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Joan Leigh 1477–1557 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1477

Birth Location: Benenden, Kent, , England

Death Date: 1557

Death Location: Benenden, Kent, , England

Father: Sir Leigh

Mother: Eleanor Savage

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Joan Leigh began in 1477 in Benenden, Kent, , England. Joan Leigh passed away in 1557 in Benenden, Kent, , England.

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Biography

  • The story of Joan Leigh began in 1477 in Benenden, Kent, , England.
  • Joan Leigh passed away in 1557 in Benenden, Kent, , England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Leigh
1444–1527
Birth Location: Disley, Cheshire, , England
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Eleanor Savage
1453–1491
Birth Location: Clifton, Cheshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joan Leigh's Ancestors

Self
Joan Leigh
1477–1557
Birth Place: Benenden, Kent, , England
Parents
Sir Percival Leigh
1444–1527
Disley, Cheshire, , England
Eleanor Savage
1453–1491
Clifton, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Peter (Piers) Leigh
1415–1478
Disley, Cheshire, England
Elizabeth DeTrafford
1420–1474
Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Peter Leigh
1389–1422
Johanna Haydock
1387–1440
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joan Leigh's Timeline

2 Records

1477
1477
Birth of Joan Leigh in Benenden, Kent, , England
Benenden, Kent, , England
1557
1557
Age 80
Death of Joan Leigh in Benenden, Kent, , England
Benenden, Kent, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1557
    Event Place: Benenden, Kent, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1477
    Event Place: Benenden, Kent, , England
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