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James Stephenson 1640 – 1691 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1640

Birth Location: Broughton, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 19 Feb 1691

Death Location: Mansriggs, Lancashire

Father: Richard Stephenson

Mother: Mary Longhouse

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Children(s): John 1672

James Stephenson was born in 1640 in Broughton, Lancashire, England, the child of Richard Stephenson and Mary Longhouse. James Stephenson had children including John Stephenson 1672. James Stephenson passed away in 1691 in Mansriggs, Lancashire.

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Biography

  • James Stephenson was born in 1640 in Broughton, Lancashire, England, the child of Richard Stephenson and Mary Longhouse.
  • James Stephenson had children including John Stephenson 1672.
  • James Stephenson passed away in 1691 in Mansriggs, Lancashire.

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James Stephenson's Ancestors

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James Stephenson
1640 – 1691
Birth Place: Broughton, Lancashire, England
Parents
Richard Stephenson
1621 – 1663
Kendal, Westmorland, England
Mary Longhouse
1622 – 1662
Cumberland, England
Grandparents
Edward Stephenson
1580 – 1643
Kendal, Westmorland, England
Alice (Agnes) Kilbourne-Walker
1580 –
Kendal, Westmorland, England
Great-Grandparents
William Stephenson
1550 – 1617
Annie Reynolds
1555 – 1636
Anne Collyn
1555 – 1591
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Stevenson
1518 – 1596

James Stephenson's Descendants

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James Stephenson (1640 – 19 Feb 1691)
  1. 1. John (Stephenson) 1672 (1672 – 5 Jan 1730) m. Elizabeth (Carter) (9xGG) (1676 – Sep 1747)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Stevenson (10 Apr 1692 – 1723)
      1. 1. Capt. (Aaron) Smith (abt 1720 – 1 July 1776) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Carraway (1726 – 1 July 1776)
        1. 1. Thomas (Keeling "T.K.") Smith (1753 – 15 April 1827) m. Eleanor Johnson (3 February 1757 – 24 Jun 1816)

James Stephenson's Timeline

2 Records

1640
1640
Birth of James Stephenson in Broughton, Lancashire, England
Broughton, Lancashire, England
1691
19 Feb 1691
Age 51
Death of James Stephenson in Mansriggs, Lancashire
Mansriggs, Lancashire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Broughton, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1691
    Event Place: Mansriggs, Lancashire

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