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John Chance 1548–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1548

Birth Location: Bromsgrove Worcestershire, England

Death Date: 12 Feb 1617

Death Location: Shepley, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England

Father: Thomas Chaunce

Mother: Elenor Bennett

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The story of John Chance began in 1548 in Bromsgrove Worcestershire, England. John Chance passed away in 1617 in Shepley, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Chance began in 1548 in Bromsgrove Worcestershire, England.
  • John Chance passed away in 1617 in Shepley, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England.

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John Chance's Ancestors

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John Chance
1548–1617
Birth Place: Bromsgrove Worcestershire, England
Parents
Thomas Chaunce Chaunce
1508–1585
Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Elenor Bennett
1510–1586
England, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Richard (Chance) Chaunce
1485–1558
Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Margery (Bennett) Bennett
1490–1559
Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Thomas (Bennett Baron, Sir of Chillingham) Castle
1479–1514
Newbury, Berkshire, England
Elizabeth (Gill) Lady
1484–1520
Newbury, Berkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William II
1460–1542
Mary Fryth
1450–1485
Sir Bennett
1470–1537
Elizabeth Gill
1474–1559
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Gyll
1430–1499
Johanna Horne
1434–1499

John Chance's Timeline

2 Records

1548
1548
Birth of John Chance in Bromsgrove Worcestershire, England
Bromsgrove Worcestershire, England
1617
12 Feb 1617
Age 69
Death of John Chance in Shepley, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England
Shepley, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1548
    Event Place: Bromsgrove Worcestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1617
    Event Place: Shepley, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England

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