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John Franks 1701 – 1766 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8.6.1701

Birth Location: Henlow, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 1 Apr 1766

Death Location: Henlow, Bedfordshire, England

Father: William FRANKE

Mother: Anne SWIFT

Spouse(s): Elizabeth East

Children(s): Ann Franks

John Franks was born in 1701 in Henlow, Bedfordshire, England, the child of William Guliemus FRANKE and Anne SWIFT. John Franks married Elizabeth East, and had children including Ann Franks. John Franks passed away in 1766 in Henlow, Bedfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • John Franks was born in 1701 in Henlow, Bedfordshire, England, the child of William Guliemus FRANKE and Anne SWIFT.
  • John Franks married Elizabeth East, and had children including Ann Franks.
  • John Franks passed away in 1766 in Henlow, Bedfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William FRANKE
1672 – 1739
Birth Location: 1656736, Bedfordshire, England
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Anne SWIFT
1672 – 1737
Birth Location: Roxton, Bedfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth East
1702 – 1777
Birth Location: Henlow, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Ann Franks
1732 – 1819
Birth Location: Henlow, Beds.
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John Franks's Ancestors

Self
John Franks
1701 – 1766
Birth Place: Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
William Guliemus FRANKE
1672 – 1739
1656736, Bedfordshire, England
Anne SWIFT
1672 – 1737
Roxton, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Franke
1640 – 1680
Eaton Socon Bedfordshire England
Catharine Hooks
1652 – 1679
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Alice Ellis
1646 – 1724
Roxton, Bedfordshire
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Franks's Descendants

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John Franks (8.6.1701 – 1 Apr 1766) m. Elizabeth East (1702 – Jan 1777)
  1. 1. Ann Franks (19 Nov 1732 – 07 Nov 1819) m. Robert Devonshire (1728 – 14 Feb 1776)
    1. 1. Robert Devonshire (30th September 1770 – January 1850) m. Mary Whittimore (1785 – Sep 1843)
      1. 1. Joseph Devonshire m. Mary Devonshire (1818 – 1874)
        1. 1. Lucy (Ann) Devonshire (1839 – 1917) m. George Mansfield (1841 – 1890)

John Franks's Timeline

2 Records

1701
8.6.1701
Birth of John Franks in Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
1766
1 Apr 1766
Age 65
Death of John Franks in Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
Henlow, Bedfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8.6.1701
    Event Place: Henlow, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1766
    Event Place: Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
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