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Jacob Fenton 1560–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1560

Birth Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 12 April 1617

Death Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Ireland)

Mother: Alice Weston

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Children(s):

In 1560, Jacob Fenton entered the world in Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Geoffrey Fenton Knight Secretary Of State Of Ireland And Alice Weston. Jacob Fenton passed away in 1617 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1560, Jacob Fenton entered the world in Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Geoffrey Fenton Knight Secretary Of State Of Ireland And Alice Weston.
  • Jacob Fenton passed away in 1617 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Jacob Fenton's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Fenton
1560–1617
Birth Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Geoffrey Fenton (Knight, Secretary of State of Ireland)
1539–1608
Sturton Le Steeple, Nottinghamshire, England
Alice Weston
1536–1631
Lismore, Waterford, Ireland
Grandparents
Robert Weston
1516–1573
Weeford, Staffordshire, England
Alice Jennings
1517–
Lismore, Waterford, Munster, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Westmorland)
1480–1573
Cecilia Neville
1491–1573
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Virginia Edshaw
1456–1547
Ralph Neville
1472–1498
Edith Sandys
–1529

Jacob Fenton's Timeline

2 Records

1560
1560
Birth of Jacob Fenton in Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1617
12 April 1617
Age 57
Death of Jacob Fenton in Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 April 1617
    Event Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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