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James Fletcher 1608 – 1676 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 May 1608

Birth Location: Burnley, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 1676

Death Location: Burnley, Lancashire, England

Father: Roberte Fletcher

Mother: Mary Openshaw

Spouse(s): Margaret Hanson

Children(s): Joanne Fairfield

The story of James Fletcher began in 1608 in Burnley, Lancashire, England. James Fletcher married Margaret Mary Hanson, and had children including Joanne Fairfield. James Fletcher passed away in 1676 in Burnley, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of James Fletcher began in 1608 in Burnley, Lancashire, England.
  • James Fletcher married Margaret Mary Hanson, and had children including Joanne Fairfield.
  • James Fletcher passed away in 1676 in Burnley, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Roberte Fletcher
1573 – 1614
Birth Location: Burnley, Lancashire, England
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Mary Openshaw
1582 – 1669
Birth Location: Bury, Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Hanson
1622 – 1721
Birth Location: Burnley, Lancashire, England
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Children(s)

Joanne Fairfield
1642 – 1696
Birth Location: London, London, England
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James Fletcher's Ancestors

Self
James Fletcher
1608 – 1676
Birth Place: Burnley, Lancashire, England
Parents
Roberte James Fletcher
1573 – 1614
Burnley, Lancashire, England
Mary Openshaw
1582 – 1669
Bury, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
James Openshaw
1538 – 1587
Radcliffe, Lancashire, England
Margareta Sharples
1540 – 1585
Bury, Huntingdonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Fletcher's Descendants

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James Fletcher (20 May 1608 – 1676) m. Margaret (Mary) Hanson (1622 – Jan 1721)
  1. 1. Joanne Fairfield (1642 – Nov 3 1696) m. John Fletcher (12 Jul 1640 – 5 Sept 1695)
    1. 1. Fern (Louisa "Lucy" Kate) Fletcher (1690 – 1730) m. Thomas (FORTUNE 7th) GGF (7 Jul 1678 – 09 Mar 1758)
      1. 1. John (Fletcher) Fortune (1711 – 8 Sep 1790)
        1. 1. Rebecca Fortune (1739 – 1783) m. William Henderson (1734 – 1783)

James Fletcher's Timeline

2 Records

1608
20 May 1608
Birth of James Fletcher in Burnley, Lancashire, England
Burnley, Lancashire, England
1676
1676
Age 68
Death of James Fletcher in Burnley, Lancashire, England
Burnley, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 May 1608
    Event Place: Burnley, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1676
    Event Place: Burnley, Lancashire, England
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