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Richard Leighton 1489–1531 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1489

Birth Location: Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 28 Feb 1531

Death Location: Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England

Father: Sir Knight

Mother: Lady Corbet

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In 1489, Richard Leighton entered the world in Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England, born to Sir Richard Corbet Knight And Lady Elizabeth De Devereux Baroness Corbet. Richard Leighton passed away in 1531 in Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1489, Richard Leighton entered the world in Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England, born to Sir Richard Corbet Knight And Lady Elizabeth De Devereux Baroness Corbet.
  • Richard Leighton passed away in 1531 in Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England.

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Richard Leighton's Ancestors

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Richard Leighton
1489–1531
Birth Place: Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England
Parents
Sir Richard Corbet Knight
1451–1493
Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth de Devereux Baroness) Corbet
1452–1498
Chartley Castle, Staffordshire, England
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Richard Leighton's Timeline

2 Records

1489
1489
Birth of Richard Leighton in Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England
Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England
1531
28 Feb 1531
Age 42
Death of Richard Leighton in Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England
Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1489
    Event Place: Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1531
    Event Place: Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England

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