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Henry Bright 1660–1740 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1660

Birth Location: Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1 Jul 1740

Death Location: Currituck, Currituck, North Carolina, United States

Father: John Bright

Mother: Eleanor Etheridge

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Henry Bright was born in 1660 in Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States, the child of John Bright And Eleanor Etheridge. Henry Bright passed away in 1740 in Currituck, Currituck, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Henry Bright was born in 1660 in Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States, the child of John Bright And Eleanor Etheridge.
  • Henry Bright passed away in 1740 in Currituck, Currituck, North Carolina, United States.

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Henry Bright's Ancestors

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Henry Bright
1660–1740
Birth Place: Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Parents
John Bright
1640–1688
England
Eleanor Etheridge
1649–1686
Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Richard Bright
1625–1675
Hunting shire, England
Eleanor Smith
1625–1675
Holme, Huntingdonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward BRIGHT
1605–1678
Anne PASHELER
1602–1669
Richard Sr
1589–1670
Elizabeth Poole
1589–1654
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Poole
1561–1635
Mary Periam
1566–1605

Henry Bright's Timeline

2 Records

1660
1660
Birth of Henry Bright in Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
1740
1 Jul 1740
Age 80
Death of Henry Bright in Currituck, Currituck, North Carolina, United States
Currituck, Currituck, North Carolina, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1660
    Event Place: Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1740
    Event Place: Currituck, Currituck, North Carolina, United States

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