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Joane St. Leger 1520–1569 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Heavitree, Devon, England

Death Date: 1 Aug 1569

Death Location: Ovingdean, Sussex, England

Father: Ralph II

Mother: Anne Prophett

Spouse(s): John Geere

Children(s): Anne Geare, Thomas I, Dennis Geere, Allen Geere, Elizabeth Geere

In 1520, Joane St. Leger entered the world in Heavitree, Devon, England, born to Ralph St Leger Ii And Anne Prophett. Joane St. Leger married John Geere, and had children including Allen Geere, Anne Geare, Dennis Geere, Elizabeth Geere, Thomas Geere I. Joane St. Leger passed away in 1569 in Ovingdean, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1520, Joane St. Leger entered the world in Heavitree, Devon, England, born to Ralph St Leger Ii And Anne Prophett.
  • Joane St. Leger married John Geere, and had children including Allen Geere, Anne Geare, Dennis Geere, Elizabeth Geere, Thomas Geere I.
  • Joane St. Leger passed away in 1569 in Ovingdean, Sussex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ralph II
1454–1515
Birth Location: Ulcombe, Kent, England
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Anne Prophett
1458–1504
Birth Location: Ulcombe, Kent, England
AP

Spouses(s)

John Geere
1530–1571
Birth Location: Heavitree, Devon, England
JG

Children(s)

Anne Geare
1555–1634
Birth Location: Rottingdean, Sussex, England
AG
Thomas I
1559–1624
Birth Location: Wivelsfield, Sussex, England
TI
Dennis Geere
1565–1607
Birth Location: Wivelsfield, Sussex, England
DG
Allen Geere
1568–1569
Birth Location: Wivelsfield, Sussex, England
AG
Elizabeth Geere
1561–1615
Birth Location: Rottingdean, Sussex, England
EG

Joane Leger's Ancestors

Self
Joane Leger
1520–1569
Birth Place: Heavitree, Devon, England
Parents
Ralph St Leger II
1454–1515
Ulcombe, Kent, England
Anne Prophett
1458–1504
Ulcombe, Kent, England
Grandparents
Ralph (Saint Leger I, Lord of Ulcombe, Knight of the) Garter
1430–1470
Ulcombe, Kent, England
Anne (Maunse Saint Leger, Lady Plantagenet, Duchess of) Exeter
1439–1475
Fotheringhaly Castle, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Margery Leger
1408–1442
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joane Leger's Descendants

1.
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Joane (St.) Leger (1520–1 Aug 1569) m. John Geere (1530–14 Mar 1571)
  1. 1. Anne Geare 1555–1634 m. John Howell 1550–1619
    1. 1. Thomas Howell 1589–1666 m. Judith Garrett 1591–1710
      1. 1. Richard Howell 1627– m. Ann Barrow 1629–
        1. 1. Thomas Howell 1651–1712 m. Sarah Arnold 1653–1722
        2. 2. Richard Howell 1647–
      2. 2. Thomas Howell 1624–1638
      3. 3. Ann Howell 1630–1638
      4. 4. John Howell 1635–
      5. 5. Joan Howell 1621–
      6. 6. Judith Howell 1632–
      7. 7. Margaret Howell 1620–1620
    2. 2. Robert Howell 1583–1583
    3. 3. John Howell 1579–1609
    4. 4. Mary Howell 1587–
    5. 5. Jane Howell 1576–
    6. 6. Ann Howell 1585–1629
  2. 2. Thomas (Geere) I 1559–1624
  3. 3. Dennis Geere 1565–1607
  4. 4. Allen Geere 1568–1569
  5. 5. Elizabeth Geere 1561–1615

Joane Leger's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Joane St. Leger in Heavitree, Devon, England
Heavitree, Devon, England
1569
1 Aug 1569
Age 49
Death of Joane St. Leger in Ovingdean, Sussex, England
Ovingdean, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Heavitree, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1569
    Event Place: Ovingdean, Sussex, England
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