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Henry William Light 1583–1632 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1583

Birth Location: Devon, England

Death Date: 18 Feb 1632

Death Location: West Stover, Dorset, England

Father: William Lyte

Mother: Mary Maure

Spouse(s):

Children(s): John Sr

Henry William Light was born in 1583 in Devon, England, the child of William Lyte And Mary Elizabeth Maure. Henry William Light had children including John Light Sr. Henry William Light passed away in 1632 in West Stover, Dorset, England.

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Biography

  • Henry William Light was born in 1583 in Devon, England, the child of William Lyte And Mary Elizabeth Maure.
  • Henry William Light had children including John Light Sr.
  • Henry William Light passed away in 1632 in West Stover, Dorset, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Henry Light's Ancestors

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Henry Light
1583–1632
Birth Place: Devon, England
Parents
William Lyte
1558–1583
Devon, England
Mary (Elizabeth) Maure
1561–1583
Devon, England
Grandparents
William (Lyte) 12GG
1530–1581
Sandwich, Kent, England
Cecelia (Bristol or Lecht) 12GG
1545–1650
Sandwich, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
* Lyte
1510–1590
Elizabeth 13GG
1504–1617
Lady Lyte
1526–1575
Lord Bristol
1525–1625
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonge Lyte
1500–1555
Eets Gerritsdr
1500–1560

Henry Light's Descendants

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Henry (William) Light (1583–18 Feb 1632)
  1. 1. John (Light) Sr 1614–1682 m. Elizabeth Greene 1615–1683
    1. 1. Faith (Lyte) LIGHT 1640–1709 m. John Townson 1639–1689
      1. 1. Ann Townson 1666–1689 m. Thomas Howson 1665–1700
        1. 1. Thomas Howson 1690–1744 m. Agnes Foster 1694–1741

Henry Light's Timeline

4 Records

1583
1583
Birth of Henry William Light in Devon, England
Devon, England
1606
1606
Age 23
Henry William Light was married in Winterbourne Monkton, Wiltshire, England
Winterbourne Monkton, Wiltshire, England
1610
29 Apr 1610
Age 27
Henry William Light was married in Axbridge, Somerset, England
Axbridge, Somerset, England
1632
18 Feb 1632
Age 49
Death of Henry William Light in West Stover, Dorset, England
West Stover, Dorset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1583
    Event Place: Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1606
    Event Place: Winterbourne Monkton, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 Apr 1610
    Event Place: Axbridge, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1632
    Event Place: West Stover, Dorset, England

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