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Joan French 1520–1591 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Chulmleigh, North Devon District, Devon, England

Death Date: 1591

Death Location: Seaton & Beer, Devon, England

Father: John French

Mother: Joan Eliot

Spouse(s): Nicholas II

Children(s): John Wheaton, Christopher 1st

In 1520, Joan French entered the world in Chulmleigh, North Devon District, Devon, England, born to John Lawrence French And Joan Eliot. Joan French married Nicholas Ii Wheaton Ii, and had children including Christopher Wheaton Whitton 1St, John Wheaton, Nicholas Wheaton. Joan French passed away in 1591 in Seaton & Beer, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • In 1520, Joan French entered the world in Chulmleigh, North Devon District, Devon, England, born to John Lawrence French And Joan Eliot.
  • Joan French married Nicholas Ii Wheaton Ii, and had children including Christopher Wheaton Whitton 1St, John Wheaton, Nicholas Wheaton.
  • Joan French passed away in 1591 in Seaton & Beer, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

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Joan French's Ancestors

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Joan French
1520–1591
Birth Place: Chulmleigh, North Devon District, Devon, England
Parents
John Lawrence French
1495–1990
Chulmleigh, North Devon District, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Joan Eliot
1489–1551
Cottered, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joan French's Descendants

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Joan French (1520–1591) m. Nicholas (II Wheaton) II (1530–1587)
  1. 1. John Wheaton 1557–1597 m. Thomasin Palfry 1560–1596
    1. 1. Christopher Wheaton 1580–1654 m. Katherine Wright 1585–1605
      1. 1. Hannah (Elizabeth) Wheaton 1600–1643 m. John (Robert) Mason 1600–1645
        1. 1. 1625–1676 m. Mary (Ellen) Butterworth 1629–1704
        2. 2. Thomas Mason 1637–1676
        3. 3. Robert Mason 1628–1688
        4. 4. Sara Mason 1627–1627
        5. 5. Elizabeth Mason 1633–1645
        6. 6. Hanna Mason 1622–1623
        7. 7. Thomas Mason 1623–1638
        8. 8. Robert Mason 1631–1638
        9. 9. Mary (Mason of) Bolton 1629–1713
        10. 10. Anne (Hannah) Mason 1626–
        11. 11. Nicholas Mason 1634–1709
      2. 2. Robert Wheaton 1604–1696
      3. 3. Jeremiah Wheaton 1603–1692
      4. 4. Joseph Wheaton 1601–1692
      5. 5. Joseph Wheaton 1639–1692
    2. 2. Edward WHEATON 1591–1633
    3. 3. Mary WHEATON 1595–
    4. 4. Nicholas WHEATON 1588–1621
    5. 5. Jane WHEATON 1581–1678
    6. 6. Gilbert WHEATON 1586–
    7. 7. Elizabeth WHEATON 1583–
    8. 8. Grace WHEATON 1584–1678
  2. 2. Christopher (Wheaton\ Whitton) 1st 1551–1601

Joan French's Timeline

3 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Joan French in Chulmleigh, North Devon District, Devon, England
Chulmleigh, North Devon District, Devon, England
1591
1591
Age 71
Death of Joan French in Branscombe, Devon, England
Branscombe, Devon, England
1591
1591
Age 71
Burial of Joan French in Seaton & Beer, Devon, England
Seaton & Beer, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Chulmleigh, North Devon District, Devon, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1591
    Event Place: Branscombe, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Devon, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Indexes created from Anglican Parish Registers held at South West Heritage Trust; Taunton, Somerset, England
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1591
    Event Place: Seaton & Beer, Devon, England
    Record Source: Devon, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Indexes created from Anglican Parish Registers held at South West Heritage Trust; Taunton, Somerset, England

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