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John Messenger 1636–1675 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1636

Birth Location: Wigton, Cumberland

Death Date: 1675

Death Location: Akebank, Wigton, Cumberland, England

Father: William Messenger

Mother: Jane Grainger

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Children(s): John Messenger

John Messenger was born in 1636 in Wigton, Cumberland, the child of William Messenger And Jane Grainger. John Messenger had children including John Messenger. John Messenger passed away in 1675 in Akebank, Wigton, Cumberland, England.

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Biography

  • John Messenger was born in 1636 in Wigton, Cumberland, the child of William Messenger And Jane Grainger.
  • John Messenger had children including John Messenger.
  • John Messenger passed away in 1675 in Akebank, Wigton, Cumberland, England.

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John Messenger's Ancestors

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John Messenger
1636–1675
Birth Place: Wigton, Cumberland
Parents
William Messenger
1600–1683
Wigton, Cumberland
Jane Grainger
1600–
Wigton, Cumberland
Grandparents
Thomas Messenger
1574–1645
North Riding, Yorkshire, , England
Margaret Hudert
1577–1669
Holme Cultram,Cumberland,England
Great-Grandparents
John Messenger
1546–1616
Agnes (Messenger)
1550–1612
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Messenger
1520–1562
Agnes Tiffine
1525–1593
Thomas Marchall
1525–1582
Joanna Fiske
1530–1582

John Messenger's Descendants

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John Messenger (1636–1675)
  1. 1. John Messenger 1656–
    1. 1. Thomas Messenger 1690–1712
      1. 1. Mary Messenger 1710–1790 m. Isaac Simm 1697–1733
        1. 1. Penelope Simm 1733–1800 m. JOSEPH LIGHTFOOT 1733–1819
        2. 2. Isabel Simm 1737–
        3. 3. Frances Simm 1742–
        4. 4. Margaret Simm 1745–
        5. 5. William Simm 1734–1736
        6. 6. William Simm 1740–1736
        7. 7. Joseph Simm 1731–

John Messenger's Timeline

2 Records

1636
1636
Birth of John Messenger in Wigton, Cumberland
Wigton, Cumberland
1675
1675
Age 39
Death of John Messenger in Akebank, Wigton, Cumberland, England
Akebank, Wigton, Cumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: Wigton, Cumberland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1675
    Event Place: Akebank, Wigton, Cumberland, England

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