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James Hirst 1612–1676 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jul 1612

Birth Location: Almondbury, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: Dec 1676

Death Location: Almondbury, Yorkshire, England

Father: Michael Hirst

Mother: Elizabetha Cowper

Spouse(s): Maria Priestley

Children(s): John I

James Hirst was born in 1612 in Almondbury, Yorkshire, England, the child of Michael Hirst And Elizabetha Cowper. James Hirst married Maria Priestley, and had children including John Hirst I. James Hirst passed away in 1676 in Almondbury, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • James Hirst was born in 1612 in Almondbury, Yorkshire, England, the child of Michael Hirst And Elizabetha Cowper.
  • James Hirst married Maria Priestley, and had children including John Hirst I.
  • James Hirst passed away in 1676 in Almondbury, Yorkshire, England.

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James Hirst's Ancestors

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James Hirst
1612–1676
Birth Place: Almondbury, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Michael Hirst
1582–
Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
Elizabetha Cowper
1588–
Huddersfield, Yorkshire, , England
Grandparents
Michael Hirst
1562–
Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
Johnis Cowper
1558–
Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Hirst's Descendants

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James Hirst (Jul 1612–Dec 1676) m. Maria Priestley (1614–abt 1647)
  1. 1. John (Hirst) I 1640–1700 m. Sarah Kirshaw 1638–1688
    1. 1. Joshua Hirst 1669–1710 m. Sarah Dawson 1669–
      1. 1. Mary Hirst 1697–1768 m. Jonathan Denton 1693–1765
        1. 1. Samuel Denton 1735–1813 m. Hannah France 1736–1803

James Hirst's Timeline

2 Records

1612
Jul 1612
Birth of James Hirst in Almondbury, Yorkshire, England
Almondbury, Yorkshire, England
1676
Dec 1676
Age 64
Death of James Hirst in Almondbury, Yorkshire, England
Almondbury, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jul 1612
    Event Place: Almondbury, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1676
    Event Place: Almondbury, Yorkshire, England

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