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Mary Alice Gale 1520 – 1582 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Barnstaple, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 4 October 1582

Death Location: Wymondham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas Gaye

Mother: Alice Carew

Spouse(s): Richard Sweet

Children(s): Hannah Swett

In 1520, Mary Alice Gale entered the world in Barnstaple, Devon, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Captain of Skylly Gaye and Alice Heiress Wollaston de Carew. Mary Alice Gale married Richard Exeter Sweete \ Swett Sweet, and had children including Hannah Marie Wilmott Sweet Swett. Mary Alice Gale passed away in 1582 in Wymondham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1520, Mary Alice Gale entered the world in Barnstaple, Devon, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Captain of Skylly Gaye and Alice Heiress Wollaston de Carew.
  • Mary Alice Gale married Richard Exeter Sweete \ Swett Sweet, and had children including Hannah Marie Wilmott Sweet Swett.
  • Mary Alice Gale passed away in 1582 in Wymondham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.

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Mary Gale's Ancestors

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Mary Gale
1520 – 1582
Birth Place: Barnstaple, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Captain of Skylly Gaye
1495 – 1557
Dartmouth, Devon, England
Alice (Heiress Wollaston de) Carew
1502 – 1544
Anthony House, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
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Mary Gale's Descendants

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Mary (Alice) Gale (1520 – 4 October 1582) m. Richard (Exeter Sweete \ Swett) Sweet (1506 – 27 Feb 1547)
  1. 1. Hannah (Marie Wilmott Sweet) Swett (20 Jun 1540 – 14 Dec 1635)
    1. 1. Joane Kendall (1567 – 11 October 1642) m. William Thorne* (30 November 1565 – Abt. 1650)
      1. 1. James (Willyam) Thorne (5 Apr 1585 – 7 Jul 1686) m. Julia (Julian) Segarde (1582 – 7 Jul 1686)
        1. 1. Joanna Thorne (12 Jun 1608 – 5 Aug 1640)

Mary Gale's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Mary Alice Gale in Barnstaple, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Barnstaple, Devon, England, United Kingdom
1582
4 October 1582
Age 62
Death of Mary Alice Gale in Wymondham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Wymondham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Barnstaple, Devon, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 October 1582
    Event Place: Wymondham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

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