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Luke Besouth (Palmer) Wilkes 1658–1745 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 August 1658

Birth Location: Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 27 September 1745

Death Location: Bunhill Fields, England, United Kingdom

Father: Edward Wilkes

Mother: Joane Baker

Spouse(s): Sarah Palmer

Children(s): 'John' Wilkes

In 1658, Luke Besouth (Palmer) Wilkes entered the world in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Edward Wilkes And Joane Hope Baker. Luke Besouth (Palmer) Wilkes married Sarah Palmer, and had children including John Douw Wilkes. Luke Besouth (Palmer) Wilkes passed away in 1745 in Bunhill Fields, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1658, Luke Besouth (Palmer) Wilkes entered the world in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Edward Wilkes And Joane Hope Baker.
  • Luke Besouth (Palmer) Wilkes married Sarah Palmer, and had children including John Douw Wilkes.
  • Luke Besouth (Palmer) Wilkes passed away in 1745 in Bunhill Fields, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Luke Wilkes's Ancestors

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Luke Wilkes
1658–1745
Birth Place: Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Edward Wilkes
1609–1674
Great Horwood, Buckinghamshire, England
Joane (Hope) Baker
1613–1666
Great Horwood, Buckingham, England
Grandparents
Annam ((Anne) Beuine) (Bevine)
1583–1633
Great Horwood, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Annam ((Anne) Beuine) (Bevine)
1583–1633
Great Horwood, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
John Besouth
1601–1672
Reed, Hertfordshire, England
Jone White
1602–
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward Besouth
1570–1614
Annie Slowe
1570–1616
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Besowthe
1548–1580
Annis Besouthe
1548–1580

Luke Wilkes's Descendants

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Luke (Besouth (Palmer)) Wilkes (2 August 1658–27 September 1745) m. Sarah Palmer (1666–1735)
  1. 1. 'John' ((Douw)) Wilkes 1680–1745 m. Margriet (Jansen) Douw 1684–1765
    1. 1. Catherine (Janse) Wilkes 1700–1786 m. Robert Finley 1690–1747
      1. 1. James Finley 1733–1809 m. Mary Patterson 1732–1810
        1. 1. Elizabeth ("Betsey") Finley 1755–1825 m. Adams Ferguson 1753–1822

Luke Wilkes's Timeline

2 Records

1658
2 August 1658
Birth of Luke Besouth (Palmer) Wilkes in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1745
27 September 1745
Age 87
Death of Luke Besouth (Palmer) Wilkes in Bunhill Fields, England, United Kingdom
Bunhill Fields, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 August 1658
    Event Place: Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 September 1745
    Event Place: Bunhill Fields, England, United Kingdom

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