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John Robert Brett 1460–1540 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1460

Birth Location: Devon, England

Death Date: 12 Sep 1540

Death Location: Pilton, Devon, England

Father: Robert Brett

Mother: Joan Brett

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John Robert Brett was born in 1460 in Devon, England, the child of Robert Brett And Joan Herzig Brett. John Robert Brett passed away in 1540 in Pilton, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • John Robert Brett was born in 1460 in Devon, England, the child of Robert Brett And Joan Herzig Brett.
  • John Robert Brett passed away in 1540 in Pilton, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Brett
1438–1479
Birth Location: Davenham, Cheshire, England
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Joan Brett
1432–1489
Birth Location: Kent County, England
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Brett's Ancestors

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John Brett
1460–1540
Birth Place: Devon, England
Parents
Robert Brett
1438–1479
Davenham, Cheshire, England
Joan (Herzig) Brett
1432–1489
Kent County, England
Grandparents
Sir (William) Herzig
1415–1448
England
Lady (Maud) Basset
1410–1458
Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Brett's Timeline

2 Records

1460
1460
Birth of John Robert Brett in Devon, England
Devon, England
1540
12 Sep 1540
Age 80
Death of John Robert Brett in Pilton, Devon, England
Pilton, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1460
    Event Place: Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1540
    Event Place: Pilton, Devon, England
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