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John Gee 1540 – 1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 01 Jan 1597

Death Location: Combe Hay, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Gee

Mother: Lady Burry

Spouse(s): Joanna Borden

Children(s): Robert Gee

John Gee was born in 1540 in England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Richard Gee and Lady Julian Berry or Burry. John Gee married Joanna Borden, and had children including Robert Edward Gee. John Gee passed away in 1597 in Combe Hay, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • John Gee was born in 1540 in England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Richard Gee and Lady Julian Berry or Burry.
  • John Gee married Joanna Borden, and had children including Robert Edward Gee.
  • John Gee passed away in 1597 in Combe Hay, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Gee's Ancestors

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John Gee
1540 – 1597
Birth Place: England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Richard Gee
1498 – 1545
England, United Kingdom
Lady (Julian Berry or) Burry
1509 – 1579
Berry Narbor, Devon, England
Grandparents
Sir (Nicholas) Berry
1487 – 1565
Bury Narber, Marbarath, Devons, England
Elizabeth Bowden
1490 – 1579
Bradwill, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Gee's Descendants

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John Gee (1540 – 01 Jan 1597) m. Joanna Borden (1565 – 1691)
  1. 1. Robert (Edward) Gee (1585 – 27 Jul 1613) m. Georgina Borden (1585 – Abt. 1640)
    1. 1. Robert (Henry) Gay (abt 1602 – 29 Oct 1660) m. Sarah Jameson (1600 – 1 Apr 1689)
      1. 1. Robert (Henry) Gay (1628 – 01 Feb. 1688) m. Joane Sanders (16 Jan 1641 – 1668)
        1. 1. Henry (Simon) Gay (1 Jun 1663 – 25 Apr 1737) m. Jane (Lawrence) (Gay) (08 Nov 1664 – 25 Apr 1737)

John Gee's Timeline

3 Records

1540
1540
Birth of John Gee in England, United Kingdom
England, United Kingdom
1546
1 Oct 1546
Age 6
John Gee was baptized in Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
1597
01 Jan 1597
Age 57
Death of John Gee in Combe Hay, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Combe Hay, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1 Oct 1546
    Event Place: Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP53/1/1/1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Jan 1597
    Event Place: Combe Hay, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Creeche, Somerset, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

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