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Rev William Edwards 1561–1624 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 November 1561

Birth Location: North Pertherton, shire, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1624

Death Location: Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA

Father: Richard Edwards

Mother: Margaret Babb

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Rev William Edwards was born in 1561 in North Pertherton, shire, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, the child of Richard Edwards And Margaret Hellen Babb. Rev William Edwards passed away in 1624 in Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Rev William Edwards was born in 1561 in North Pertherton, shire, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, the child of Richard Edwards And Margaret Hellen Babb.
  • Rev William Edwards passed away in 1624 in Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA.

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Rev Edwards's Ancestors

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Rev Edwards
1561–1624
Birth Place: North Pertherton, shire, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Richard Edwards
1525–1566
Edwards Hall, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
Margaret (Hellen) Babb
1525–1561
Time, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (Edmund) Babb
1502–1535
Somerset, England
Joan Lawrence
1502–1571
Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
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Rev Edwards's Timeline

2 Records

1561
9 November 1561
Birth of Rev William Edwards in North Pertherton, shire, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
North Pertherton, shire, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
1624
1624
Age 63
Death of Rev William Edwards in Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA
Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 November 1561
    Event Place: North Pertherton, shire, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1624
    Event Place: Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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