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James Wolfe 1727–1759 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Jan 1727

Birth Location: Westerham, Kent, England

Death Date: 13 Sep 1759

Death Location: Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England

Father: Henrietta Thompson

Mother: Edward Wolfe

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James Wolfe was born in 1727 in Westerham, Kent, England, the child of Henrietta Thompson And Edward Wolfe. James Wolfe passed away in 1759 in Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • James Wolfe was born in 1727 in Westerham, Kent, England, the child of Henrietta Thompson And Edward Wolfe.
  • James Wolfe passed away in 1759 in Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England.

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James Wolfe's Ancestors

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James Wolfe
1727–1759
Birth Place: Westerham, Kent, England
Parents
Henrietta Thompson
1703–1764
Long Marston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Edward Wolfe
1683–1759
Marsden, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Edwardus Thompson
1670–1734
York, Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Henrietta Tindal
1674–1715
Brotherton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
John (Wolfe of) Baronrath
1645–1715
Oughterard Maas, Kildare, Leinster, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Henry Thompson
1625–1691
Susanna Lovell
1627–1701
Bradwardine Tindall
1639–1686
Mary Baildon
1648–1679
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Lovell
1605–1655
Marye Lovell
1595–1626
Henry Tindall
1609–1651
Lucy Jackson
1609–1641

James Wolfe's Timeline

2 Records

1727
02 Jan 1727
Birth of James Wolfe in Westerham, Kent, England
Westerham, Kent, England
1759
13 Sep 1759
Age 32
Death of James Wolfe in Quebec, Canada
Quebec, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Jan 1727
    Event Place: Westerham, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 21
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. VI
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1759
    Event Place: Quebec, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 21
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. VI
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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