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Sir Edward Bacon 1548–1618 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1548

Birth Location: Redgrave, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 10 Aug 1618

Death Location: Barham, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England

Father: Sir Seal

Mother: lady Fernley

Spouse(s): Hillyne Litle, Helen\ Little\Littel

Children(s): Sir Bacon, Philip Bacon, Anne Bacon, Thomas Bacon, Nathaniel Bacon, Jane Bacon

In 1548, Sir Edward Bacon entered the world in Redgrave, Suffolk, England, born to Sir Nicholas Bacon Lord Keeper Of The Great Seal And Lady Jane Fernley. Sir Edward Bacon married Helen Ellen Eleanor Little Littel, Hillyne Helen Litle, and had children including Anne Bacon, Jane Bacon, Nathaniel Bacon, Philip Bacon, Sir Nicholas Bacon, Thomas Bacon. Sir Edward Bacon passed away in 1618 in Barham, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1548, Sir Edward Bacon entered the world in Redgrave, Suffolk, England, born to Sir Nicholas Bacon Lord Keeper Of The Great Seal And Lady Jane Fernley.
  • Sir Edward Bacon married Helen Ellen Eleanor Little Littel, Hillyne Helen Litle, and had children including Anne Bacon, Jane Bacon, Nathaniel Bacon, Philip Bacon, Sir Nicholas Bacon, Thomas Bacon.
  • Sir Edward Bacon passed away in 1618 in Barham, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England.

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Children(s)

Sir Bacon's Ancestors

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Sir Bacon
1548–1618
Birth Place: Redgrave, Suffolk, England
Parents
Sir Nicholas Bacon, Lord Keeper of The Great Seal
1509–1579
Chiselhurst, Kent, England, United Kingdom
lady (Jane) Fernley
1518–1552
West Creting, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (William Jagges Ferneley) Esq.
1500–1556
West Creeting, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Anne ("Agnes" Daundy) Lady
1500–1572
Ipswich St Lawrence, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Bacon's Descendants

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Sir (Edward) Bacon (1548–10 Aug 1618) m. Hillyne (Helen) Litle (1559–24 July 1646) m. Helen\ (Ellen\Eleanor) Little\Littel (1564–24 Jul 1646)
  1. 1. Sir (Nicholas) Bacon 1588–1658 m. MARTHA (BINGHAM (Bacon)) (10xGGM). 1593–1642
    1. 1. Nathaniel Bacon 1630–1677 m. Mary Goulinge 1633–1720
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Bacon Clay 9th) great-grandmother 1650–1688 m. George Clay –1690
        1. 1. William ((Guilielmus)) Clay 1675–1733 m. Dorothy Hieling 1672–1713
  2. 2. Philip Bacon 1590–1635
  3. 3. Anne Bacon 1598–1659
  4. 4. Thomas Bacon –1638
  5. 5. Nathaniel Bacon 1593–1660
  6. 6. Jane Bacon –1723

Sir Bacon's Timeline

6 Records

1548
1548
Birth of Sir Edward Bacon in Redgrave, Suffolk, England
Redgrave, Suffolk, England
1580
23 Jan 1580
Age 32
Sir Edward Bacon was married in All Hallows London Wall, London, England
All Hallows London Wall, London, England
1603
9 May 1603
Age 55
Sir Edward Bacon was married in London, England
London, England
1618
8 Sep 1618
Age 70
Death of Sir Edward Bacon in Shrubland Manor, Barham, Suffolk, England
Shrubland Manor, Barham, Suffolk, England
1618
10 Aug 1618
Age 70
Burial of Sir Edward Bacon in Barham, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
Barham, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
1733
8 Apr 1733
Age 185
Sir Edward Bacon was baptized in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, England
Kidlington, Oxfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1548
    Event Place: Redgrave, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1733
    Event Place: Kidlington, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [2] Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR1511R1/3

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1580
    Event Place: All Hallows London Wall, London, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 9 May 1603
    Event Place: London, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1618
    Event Place: Shrubland Manor, Barham, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 196945
    [3] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 132
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current
    [5] Shropshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records, Extracted Church of England Parish Records; Title: Various publications of parish and probate records
    [6] England, Extracted Parish and Court Records, Obituaries prior to 1800; Author: Musgrave, William, Sir, 1735-1800; Armytage, George J., Sir, 1842-1918
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1618
    Event Place: Barham, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Gravestone Photograph Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Shropshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records, Extracted Church of England Parish Records; Title: Various publications of parish and probate records

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