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Mary Leighton 1549–1714 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1549

Birth Location: Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 17 Feb 1714

Death Location: Alberbury, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England

Father: Edward Leighton

Mother: Anne Dayrell

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In 1549, Mary Leighton entered the world in Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Edward Leighton And Anne Dayrell. Mary Leighton passed away in 1714 in Alberbury, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1549, Mary Leighton entered the world in Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Edward Leighton And Anne Dayrell.
  • Mary Leighton passed away in 1714 in Alberbury, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England.

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Mary Leighton's Ancestors

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Mary Leighton
1549–1714
Birth Place: Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Edward Leighton
1520–1593
Wattlesborough (Shropshire) Uk
Anne Dayrell
1520–1571
Lillingstone Dayrell (Buckinghamshire) England
Grandparents
John Leighton
1469–1532
Wattlesborough Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Joyce Sutton
1492–1586
Dudley, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Paul Dayrell
1500–1556
Lillingstone, Dayrell, Buckinghamshire, England
Margaret Cheyney
1494–1571
Chesham, Bois, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Leighton
1452–1519
Elizabeth Devereux
–1516
Thomas Dayrell
1467–1523
Dorothy Danvers
1479–1507
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Leighton's Timeline

3 Records

1549
1549
Birth of Mary Leighton in Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
1714
11 Feb 1714
Age 165
Mary Leighton was baptized in Conington, Cambridgeshire, England
Conington, Cambridgeshire, England
1714
17 Feb 1714
Age 165
Death of Mary Leighton
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1549
    Event Place: Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1714
    Event Place: Conington, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1714
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Alberbury, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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