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Jonathan Swift 1640–1667 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 May 1640

Birth Location: Goodrich, County of Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: May 1667

Death Location: Ireland, Ireland

Father: Thomas Swift

Mother: Frances Dryden

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In 1640, Jonathan Swift entered the world in Goodrich, County of Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Swift And Frances Elizabeth Ellinor Dryden. Jonathan Swift passed away in 1667 in Ireland, Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1640, Jonathan Swift entered the world in Goodrich, County of Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Swift And Frances Elizabeth Ellinor Dryden.
  • Jonathan Swift passed away in 1667 in Ireland, Ireland.

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Jonathan Swift's Ancestors

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Jonathan Swift
1640–1667
Birth Place: Goodrich, County of Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Swift
1595–1658
Canterbury, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Frances (Elizabeth Ellinor) Dryden
1597–1658
Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Alfred (Erasmus Drydens) Sir
1553–1632
Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Lady (Frances Wilkes of) Hodnell
1557–1630
Hodnell, Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Driden
1525–1584
Elizabeth Cope
1529–1584
William Wilkes
1529–1557
Sarah Wilkes
1535–1605
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Dryden
1500–1558
Lady Nicholson
1504–1536
Sir Cope
1504–1558
Lady Raleigh
1506–1558
Sir Wylkes
1504–1554
Lady Kytley
1510–1560
Thomas Empire
1503–1545
Margaret Henderson
1507–1597

Jonathan Swift's Timeline

2 Records

1640
24 May 1640
Birth of Jonathan Swift in Goodrich, County of Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Goodrich, County of Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
1667
May 1667
Age 27
Death of Jonathan Swift in Ireland, Ireland
Ireland, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 May 1640
    Event Place: Goodrich, County of Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1667
    Event Place: Ireland, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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