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Richard Pearson 1550–1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1550

Birth Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, , England

Death Date: 23 MAY 1587

Death Location: Cambridge, Somerset, England

Father: Richard Pearson

Mother: Elizabeth Gilloure

Spouse(s): Joane Downham

Children(s): Flower Pearson, Margaret Pearson

Richard Pearson was born in 1550 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, , England, the child of Richard Pearson And Elizabeth Gilloure. Richard Pearson married Joane Downham, and had children including Flower Pearson, Margaret Pearson, William Person. Richard Pearson passed away in 1587 in Cambridge, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • Richard Pearson was born in 1550 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, , England, the child of Richard Pearson And Elizabeth Gilloure.
  • Richard Pearson married Joane Downham, and had children including Flower Pearson, Margaret Pearson, William Person.
  • Richard Pearson passed away in 1587 in Cambridge, Somerset, England.

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Richard Pearson's Ancestors

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Richard Pearson
1550–1587
Birth Place: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, , England
Parents
Richard Pearson
1533–1596
Newton, Cambridge
Elizabeth Gilloure
1533–1574
Newton, Cambridgeshire, England
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Richard Pearson's Descendants

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Richard Pearson (1550–23 MAY 1587) m. Joane Downham (1554–15 Oct 1608)
  1. 1. Flower Pearson 1582–1650 m. William (Whitby) Jr 1582–1677
    1. 1. William (Whitby) III 1598–1669 m. Ruth Gorsuch 1599–1657
      1. 1. Mary (Susannah) WHITBY 1617–1678 m. George (Augustus Keeble) Sr 1605–1666
        1. 1. George (Augustus Keeble) Jr 1635–1666 m. Mary (Margaret Beverly) Boyd 1637–1678
        2. 2. Mary Keeble 1637–1678
        3. 3. Walter Keeble 1639–1748
      2. 2. William Whitby 1626–1655
  2. 2. Margaret Pearson 1587–1629

Richard Pearson's Timeline

2 Records

1550
1550
Birth of Richard Pearson in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, , England
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, , England
1587
23 MAY 1587
Age 37
Death of Richard Pearson in Cambridge, Somerset, England
Cambridge, Somerset, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 MAY 1587
    Event Place: Cambridge, Somerset, England

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