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John Rolfe 1578 – 1624 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1578

Birth Location: Idmiston, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 23 Nov 1624

Death Location: St Leonard Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Father: John Rolfe

Mother: Elizabeth Taylor

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John Rolfe was born in 1578 in Idmiston, Wiltshire, England, the child of John Rolfe and Elizabeth Taylor. John Rolfe passed away in 1624 in St Leonard Shoreditch, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • John Rolfe was born in 1578 in Idmiston, Wiltshire, England, the child of John Rolfe and Elizabeth Taylor.
  • John Rolfe passed away in 1624 in St Leonard Shoreditch, Middlesex, England.

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John Rolfe's Ancestors

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John Rolfe
1578 – 1624
Birth Place: Idmiston, Wiltshire, England
Parents
John Rolfe
1535 – 1603
Cranbrook, Kent, England
Elizabeth Taylor
1535 – 1602
Dennington, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Rolfe
1519 –
Cranbrook, Kent, England
Margett ((Margaret)) Rablyte
1518 – 1559
Cranbrook, Kent, England
Gervase Taylor
1520 – 1552
Cranbrook, Kent, England
Johanna Comber
1515 – 1593
Cranbrook, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Rolfe
1510 – 1565
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Rolfe's Timeline

2 Records

1578
1578
Birth of John Rolfe in Idmiston, Wiltshire, England
Idmiston, Wiltshire, England
1624
23 Nov 1624
Age 46
Death of John Rolfe in St Leonard Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
St Leonard Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1578
    Event Place: Idmiston, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1624
    Event Place: St Leonard Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

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