("Countess of Derby") Stanley –1717

Elizabeth Preston's Timeline

2 Records

1615
25 July 1615
Birth of Elizabeth Preston in Halltre, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Halltre, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1684
21 July 1684
Age 69
Death of Elizabeth Preston in England, England, United Kingdom
England, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 July 1615
    Event Place: Halltre, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 July 1684
    Event Place: England, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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