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Samuel Bright 1580–1643 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1580

Birth Location: Great Dunmow, Essex, England

Death Date: 7 JUL 1643

Death Location: Barnston, Essex, England

Father: MATTHEW BRIGHT

Mother: Elizabeth Gyles

Spouse(s): JANE PHILPOT

Children(s):

Samuel Bright was born in 1580 in Great Dunmow, Essex, England, the child of Matthew Bright And Elizabeth Gyles. Samuel Bright married Jane Anna Philpot. Samuel Bright passed away in 1643 in Barnston, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • Samuel Bright was born in 1580 in Great Dunmow, Essex, England, the child of Matthew Bright And Elizabeth Gyles.
  • Samuel Bright married Jane Anna Philpot.
  • Samuel Bright passed away in 1643 in Barnston, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

MATTHEW BRIGHT
1555–1646
Birth Location: BARNSTON, DUNMOW, ESSEX
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Elizabeth Gyles
1560–1648
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

JANE PHILPOT
1583–1666
Birth Location: GREAT DUNMOW, ESSEX
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Children(s)

Samuel Bright's Ancestors

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Samuel Bright
1580–1643
Birth Place: Great Dunmow, Essex, England
Parents
MATTHEW BRIGHT
1555–1646
BARNSTON, DUNMOW, ESSEX
Elizabeth Gyles
1560–1648
Grandparents
Thomas Giles
1540–1601
Madron, Cornwall
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Bright's Timeline

2 Records

1580
ABT 1580
Birth of Samuel Bright in Great Dunmow, Essex, England
Great Dunmow, Essex, England
1643
7 JUL 1643
Age 63
Death of Samuel Bright in Barnston, Essex, England
Barnston, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1580
    Event Place: Great Dunmow, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 JUL 1643
    Event Place: Barnston, Essex, England
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