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John Rolfe 1634 – 1681 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 May 1634

Birth Location: Whiteparish, Wiltshire, , England

Death Date: 10 October 1681

Death Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Henry Rolfe

Mother: Honour Rolfe

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In 1634, John Rolfe entered the world in Whiteparish, Wiltshire, , England, born to Henry Rolfe and Honour Rolfe. John Rolfe passed away in 1681 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1634, John Rolfe entered the world in Whiteparish, Wiltshire, , England, born to Henry Rolfe and Honour Rolfe.
  • John Rolfe passed away in 1681 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

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John Rolfe's Ancestors

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John Rolfe
1634 – 1681
Birth Place: Whiteparish, Wiltshire, , England
Parents
Henry Rolfe
1585 – 1643
Downton, Wiltshire, England
Honour Rolfe
1593 – 1650
Downton, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
John (Eustace) Rolfe
1562 – 1594
Heacham, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England
Dorothea Mason
1559 – 1645
Heacham, Norfolk, , England
Great-Grandparents
Eustace Rolfe
1536 – 1593
Lady Jenner
1539 – 1593
William Mason
1530 – 1574
Agnes Brown
1540 – 1562
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Rolfe
1504 – 1539
Margaret Crowe
1498 – 1593
Sir Jenner
1516 – 1596
Lady Russell
1515 – 1539
Thomas (Mayson)
1500 – 1551
Jenet Shawe
1510 – 1574
Henry Browne
1520 – 1596
Agnes Holton
1522 – 1590

John Rolfe's Timeline

2 Records

1634
10 May 1634
Birth of John Rolfe in Whiteparish, Wiltshire, , England
Whiteparish, Wiltshire, , England
1681
10 October 1681
Age 47
Death of John Rolfe in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 May 1634
    Event Place: Whiteparish, Wiltshire, , England
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 October 1681
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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