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John Bridger 1598 – 1686 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1598

Birth Location: Dursley, Gloucestershire, , England

Death Date: 15 April 1686

Death Location: Smithfield, Isle of Wight, Virginia

Father: Samuel 11th

Mother: Mary Webb

Spouse(s): Hester Stevens

Children(s): Mary Bridger

John Bridger was born in 1598 in Dursley, Gloucestershire, , England, the child of Samuel Bridger 11th and Mary Webb. John Bridger married Hester Elizabeth Stevens, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Bridger. John Bridger passed away in 1686 in Smithfield, Isle of Wight, Virginia.

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Biography

  • John Bridger was born in 1598 in Dursley, Gloucestershire, , England, the child of Samuel Bridger 11th and Mary Webb.
  • John Bridger married Hester Elizabeth Stevens, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Bridger.
  • John Bridger passed away in 1686 in Smithfield, Isle of Wight, Virginia.

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John Bridger's Ancestors

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John Bridger
1598 – 1686
Birth Place: Dursley, Gloucestershire, , England
Parents
Samuel Bridger 11th
1584 – 1650
Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England
Mary Webb
1586 – 1684
Warminster, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Rev (Lawrence) Bridger
1558 – 1632
Slimbridge, Gloucestershire or Godalming, Waverly Borough, Surrey, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Bridger's Descendants

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John Bridger (1598 – 15 April 1686) m. Hester (Elizabeth) Stevens (1598 – 9 Jan 1674)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Bridger (1616 – 1676) m. Thomas Godwin (1614 – 24 Mar 1676)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Godwin (18 Mar 1649 – )

John Bridger's Timeline

2 Records

1598
1598
Birth of John Bridger in Dursley, Gloucestershire, , England
Dursley, Gloucestershire, , England
1686
15 April 1686
Age 88
Death of John Bridger in Smithfield, Isle of Wight, Virginia
Smithfield, Isle of Wight, Virginia

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1598
    Event Place: Dursley, Gloucestershire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 April 1686
    Event Place: Smithfield, Isle of Wight, Virginia

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