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John Stephenson 1690–1741 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1690

Birth Location: Wighill, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 20 May 1741

Death Location: Leeds, St Peter, Yorkshire, England

Father: Robert Stephenson

Mother: Margaret Lapidge

Spouse(s): Margaret Marshall

Children(s): Elizabeth Stephenson

John Stephenson was born in 1690 in Wighill, Yorkshire, England, the child of Robert Stephenson And Margaret Lapidge. John Stephenson married Margaret Marshall, and had children including Elizabeth Stephenson. John Stephenson passed away in 1741 in Leeds, St Peter, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • John Stephenson was born in 1690 in Wighill, Yorkshire, England, the child of Robert Stephenson And Margaret Lapidge.
  • John Stephenson married Margaret Marshall, and had children including Elizabeth Stephenson.
  • John Stephenson passed away in 1741 in Leeds, St Peter, Yorkshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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John Stephenson's Ancestors

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John Stephenson
1690–1741
Birth Place: Wighill, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Robert Stephenson
1660–1732
Wighill, Yorkshire, England
Margaret Lapidge
1660–1717
Wighill, North Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Peter Stephenson
1629–1693
Wighill, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Mary Broadley
1632–1673
Wighill, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
John Lapidge
1635–1719
Featherstone, Yorkshire, England
Mary Broadway
1632–1678
Great-Grandparents
John Stephenson
1590–1662
Faith Chambers
1590–1640
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Stephenson
1570–1610
Janette Crosland
1565–1635

John Stephenson's Descendants

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John Stephenson (1690–20 May 1741) m. Margaret Marshall (9 Jun 1705–1 Apr 1782)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Stephenson 1739–1825 m. Thomas Blackburn 1732–1821
    1. 1. Hannah Blackburn 1768–1847 m. James Dufton 1758–1829
      1. 1. Eleanor Dufton 1789– m. Samuel Musgrave 1789–1857
        1. 1. James Musgrave 1821–1896 m. Hannah Bickerdike 1827–1887

John Stephenson's Timeline

4 Records

1690
1690
Birth of John Stephenson in Wighill, Yorkshire, England
Wighill, Yorkshire, England
1741
1 Nov 1741
Age 51
Death of John Stephenson in Wighill, Yorkshire, England
Wighill, Yorkshire, England
1741
20 May 1741
Age 51
Burial of John Stephenson in Leeds, St Peter, Yorkshire, England
Leeds, St Peter, Yorkshire, England
1770
16 Apr 1770
Age 80
John Stephenson was baptized in Hadlow, Kent, England
Hadlow, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1690
    Event Place: Wighill, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1770
    Event Place: Hadlow, Kent, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: London, England, Freedom of the City Admission Papers, London Metropolitan Archive; Reference Number: COLCHDFR020436-0442

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1741
    Event Place: Wighill, Yorkshire, England
    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
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 20 May 1741
    Event Place: Leeds, St Peter, 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

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