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John Leigh 1544 – 1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1544

Birth Location: Lyme, Cheshire, , England

Death Date: 14 Apr 1593

Death Location: Lyme, Cheshire, , England

Father: Peter Leigh

Mother: Margaret Molyneux

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Children(s):

In 1544, John Leigh entered the world in Lyme, Cheshire, , England, born to Peter Piers Leigh and Margaret Molyneux. John Leigh passed away in 1593 in Lyme, Cheshire, , England.

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Biography

  • In 1544, John Leigh entered the world in Lyme, Cheshire, , England, born to Peter Piers Leigh and Margaret Molyneux.
  • John Leigh passed away in 1593 in Lyme, Cheshire, , England.

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John Leigh's Ancestors

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John Leigh
1544 – 1593
Birth Place: Lyme, Cheshire, , England
Parents
Peter Piers Leigh
1415 – 1478
Disley, Cheshire, , England
Margaret Molyneux
1416 – 1460
Sefton, Lancashire, , England
Grandparents
Piers DeLegh
1389 – 1422
Disley, Cheshire, , England
Joan Haydock
1387 – 1440
Bradley, Lancashire, , England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Leigh's Timeline

2 Records

1544
1544
Birth of John Leigh in Lyme, Cheshire, , England
Lyme, Cheshire, , England
1593
14 Apr 1593
Age 49
Death of John Leigh in Lyme, Cheshire, , England
Lyme, Cheshire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1544
    Event Place: Lyme, Cheshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1593
    Event Place: Lyme, Cheshire, , England

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