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Francis 'Sir' Bacon 1587 – 1657 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1587

Birth Location: Hessett, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 22 Aug 1657

Death Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England

Father: John Bacon

Mother: Elizabeth Paynell

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Bacon

Children(s): Thomas Bacon

The story of Francis 'Sir' Bacon began in 1587 in Hessett, Suffolk, England. Francis 'Sir' Bacon married Elizabeth Robinson \ Bacon, and had children including Thomas Bacon. Francis 'Sir' Bacon passed away in 1657 in Norwich, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Francis 'Sir' Bacon began in 1587 in Hessett, Suffolk, England.
  • Francis 'Sir' Bacon married Elizabeth Robinson \ Bacon, and had children including Thomas Bacon.
  • Francis 'Sir' Bacon passed away in 1657 in Norwich, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Bacon
1553 – 1618
Birth Location: Hessett, Suffolk, England
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Elizabeth Paynell
1561 – 1605
Birth Location: Belaugh, Norfolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Bacon
1595 – 1651
Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England
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Children(s)

Thomas Bacon
1627 – 1710
Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
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Francis Bacon's Ancestors

Self
Francis Bacon
1587 – 1657
Birth Place: Hessett, Suffolk, England
Parents
John Bacon
1553 – 1618
Hessett, Suffolk, England
Elizabeth Paynell
1561 – 1605
Belaugh, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Sir (Francis R. Bacon of) Hessett
1536 – 1580
Hessett, Norfolk, England
Lady (Anne) Drury
1523 – 1575
Rougham, Suffolk, , England
HENRY (PANELL) PAYNELL
1528 – 1572
Belaugh, Norfolk, England
Thomasine Berney
1540 – 1571
Langley, Norfolk, England, Great Britain
Great-Grandparents
Sir Bacon
1501 – 1553
Elizabeth Page
1505 – 1570
John Drury
1505 – 1556
Lady Goldingham
1496 – 1517
Robert Painell)
1497 – 1557
Margaret tills
1508 – 1559
John Berney
1516 – 1559
MARY FLOYDE
1518 – 1558
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Bacon
1475 – 1574
Joan Bacon
1479 – 1540
Sir Elder
1466 – 1543
West DANIEL
1476 – 1561
Sir DRURY
1456 – 1536
Lady CALTHORPE
1457 – 1531
Heneris PAYNELL
1476 –
Margaret Panell
1480 –
Robert Tylles
1482 –
Katherine
1486 –
Ralph Berney
1483 – 1523
Amy Southwell
1490 – 1531
Richard #
1478 – 1547
Lady Hobart
1483 – 1547

Francis Bacon's Descendants

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Francis ('Sir') Bacon (1587 – 22 Aug 1657) m. Elizabeth (Robinson \) Bacon (Bef. 24 Sep 1595 – 9 Oct 1651)
  1. 1. Thomas Bacon (1627 – 18 MAY 1710) m. Jane (deGrey \) Bacon (20 Oct 1624 – 27 Jul 1698)
    1. 1. Mary Bacon (10 May 1654 – 18 Sep 1689) m. Thomas Holford (1645 – 1705)
      1. 1. Ascha deWales (1688 – 1716) m. 1A@@William (Asa) Brittain (1688 – 1723)
        1. 1. James (Alexander) Britton (Jan 1709 – 17 Oct 1776) m. Mary (Whitty () Witty) (1705 – 1779)

Francis Bacon's Timeline

2 Records

1587
1587
Birth of Francis 'Sir' Bacon in Hessett, Suffolk, England
Hessett, Suffolk, England
1657
22 Aug 1657
Age 70
Death of Francis 'Sir' Bacon in Norwich, Norfolk, England
Norwich, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1587
    Event Place: Hessett, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1657
    Event Place: Norwich, Norfolk, England
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