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Obadiah GILBERT 1556–1642 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 MAY 1556

Birth Location: Bridgewater, Somerset, England

Death Date: 21 AUG 1642

Death Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Father: Thomas Gilbert

Mother: Mary English.

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In 1556, Obadiah GILBERT entered the world in Bridgewater, Somerset, England, born to Thomas Gilbert And Mary Lydia Godfrey English. Obadiah GILBERT passed away in 1642 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1556, Obadiah GILBERT entered the world in Bridgewater, Somerset, England, born to Thomas Gilbert And Mary Lydia Godfrey English.
  • Obadiah GILBERT passed away in 1642 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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Obadiah GILBERT's Ancestors

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Obadiah GILBERT
1556–1642
Birth Place: Bridgewater, Somerset, England
Parents
Thomas Gilbert
1533–1610
Bridgewater, Somerset, England
Mary (Lydia Godfrey.) English.
1536–1591
Bridgewater, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Sir (Robert Gilbert Giles.) English.
1509–1546
Bridgewater, Somerset, England
Lady (Jane Roberta Haydon) (Gilbert)
1506–1572
Woodbury, Dorset, England
Peter Godfrey
1515–1556
Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, England
Joan (Epes.) English.
1514–1556
Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Haydon
1484–1533
Joan Trent
1488–1510
En Godfrey
1485–1542
Rebecca Uxor
1490–1555
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Haydon
1452–1533
Joan Trent
1490–1510
Thomas Godfrey
1455–1511
Joan Tamworth
1460–1556

Obadiah GILBERT's Timeline

2 Records

1556
17 MAY 1556
Birth of Obadiah GILBERT in Bridgewater, Somerset, England
Bridgewater, Somerset, England
1642
21 AUG 1642
Age 86
Death of Obadiah GILBERT in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 MAY 1556
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 AUG 1642
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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