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Josiah Sawyer 1576–1660 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1576

Birth Location: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 15 Jul 1660

Death Location: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

Father: Thomas Sawyer

Mother: Margaret West

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In 1576, Josiah Sawyer entered the world in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, born to Thomas Sawyer And Margaret West. Josiah Sawyer passed away in 1660 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1576, Josiah Sawyer entered the world in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, born to Thomas Sawyer And Margaret West.
  • Josiah Sawyer passed away in 1660 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England.

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Josiah Sawyer's Ancestors

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Josiah Sawyer
1576–1660
Birth Place: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Thomas Sawyer
1556–1660
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Margaret West
1560–1631
Weybridge, Elmbridge Borough, Surrey, England
Grandparents
Sir (Edmund) Sawyer
1530–1564
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Jane (Agnes) Fiske
1538–1564
Hulesworth, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
William West
1520–1602
Warbleton, Wealden District, East Sussex, England
Lady (Elizabeth) Strange
1524–1579
Chesterton, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William III
1499–1567
Lady Sayre
1514–1567
William Fiske
1500–1558
Margaret Ball
1504–1567
Sir West
1490–1538
Lady Morton
1512–1554
Thomas Strange
1508–1545
Ann Vaux
1506–1569
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Odell
1481–1572
Lady Bourbon
1484–1567
Thomas Fiske
1456–1525
Anne Fiske
1458–
Robert Ball
1470–1546
Margaret Bye
–1541
Sir Ware
1457–1525
Eleanor Ware
1477–1536
Sir Esq.
1482–1515
Lady Warham
1475–1520
Sir Strange
1460–1512
Ann Heydon
1469–1510
Nicholas Vaux
1460–1523

Josiah Sawyer's Timeline

2 Records

1576
1576
Birth of Josiah Sawyer in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
1660
15 Jul 1660
Age 84
Death of Josiah Sawyer in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1576
    Event Place: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1660
    Event Place: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

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