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John Gresley 1736–1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1736

Birth Location: Wensley, Darley, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 10 February 1795

Death Location: Wensley, Darley, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: John Gresley

Mother: Dorothy Wilcockson

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John Gresley was born in 1736 in Wensley, Darley, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Gresley And Dorothy Wilcockson. John Gresley passed away in 1795 in Wensley, Darley, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • John Gresley was born in 1736 in Wensley, Darley, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Gresley And Dorothy Wilcockson.
  • John Gresley passed away in 1795 in Wensley, Darley, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom.

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John Gresley's Ancestors

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John Gresley
1736–1795
Birth Place: Wensley, Darley, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Gresley
1711–1783
Nether Seale, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Dorothy Wilcockson
1708–1746
Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas Gresley
1668–1743
Drakelow, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Lee
1680–1732
Ladyhole, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
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John Gresley's Timeline

2 Records

1736
1736
Birth of John Gresley in Wensley, Darley, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Wensley, Darley, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
1795
10 February 1795
Age 59
Death of John Gresley in Wensley, Darley, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Wensley, Darley, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1736
    Event Place: Wensley, Darley, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 February 1795
    Event Place: Wensley, Darley, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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