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Richard Whittaker 1576–1638 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Feb 1576

Birth Location: Burnley, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 1638

Death Location: Boston Massachusetts

Father: Sir Whitaker

Mother: Mary Whittaker

Spouse(s): Ann Hale

Children(s): Henry *

Richard Whittaker was born in 1576 in Burnley, Lancashire, England, the child of Sir Henry Whitaker And Mary Whittaker. Richard Whittaker married Ann Hale, and had children including Henry Whittaker Whitaker. Richard Whittaker passed away in 1638 in Boston Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Richard Whittaker was born in 1576 in Burnley, Lancashire, England, the child of Sir Henry Whitaker And Mary Whittaker.
  • Richard Whittaker married Ann Hale, and had children including Henry Whittaker Whitaker.
  • Richard Whittaker passed away in 1638 in Boston Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Whitaker
1550–1589
Birth Location: High Acre, North Woods, Landcastershire , England
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Mary Whittaker
1553–1589
Birth Location: High Acre, Lancashire, England
MW

Spouses(s)

Ann Hale
1576–1638
Birth Location: North Nibbly, Gloucestershire, England
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Children(s)

Henry *
1600–1684
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Devon, England
H*

Richard Whittaker's Ancestors

Self
Richard Whittaker
1576–1638
Birth Place: Burnley, Lancashire, England
Parents
Sir Henry Whitaker
1550–1589
High Acre, North Woods, Landcastershire , England
Mary Whittaker
1553–1589
High Acre, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas Lawrence) Whittaker
1528–1582
High Whitaker or Burnley, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Lady Whitaker
1500–1554
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Whittaker's Descendants

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Richard Whittaker (29 Feb 1576–1638) m. Ann Hale (1576–1638)
  1. 1. Henry (Whittaker\Whitaker) * 1600–1684 m. Anne Brown 1602–1684
    1. 1. George (Whittaker) * 1622–1672 m. Isabelle GILL 1624–1675
      1. 1. Marie WHITTAKER 1646–1712 m. Earl (Edmund) Fitzgerald 1645–1708
        1. 1. Lady (Elephal\Eliphel Fitzgerald) (Slocum) 1670–1748 m. Eliezer Slocum 1664–1727

Richard Whittaker's Timeline

2 Records

1576
29 Feb 1576
Birth of Richard Whittaker in Burnley, Lancashire, England
Burnley, Lancashire, England
1638
1638
Age 62
Death of Richard Whittaker in Boston Massachusetts
Boston Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Feb 1576
    Event Place: Burnley, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1638
    Event Place: Boston Massachusetts
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