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Francis Leighton 1591–1632 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1591

Birth Location: Alberbury (Sropshire), England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 24 February 1632

Death Location: Alberbury (Sropshire), England, United Kingdom

Father: William Leighton

Mother: Jane Grey

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The story of Francis Leighton began in 1591 in Alberbury (Sropshire), England, United Kingdom. Francis Leighton passed away in 1632 in Alberbury (Sropshire), England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Francis Leighton began in 1591 in Alberbury (Sropshire), England, United Kingdom.
  • Francis Leighton passed away in 1632 in Alberbury (Sropshire), England, United Kingdom.

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Francis Leighton's Ancestors

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Francis Leighton
1591–1632
Birth Place: Alberbury (Sropshire), England, United Kingdom
Parents
William Leighton
1545–1637
Alberbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Jane Grey
1565–1638
Buildwas (Srophire) England
Grandparents
Edward Leighton
1520–1593
Wattlesborough (Shropshire) Uk
Anne Dayrell
1520–1571
Lillingstone Dayrell (Buckinghamshire) England
Sir (Richard Leighton, Sheriff of Shropshire (13) GGF)
1531–1572
Bicton Heath, Shropshire, England
Cecilia ("Cicelie" Cressett) (Trentham)
1532–1594
Upton, Cresset, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Leighton
1469–1532
Joyce Sutton
1492–1586
Paul Dayrell
1500–1556
Margaret Cheyney
1494–1571
Thomas Sir
1507–1532
Elizabeth Cornwall
1507–1568
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Leighton
1452–1519
Elizabeth Devereux
–1516
Thomas Dayrell
1467–1523
Dorothy Danvers
1479–1507
Richard VIII
1471–1513
Jane Wrottesley
1475–1546
Edmund Cornwall
–1498

Francis Leighton's Timeline

2 Records

1591
1591
Birth of Francis Leighton in Alberbury (Sropshire), England, United Kingdom
Alberbury (Sropshire), England, United Kingdom
1632
24 February 1632
Age 41
Death of Francis Leighton in Alberbury (Sropshire), England, United Kingdom
Alberbury (Sropshire), England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1591
    Event Place: Alberbury (Sropshire), England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 February 1632
    Event Place: Alberbury (Sropshire), England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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