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Sir John DeGrey, 1st Baron of Groby, 7th of Ferrers 1432–1461 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Apr 1432

Birth Location: Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France

Death Date: 17 Feb 1461

Death Location: In the 2nd Battle of St Albans, Hertfordshire, England

Father: Edward Groby

Mother: Elizabeth Groby

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Woodville

Children(s): Thomas Garter

In 1432, Sir John DeGrey, 1st Baron of Groby, 7th of Ferrers entered the world in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France, born to Edward De Grey Lord Ferrers Of Groby And Elizabeth Ferrers Baroness Groby. Sir John DeGrey, 1st Baron of Groby, 7th of Ferrers married Elizabeth Woodville, and had children including Richard Grey, Thomas Grey 8Th Baron Ferrers Of Groby 1St Earl Of Huntingdon 1St Marquess Of Dorset K Of The Garter. Sir John DeGrey, 1st Baron of Groby, 7th of Ferrers passed away in 1461 in In the 2nd Battle of St Albans, Hertfordshire, England.

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  • In 1432, Sir John DeGrey, 1st Baron of Groby, 7th of Ferrers entered the world in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France, born to Edward De Grey Lord Ferrers Of Groby And Elizabeth Ferrers Baroness Groby.
  • Sir John DeGrey, 1st Baron of Groby, 7th of Ferrers married Elizabeth Woodville, and had children including Richard Grey, Thomas Grey 8Th Baron Ferrers Of Groby 1St Earl Of Huntingdon 1St Marquess Of Dorset K Of The Garter.
  • Sir John DeGrey, 1st Baron of Groby, 7th of Ferrers passed away in 1461 in In the 2nd Battle of St Albans, Hertfordshire, England.

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Sir Ferrers's Ancestors

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Sir Ferrers
1432–1461
Birth Place: Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Parents
Edward de Grey, Lord Ferrers of Groby
1415–1457
Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales
Elizabeth (Ferrers Baroness) Groby
1419–1482
Groby, Leicestershire, England
Grandparents
Reynold DeGrey
1362–1440
Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales
Joan Astley
1366–1448
Astley, 1678639, Warwickshire, England
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Sir Ferrers's Descendants

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Sir (John DeGrey, 1st Baron of Groby, 7th of) Ferrers (28 Apr 1432–17 Feb 1461) m. Elizabeth Woodville (3 Feb 1437–08 Jun 1492)
  1. 1. Thomas (Grey 8th Baron Ferrers of Groby, 1st Earl of Huntingdon , 1st Marquess of Dorset. K of the) Garter 1455–1501 m. Cecillia Bonville 1460–1530 m. ANNE (DeHolland DeHoland Dame & Marquess DeGrey, Baroness) Grey 1455–1526
    1. 1. Sir (Thomas II de Grey van Groby, KG, KB; 2nd Marquess of Dorset; Baron Grey of Harington; Knight of the Garter; Knight of) Bath 1477–1530 m. Lady (Margaret Anne) Grey 1486–1539 m. Lady (Margaret Wotton, Lady of Dorset, Baroness of Grey, Baroness Ferrers of Groby, 2nd Marchioness of Dorset, Duchess of) Norfolk 1485–1535

Sir Ferrers's Timeline

4 Records

1432
Apr 28, 1432
Birth of Sir John DeGrey, 1st Baron of Groby, 7th of Ferrers in Groby Castle, Leicestershire, England
Groby Castle, Leicestershire, England
1432
28 Apr 1432
Birth of Sir John DeGrey, 1st Baron of Groby, 7th of Ferrers in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
1461
17 February 1461
Age 29
Death of Sir John DeGrey, 1st Baron of Groby, 7th of Ferrers in In the 2nd Battle of St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
In the 2nd Battle of St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
1461
17 Feb 1461
Age 29
Death of Sir John DeGrey, 1st Baron of Groby, 7th of Ferrers in In the 2nd Battle of St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
In the 2nd Battle of St Albans, Hertfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 28, 1432
    Event Place: Groby Castle, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1432
    Event Place: Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 February 1461
    Event Place: In the 2nd Battle of St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1461
    Event Place: In the 2nd Battle of St Albans, Hertfordshire, England

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