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Margaret Leigh 1323 – 1379 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1323

Birth Location: Bechton, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 12 DEC 1379

Death Location: Gawsworth Hall, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Father: Peter Legh

Mother: Ellen Bechton

Spouse(s): Thomas Fitton, John Fitton

Children(s):

Margaret Leigh was born in 1323 in Bechton, Cheshire, England, the child of Peter Legh and Ellen de Bechton. Margaret Leigh married Thomas Fitton, John Fitton. Margaret Leigh passed away in 1379 in Gawsworth Hall, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • Margaret Leigh was born in 1323 in Bechton, Cheshire, England, the child of Peter Legh and Ellen de Bechton.
  • Margaret Leigh married Thomas Fitton, John Fitton.
  • Margaret Leigh passed away in 1379 in Gawsworth Hall, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England.

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Margaret Leigh's Ancestors

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Margaret Leigh
1323 – 1379
Birth Place: Bechton, Cheshire, England
Parents
Peter Legh
1294 – 1318
Bechton, Cheshire, England
Ellen (de) Bechton
1304 – 1379
Betchton, Congleton, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
John (Legh Or) Venables
1280 – 1324
Norbury, Cheshire, England
Ellen (de) Corona
1288 – 1352
Baguley, Cheshire, England
Philip (de) Bechton
1280 – 1316
Bechton, Cheshire, England
Philip (de) Becton
1290 –
Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Leigh's Timeline

2 Records

1323
ABT 1323
Birth of Margaret Leigh in Bechton, Cheshire, England
Bechton, Cheshire, England
1379
12 DEC 1379
Age 56
Death of Margaret Leigh in Gawsworth Hall, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
Gawsworth Hall, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1323
    Event Place: Bechton, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 DEC 1379
    Event Place: Gawsworth Hall, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

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