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Jonathan Swift 1640–1667 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 May 1640

Birth Location: Goodrich, Herefordshire, England

Death Date: May 1667

Death Location: Dublin, Ireland

Father: Thomas Swifte

Mother: Elizabeth DRYDEN

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In 1640, Jonathan Swift entered the world in Goodrich, Herefordshire, England, born to Thomas Swifte And Elizabeth Dryden. Jonathan Swift passed away in 1667 in Dublin, Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1640, Jonathan Swift entered the world in Goodrich, Herefordshire, England, born to Thomas Swifte And Elizabeth Dryden.
  • Jonathan Swift passed away in 1667 in Dublin, Ireland.

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Jonathan Swift's Ancestors

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Jonathan Swift
1640–1667
Birth Place: Goodrich, Herefordshire, England
Parents
Thomas Swifte
1595–1658
Canterbury, Kent, England
Elizabeth DRYDEN
1597–1658
Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Rev (William) Swift
1566–1624
Harbledown, Kent, , England
Marye Philpott
1568–1626
Canterbury, Kent, , England
Great-Grandparents
Rev Swifte
1535–1592
Margaret Godwin
1548–1609
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Swyfte
1500–1567
Agnes Barbett
1489–1569

Jonathan Swift's Timeline

2 Records

1640
24 May 1640
Birth of Jonathan Swift in Goodrich, Herefordshire, England
Goodrich, Herefordshire, England
1667
May 1667
Age 27
Death of Jonathan Swift in Dublin, Ireland
Dublin, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 May 1640
    Event Place: Goodrich, Herefordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1667
    Event Place: Dublin, Ireland

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