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John Fox 1659 – 1722 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 Apr 1659

Birth Location: Whitchurch, Shropshire, England

Death Date: Mar 1722

Death Location: Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Father: John Fox

Mother: Anne Hillard

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Tonks

Children(s): Joshua Fox

The story of John Fox began in 1659 in Whitchurch, Shropshire, England. John Fox married Elizabeth Tonks, and had children including Joshua Fox. John Fox passed away in 1722 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Fox began in 1659 in Whitchurch, Shropshire, England.
  • John Fox married Elizabeth Tonks, and had children including Joshua Fox.
  • John Fox passed away in 1722 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Fox's Ancestors

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John Fox
1659 – 1722
Birth Place: Whitchurch, Shropshire, England
Parents
John Fox
1622 – 1727
Staffordshire
Anne Hillard
1630 – 1701
England
Grandparents
Thomas Fox
1599 – 1662
London, England
Elizabeth
1601 – 1696
Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
William Fox
1548 – 1630
Elizabeth Painter
1548 – 1606
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anthonii Foxe
1528 –
Maria Becke
1525 – 1598
Edmund Painter
1525 – 1572
Elicia Lunde
1525 – 1580

John Fox's Descendants

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John Fox (05 Apr 1659 – Mar 1722) m. Elizabeth Tonks (23 DEC 1665 – Before 6 December 1722)
  1. 1. Joshua Fox (26 NOV 1691 – Sep 1756)
    1. 1. Joshua Fox (abt 1675 – ) m. Mary Fox (Abt 1656 – abt 1721)
      1. 1. Katherine Fox (ABT 1694 – 22 MAR 1737) m. Thomas Bostock (abt Apr 1686 – Feb 1752)
        1. 1. Thomas Bostock (1723 – 1776) m. Sarah Ryley (Abt 1714 – 1794)

John Fox's Timeline

2 Records

1659
05 Apr 1659
Birth of John Fox in Whitchurch, Shropshire, England
Whitchurch, Shropshire, England
1722
Mar 1722
Age 63
Death of John Fox in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Apr 1659
    Event Place: Whitchurch, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 1722
    Event Place: Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

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