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George Sheldon 1628–1679 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1628

Birth Location: Long Compton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 8 May 1679

Death Location: Canterbury, City of Canterbury, Kent, England

Father: William Sheldon

Mother: Elizabeth Sheldon

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The story of George Sheldon began in 1628 in Long Compton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England. George Sheldon passed away in 1679 in Canterbury, City of Canterbury, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • The story of George Sheldon began in 1628 in Long Compton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England.
  • George Sheldon passed away in 1679 in Canterbury, City of Canterbury, Kent, England.

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George Sheldon's Ancestors

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George Sheldon
1628–1679
Birth Place: Long Compton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Parents
William Sheldon
1589–1659
Long Compton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Elizabeth Sheldon
1592–1656
London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Lord (Sir William Petre, Baron of Wittle, MP Essex Petre) I
1575–1637
West Horndon, Essex, England
Katherine (Somerset) Petre
1575–1624
Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Mary Waldegrave).
1549–1604
Edward Worcester
1550–1628
Lady Somerset
1546–1621
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Waldegrave
1517–1561
Thomas Huntingdon
1514–1569
Lady Swift
1511–1576

George Sheldon's Timeline

2 Records

1628
1628
Birth of George Sheldon in Long Compton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Long Compton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
1679
8 May 1679
Age 51
Death of George Sheldon in Canterbury, Kent, England
Canterbury, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1628
    Event Place: Long Compton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 May 1679
    Event Place: Canterbury, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Canterbury, City of Canterbury, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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