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Nicholas "The Elder" Lanier 1544–1611 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1544

Birth Location: Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France

Death Date: 31 Jan 1611

Death Location: East Greenwich, Kent, , England

Father: JOHN LANIER

Mother: Jane Bennett

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The story of Nicholas "The Elder" Lanier began in 1544 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France. Nicholas "The Elder" Lanier passed away in 1611 in East Greenwich, Kent, , England.

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Biography

  • The story of Nicholas "The Elder" Lanier began in 1544 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France.
  • Nicholas "The Elder" Lanier passed away in 1611 in East Greenwich, Kent, , England.

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Nicholas Lanier's Ancestors

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Nicholas Lanier
1544–1611
Birth Place: Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Parents
JOHN (Court Musician) LANIER
1523–1572
Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Jane Bennett
1533–1561
London, London, England
Grandparents
John (Lanier) 13GG
1499–1572
Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Jane Bennett
1533–1561
London, London, England
Sir (John Pytt Cheshire) Bennett
1488–1559
Saughall Massey, Cheshire, England
Lady (Frances Elizabeth) Woodcote
1487–1559
Saughall Massey, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Lanier\Lane
1479–1565
Frances Galliardello
1480–1516
Sir Bennett
1488–1559
Frances Woodcote
1487–1559
2nd-Great-Grandparents
EN COTES
1463–1553
Lady Woodcote
1472–1520

Nicholas Lanier's Timeline

2 Records

1544
1544
Birth of Nicholas "The Elder" Lanier in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
1611
31 Jan 1611
Age 67
Death of Nicholas "The Elder" Lanier in East Greenwich, Kent, , England
East Greenwich, Kent, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1544
    Event Place: Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1611
    Event Place: East Greenwich, Kent, , England

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