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John Leveson Gower 1st Earl Gower 1694–1754 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Aug 1694

Birth Location: Sittenham, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 25 Dec 1754

Death Location: 6 Upper Brook Street, London, Middlesex, England

Father: John Leveson-Gower

Mother: Lady Manners

Spouse(s): Lady Gower

Children(s): Hon Gower, Hon Leveson-Gower, Penelope Honorable, Granville Stafford

The story of John Leveson Gower 1st Earl Gower began in 1694 in Sittenham, Yorkshire, England. John Leveson Gower 1st Earl Gower married Lady Evelyn Pierrepont Countess Gower, and had children including Granville Leveson Gower 1St Marquess Of Stafford, Hon Gertrude Leveson Gower, Hon Lady Mary Leveson Gower, Penelope Leveson Gower Honorable. John Leveson Gower 1st Earl Gower passed away in 1754 in 6 Upper Brook Street, London, Middlesex, England.

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  • The story of John Leveson Gower 1st Earl Gower began in 1694 in Sittenham, Yorkshire, England.
  • John Leveson Gower 1st Earl Gower married Lady Evelyn Pierrepont Countess Gower, and had children including Granville Leveson Gower 1St Marquess Of Stafford, Hon Gertrude Leveson Gower, Hon Lady Mary Leveson Gower, Penelope Leveson Gower Honorable.
  • John Leveson Gower 1st Earl Gower passed away in 1754 in 6 Upper Brook Street, London, Middlesex, England.

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John Gower's Ancestors

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John Gower
1694–1754
Birth Place: Sittenham, Yorkshire, England
Parents
John I (1st Baron Gower) Leveson-Gower
1675–1709
Stittenham, Yorkshire, England
Lady (Catherine Baroness Gower) Manners
1675–1712
Knipton, Leicestershire or Haddon, Derbyshire, England
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John Gower's Descendants

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John (Leveson Gower 1st Earl) Gower (10 Aug 1694–25 Dec 1754) m. Lady (Evelyn Pierrepont Countess) Gower (6 Sep 1691–26 Jun 1727)
  1. 1. Hon (Gertrude Leveson) Gower 1719–1794 m. John (Russell 4th Duke of) Bedford 1710–1771
    1. 1. Caroline (Spencer, Duchess of) Marlborough 1743–1811 m. Lord (Charles) Spencer 1740–1820
      1. 1. George (Spencer-Churchill, 5th Duke of) Marlborough 1766–1840
      2. 2. Francis (Almeric Spencer-Churchill, 1st Baron Churchill of) Wychwood 1779–1845
      3. 3. Charlotte (Georgina Spencer-Churchill) Lady 1769–1802
      4. 4. Elisabeth (Spencer-Churchill) Lady 1764–1812
      5. 5. Caroline (Spencer-Churchill) Lady 1763–1813
      6. 6. Lady (Anne Ashley Spencer) Churchill 1773–1865
    2. 2. Lady (Elizabeth) Russell 1750–1811
    3. 3. Lord (Francis Russell Marquess of) Tavistock 1739–1767
  2. 2. Hon (Lady Mary) Leveson-Gower 1717–1778
  3. 3. Penelope (Leveson Gower) Honorable 1734–1742
  4. 4. Granville (Leveson Gower, 1st Marquess of) Stafford 1721–1803

John Gower's Timeline

2 Records

1694
10 Aug 1694
Birth of John Leveson Gower 1st Earl Gower in Sittenham, Yorkshire, England
Sittenham, Yorkshire, England
1754
25 Dec 1754
Age 60
Death of John Leveson Gower 1st Earl Gower in 6 Upper Brook Street, London, Middlesex, England
6 Upper Brook Street, London, Middlesex, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1694
    Event Place: Sittenham, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1754
    Event Place: 6 Upper Brook Street, London, Middlesex, England

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