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Henry Bright 1566–1609 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Sep 1566

Birth Location: Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 1609

Death Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Father: Thomas Bright

Mother: Margaret Payton

Spouse(s): Marie Woodgate

Children(s):

The story of Henry Bright began in 1566 in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England. Henry Bright married Marie Woodgate. Henry Bright passed away in 1609 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Henry Bright began in 1566 in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England.
  • Henry Bright married Marie Woodgate.
  • Henry Bright passed away in 1609 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England.

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Henry Bright's Ancestors

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Henry Bright
1566–1609
Birth Place: Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Parents
Thomas Bright
1537–1587
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Margaret Payton
1533–1600
Bury St Edmonds, Suff, England
Grandparents
Walter Bright
1495–1551
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
MARGARET ELWOLDE
1524–1551
Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, England
William (Jarvis O) Payton
1503–1566
Whepstead, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Joan Jervis
1503–
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Bright
1469–1545
Joan Raleigh
1473–1522
John Elwolde
1504–1541
Anne Dacre
1495–1548
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Bright's Timeline

3 Records

1560
20 Sep 1560
Henry Bright was baptized in St. James, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England
St. James, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England
1566
20 Sep 1566
Birth of Henry Bright in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England
1609
1609
Age 43
Death of Henry Bright in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1566
    Event Place: Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1560
    Event Place: St. James, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1609
    Event Place: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

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