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John Roper 1554–1649 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Apr 1554

Birth Location: New Buckenham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 13 Jan 1649

Death Location: Bradford, St Peter (Bradford Cathedral), Yorkshire, England

Father: Thomas Roper

Mother: Lucye Browne

Spouse(s): Joane Parr*, Catharine Brown, Elizabeth Bennett

Children(s): Hugh Roper

John Roper was born in 1554 in New Buckenham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Roper And Lucye Louise Browne. John Roper married Catharine Constance Brown, Elizabeth Bennett, Joane Jone Dethowne Parr, and had children including Hugh Roper. John Roper passed away in 1649 in Bradford, St Peter (Bradford Cathedral), Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • John Roper was born in 1554 in New Buckenham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Roper And Lucye Louise Browne.
  • John Roper married Catharine Constance Brown, Elizabeth Bennett, Joane Jone Dethowne Parr, and had children including Hugh Roper.
  • John Roper passed away in 1649 in Bradford, St Peter (Bradford Cathedral), Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

John Roper's Ancestors

Self
John Roper
1554–1649
Birth Place: New Buckenham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Roper
1534–1597
Eltham, London, England
Lucye (Louise) Browne
1538–1606
Cowdray Park, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Roper's Descendants

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John Roper (25 Apr 1554–13 Jan 1649) m. Joane ("Jone" deThowne) Parr* (31 Jul 1558–1610) m. Catharine (Constance) Brown (Abt. 1562–Abt. 1605) m. Elizabeth Bennett (1593–1676)
  1. 1. Hugh Roper 1585–1665
    1. 1. Hugh (Josep Roper) (Knighted) 1613–1665

John Roper's Timeline

5 Records

1554
25 Apr 1554
Birth of John Roper in New Buckenham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
New Buckenham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
1579
24 Jan 1579
Age 25
John Roper was married in Saint Mary Somerset,London,London,England
Saint Mary Somerset,London,London,England
1649
28 Dec 1649
Age 95
Death of John Roper in Wedmore, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Wedmore, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
1649
13 Jan 1649
Age 95
Burial of John Roper in Bradford, St Peter (Bradford Cathedral), Yorkshire, England
Bradford, St Peter (Bradford Cathedral), Yorkshire, England
1850
1850-1907
Age 296
John Roper resided here in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Apr 1554
    Event Place: New Buckenham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1579
    Event Place: Saint Mary Somerset,London,London,England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850-1907
    Event Place: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Worcester County, Massachusetts Memoirs, Volume I-II

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Garvestone, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1649
    Event Place: Wedmore, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: BDP14
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1649
    Event Place: Bradford, St Peter (Bradford Cathedral), Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: BDP14

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