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John Lightfoot 1602 – 1675 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Mar 1602

Birth Location: The rectory-house, Stoke-upon-Trent,Shropshire, England

Death Date: 6 Dec 1675

Death Location: Ely, Linn, Iowa, United States

Father: Richard John

Mother: Jane Lightfoot

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In 1602, John Lightfoot entered the world in The rectory-house, Stoke-upon-Trent,Shropshire, England, born to Richard Lightfoot, son of John and Jane Jones, daughter of Thomas, married Richard Lightfoot. John Lightfoot passed away in 1675 in Ely, Linn, Iowa, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1602, John Lightfoot entered the world in The rectory-house, Stoke-upon-Trent,Shropshire, England, born to Richard Lightfoot, son of John and Jane Jones, daughter of Thomas, married Richard Lightfoot.
  • John Lightfoot passed away in 1675 in Ely, Linn, Iowa, United States.

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John Lightfoot's Ancestors

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John Lightfoot
1602 – 1675
Birth Place: The rectory-house, Stoke-upon-Trent,Shropshire, England
Parents
Richard Lightfoot, son of John
1562 – 1625
Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
Jane (Jones, daughter of Thomas, married Richard) Lightfoot
1570 – 1649
Stoke Bruerne, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
John Lightfoote
1540 – 1600
Northampton, Northampton Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Lady (Catherine) Barrett
1542 – 1599
Sussex, England
Thomas Jones
1552 – 1625
St Margaret, Uxbridge, Middlesex, England
Priscilla Aske
1543 – 1625
Aughton, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Lightfoote
1520 – 1580
John Barrett
1520 – 1582
Mary Slattery
1520 – 1580
John Glamorganshire
1505 – 1565
Elizabeth Jones
1509 – 1564
Sir Yorkshire
1461 – 1542
Elizabeth Dawney
1527 – 1585
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Belhouse
1468 – 1526
MARGARET Knollys
1502 – 1552

John Lightfoot's Timeline

2 Records

1602
29 Mar 1602
Birth of John Lightfoot in The rectory-house, Stoke-upon-Trent,Shropshire, England
The rectory-house, Stoke-upon-Trent,Shropshire, England
1675
6 Dec 1675
Age 73
Death of John Lightfoot in Ely, Linn, Iowa, United States
Ely, Linn, Iowa, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1602
    Event Place: The rectory-house, Stoke-upon-Trent,Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Dec 1675
    Event Place: Ely, Linn, Iowa, United States

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