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Richard Fletcher 1542 – 1621 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 September 1542

Birth Location: Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Death Date: abt 1621

Death Location: Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Father: Sir Cockermouth

Mother: Anne Fletcher

Spouse(s): Jenney Fletcher

Children(s): ❤️Alice Catterall

Richard Fletcher was born in 1542 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England, the child of Sir Henry Fletcher of Cockermouth and Anne Fletcher. Richard Fletcher married Jenney Fletcher, and had children including ❤️Alice Catterall. Richard Fletcher passed away in 1621 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • Richard Fletcher was born in 1542 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England, the child of Sir Henry Fletcher of Cockermouth and Anne Fletcher.
  • Richard Fletcher married Jenney Fletcher, and had children including ❤️Alice Catterall.
  • Richard Fletcher passed away in 1621 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Cockermouth
1510 – 1547
Birth Location: Farnworth (near Bolton), Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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Anne Fletcher
1523 – 1622
Birth Location: Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Jenney Fletcher
1546 – 1585
Birth Location: Prescot, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

❤️Alice Catterall
1585 – 1653
Birth Location: Ormskirk, Lancashire, , England
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Richard Fletcher's Ancestors

Self
Richard Fletcher
1542 – 1621
Birth Place: Farnworth, Lancashire, England
Parents
Sir Henry Fletcher of Cockermouth
1510 – 1547
Farnworth (near Bolton), Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Anne Fletcher
1523 – 1622
Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Fletcher's Descendants

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Richard Fletcher (30 September 1542 – abt 1621) m. Jenney Fletcher (1546 – abt 1585)
  1. 1. ❤️Alice Catterall (About 1585 – abt 1653) m. ❤️Richard Fletcher (20 Aug 1598 – 19 Jul 1698)
    1. 1. ❤️Roger Fletcher (4 Jun 1614 – 14 July 1662) m. ❤️Jane Horwetch (Sept 1620 – May 16 1677)
      1. 1. ❤️John Fletcher (1656 – 28 Jan 1738) m. ❤️Martha Aldred (ABT 1655 – 16 June 1707)
        1. 1. ❤️Peter Fletcher (Jul 1692 – abt 1732) m. ❤️Fidelia Brookes (9 June 1688 – 30 November 1732)

Richard Fletcher's Timeline

2 Records

1542
30 September 1542
Birth of Richard Fletcher in Farnworth, Lancashire, England
Farnworth, Lancashire, England
1621
abt 1621
Age 79
Death of Richard Fletcher in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 September 1542
    Event Place: Farnworth, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1621
    Event Place: Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
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