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James Bridger 1631–1689 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1631

Birth Location: Manor of Woodmancote, Dursley Parish, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 1689

Death Location: Smithfield, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA

Father: Samuel Bridger

Mother: Mary Webb

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James Bridger was born in 1631 in Manor of Woodmancote, Dursley Parish, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Samuel Bridger And Mary Webb. James Bridger passed away in 1689 in Smithfield, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • James Bridger was born in 1631 in Manor of Woodmancote, Dursley Parish, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Samuel Bridger And Mary Webb.
  • James Bridger passed away in 1689 in Smithfield, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA.

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James Bridger's Ancestors

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James Bridger
1631–1689
Birth Place: Manor of Woodmancote, Dursley Parish, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Samuel Bridger
1584–1650
Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England
Mary Webb
1601–1683
Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Lawrence Bridger
1550–1630
Godalming, Waverley Borough, Surrey, England
Sir (Nicholas) Webbe*
1577–1663
St Bartholomew By The Exchange, London, England
Lady (Elinore) Waighte
1580–1652
Melksham, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Bridger
1530–1597
Lady Eliot
1527–1580
Edmond Webbe
1560–1653
Joane Hunte
1560–1637
Johannis Wieghte
1555–1580
Mary Webb
1560–1580
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Bridger
1501–1554
Elizabeth Bunden
1499–1559
John Elliott
1485–1724
Sir Webbe
1540–1599
Mary Webbe)
1540–1628
Thomas Wight
1540–1641
Lord (AS13gg)
1538–1606
Lady Ruthven
1540–1594

James Bridger's Timeline

2 Records

1631
1631
Birth of James Bridger in Manor of Woodmancote, Dursley Parish, Gloucestershire, England
Manor of Woodmancote, Dursley Parish, Gloucestershire, England
1689
1689
Age 58
Death of James Bridger in Smithfield, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Smithfield, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1631
    Event Place: Manor of Woodmancote, Dursley Parish, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1689
    Event Place: Smithfield, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA

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