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Joan Brereton 1454 – 1517 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1454

Birth Location: Brereton,,Staffordshire,England

Death Date: 1517-04-30

Death Location: Chester,,Cheshire,England

Father: William Brereton

Mother: Philippa Hulse

Spouse(s): Richard Cotton

Children(s): Catherine Cotton

Joan Brereton was born in 1454 in Brereton,,Staffordshire,England, the child of William Brereton and Philippa Hulse. Joan Brereton married Richard Cotton, and had children including Catherine Cotton. Joan Brereton passed away in 1517 in Chester,,Cheshire,England.

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Biography

  • Joan Brereton was born in 1454 in Brereton,,Staffordshire,England, the child of William Brereton and Philippa Hulse.
  • Joan Brereton married Richard Cotton, and had children including Catherine Cotton.
  • Joan Brereton passed away in 1517 in Chester,,Cheshire,England.

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Joan Brereton's Ancestors

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Joan Brereton
1454 – 1517
Birth Place: Brereton,,Staffordshire,England
Parents
William Brereton
1414 – 1456
Brereton,,Cheshire,England
Philippa Hulse
1416 – 1463
Brereton,,Cheshire,England
Grandparents
William Brereton
1390 – 1425
Brereton,,Cheshire,England
Alice Corbet
1389 – 1458
Leighton,Montgomery,,England
Hugh Hulse
1401 – 1415
Raby,,Cheshire,England
Margery (De) Domville
1366 – 1443
Oxton Brunstath,,Cheshire,England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joan Brereton's Descendants

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Joan Brereton (1454 – 1517-04-30) m. Richard Cotton (1461 – 1497)
  1. 1. Catherine Cotton (1490 – 1580) m. Richard Grosvenor (1477 – 1542-07-27)
    1. 1. Anne Grosvenor (1526 – ) m. Roger Puleston (1524 – 1571-08-29)
      1. 1. Richard Puleston m. Alice Lewis
        1. 1. John Puleston (1540 – 1559-08) m. Elizabeth Woolrich (1540 – )

Joan Brereton's Timeline

2 Records

1454
1454
Birth of Joan Brereton in Brereton,,Staffordshire,England
Brereton,,Staffordshire,England
1517
1517-04-30
Age 63
Death of Joan Brereton in Chester,,Cheshire,England
Chester,,Cheshire,England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1454
    Event Place: Brereton,,Staffordshire,England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1517-04-30
    Event Place: Chester,,Cheshire,England

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