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John Finney 1560–1637 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1560

Birth Location: Lenton, Nottinghamshire, England

Death Date: 1637

Death Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Jeffrey Finney

Mother: Ellen Smedley

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In 1560, John Finney entered the world in Lenton, Nottinghamshire, England, born to Jeffrey Galfridi Finney And Ellen Smedley. John Finney passed away in 1637 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1560, John Finney entered the world in Lenton, Nottinghamshire, England, born to Jeffrey Galfridi Finney And Ellen Smedley.
  • John Finney passed away in 1637 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

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John Finney's Ancestors

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John Finney
1560–1637
Birth Place: Lenton, Nottinghamshire, England
Parents
Jeffrey (Galfridi) Finney
1532–1586
Lenton, Nottinghamshire, England
Ellen Smedley
1540–1606
Lenton, Nottinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Robert Finney
1515–1581
Lenton, Nottinghamshire, England
Lucy Wheeler
1517–1534
Brockley, Suffolk, England
John (Edward) Smedley
1512–1567
Shropshire, England
Cicely Hallum
1515–
Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Finney
1490–1543
Joan Penn
1502–1550
Isaac Wheeler
1489–1515
Harriet Oram
1442–1523
Smedley
1475–
Thomas Hallum
1490–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Finney
1461–1543
Elijah Wheeler
1470–
SARAH Bliss
1465–1489
George Oram
1520–1556
Mary Gilbert
1512–1594

John Finney's Timeline

2 Records

1560
1560
Birth of John Finney in Lenton, Nottinghamshire, England
Lenton, Nottinghamshire, England
1637
1637
Age 77
Death of John Finney in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Lenton, Nottinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1637
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Age:
    76-77

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