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Richard Wakefield 1616–1697 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1616

Birth Location: Gravesend, Gravesham Borough, Kent, England

Death Date: 2 November 1697

Death Location: Charles County, Maryland, United States of America

Father: John Wakefield

Mother: Mary Wakefield

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In 1616, Richard Wakefield entered the world in Gravesend, Gravesham Borough, Kent, England, born to John Robert Mayfield Wakefield And Mary Sawkin Wakefield. Richard Wakefield passed away in 1697 in Charles County, Maryland, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1616, Richard Wakefield entered the world in Gravesend, Gravesham Borough, Kent, England, born to John Robert Mayfield Wakefield And Mary Sawkin Wakefield.
  • Richard Wakefield passed away in 1697 in Charles County, Maryland, United States of America.

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Richard Wakefield's Ancestors

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Richard Wakefield
1616–1697
Birth Place: Gravesend, Gravesham Borough, Kent, England
Parents
John Robert Mayfield Wakefield
1598–1689
Castle Camps, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
Mary (Sawkin) Wakefield
1598–1693
St Mary, Whitechapel, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Wakefield
1583–1631
Gravesend, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Mary Conley
1585–1693
Gravesend, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Wakefield's Timeline

2 Records

1616
1616
Birth of Richard Wakefield in Gravesend, Gravesham Borough, Kent, England
Gravesend, Gravesham Borough, Kent, England
1697
2 November 1697
Age 81
Death of Richard Wakefield in Charles County, Maryland, United States of America
Charles County, Maryland, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1616
    Event Place: Gravesend, Gravesham Borough, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 November 1697
    Event Place: Charles County, Maryland, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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