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John Shakespeare 1557–1616 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1557

Birth Location: Avon, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 23 April 1616

Death Location: Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: John Shakespeare

Mother: Margaret Arden

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John Shakespeare was born in 1557 in Avon, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, the child of John Shakespeare And Margaret Arden. John Shakespeare passed away in 1616 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • John Shakespeare was born in 1557 in Avon, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, the child of John Shakespeare And Margaret Arden.
  • John Shakespeare passed away in 1616 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom.

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John Shakespeare's Ancestors

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John Shakespeare
1557–1616
Birth Place: Avon, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Parents
John Shakespeare
1537–1601
Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Arden
1540–1607
England
Grandparents
Richard Shakespeare
1512–1560
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Abigail Webb
1515–1595
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Robert Arden
1506–1556
Wilnecote and Castle Liberty, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Arden
1512–1550
Wilmcote, Aston Cantlowe (Warwickshire) England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wilmcote
1469–1546
Mary Andrews
–1514
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Shakespeare's Timeline

2 Records

1557
1557
Birth of John Shakespeare in Avon, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Avon, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1616
23 April 1616
Age 59
Death of John Shakespeare in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1557
    Event Place: Avon, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 April 1616
    Event Place: Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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