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James Courtenay 1479–1546 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1479

Birth Location: Powderham, Devon, England

Death Date: 20 SEP 1546

Death Location: Powderham, Devon, England

Father: William Powderham

Mother: Cecily Cheney

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James Courtenay was born in 1479 in Powderham, Devon, England, the child of William Courtenay Of Powderham And Cecily Cheney. James Courtenay passed away in 1546 in Powderham, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • James Courtenay was born in 1479 in Powderham, Devon, England, the child of William Courtenay Of Powderham And Cecily Cheney.
  • James Courtenay passed away in 1546 in Powderham, Devon, England.

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James Courtenay's Ancestors

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James Courtenay
1479–1546
Birth Place: Powderham, Devon, England
Parents
William Courtenay of Powderham
1451–1512
Powderham Castle, Devon, England
Cecily Cheney
1455–1511
Pinhoe, Devon, England
Grandparents
Margaret Bonville
1425–1487
Devonshire, England
John Cheney
1409–1487
Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Hill
1420–1459
Spaxton, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
William Bonville
1392–1461
Margaret Grey
1397–1426
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bonville
–1396
Elizabeth FitzRoger
1370–1414
Reynold Ruthin
1362–1440
Margaret Ros
1360–1414

James Courtenay's Timeline

2 Records

1479
ABT 1479
Birth of James Courtenay in Powderham, Devon, England
Powderham, Devon, England
1546
20 SEP 1546
Age 67
Death of James Courtenay in Powderham, Devon, England
Powderham, Devon, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1479
    Event Place: Powderham, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 SEP 1546
    Event Place: Powderham, Devon, England

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