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John Bright 1469 – 1545 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1469

Birth Location: Bury St Edmunds, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 23 June 1545

Death Location: Bury St Edmunds, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England

Father: Sir Bright

Mother: Margaret Sydenham

Spouse(s): Joan Raleigh

Children(s): Walter Bright

John Bright was born in 1469 in Bury St Edmunds, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England, the child of Sir Walter Bright and Margaret Sydenham. John Bright married Joan Raleigh, and had children including Walter Bright. John Bright passed away in 1545 in Bury St Edmunds, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • John Bright was born in 1469 in Bury St Edmunds, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England, the child of Sir Walter Bright and Margaret Sydenham.
  • John Bright married Joan Raleigh, and had children including Walter Bright.
  • John Bright passed away in 1545 in Bury St Edmunds, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Bright
1445 – 1525
Birth Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
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Margaret Sydenham
1444 – 1477
Birth Location: Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Joan Raleigh
1473 – 1551
Birth Location: St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
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Children(s)

Walter Bright
1495 – 1551
Birth Location: Bury St Edmunds, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
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John Bright's Ancestors

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John Bright
1469 – 1545
Birth Place: Bury St Edmunds, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
Parents
Sir Walter Bright
1445 – 1525
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Margaret Sydenham
1444 – 1477
Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Richard) Bright
1412 – 1487
Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Margaret (Hollomon,) Elwolde
1418 – 1497
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Bright's Descendants

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John Bright (1469 – 23 June 1545) m. Joan Raleigh (1473 – 25 Jan 1551)
  1. 1. Walter Bright (1495 – 25 Jan 1551) m. Margaret Elwolde (1497 – 1551)
    1. 1. Thomas Bright (29 August 1537 – 23 September 1587) m. Margaret Payton (1533 – 20 November 1599)
      1. 1. Mary Bright (1562 – 16 Oct 1634) m. Ralph Josselyn (Abt 1556 – 19 March 1632)
        1. 1. Thomas (Joslin) Josselyn (1591 – 03 Jan 1659/1660) m. Rebecca Marlowe (1592 – 1669)

John Bright's Timeline

2 Records

1469
1469
Birth of John Bright in Bury St Edmunds, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
Bury St Edmunds, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
1545
23 June 1545
Age 76
Death of John Bright in Bury St Edmunds, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
Bury St Edmunds, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1469
    Event Place: Bury St Edmunds, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 June 1545
    Event Place: Bury St Edmunds, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bury St Edmunds, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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