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Sir Cardinal John Fisher 1516 – 1570 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1516

Birth Location: Maidstone, Kent, England

Death Date: Nov 1570

Death Location: Canterbury, Kent, England

Father: Robert Fisher

Mother: Lucille Clark

Spouse(s): Thomasina Bettenham, Margerie Fisher

Children(s): Alexander Fisher

The story of Sir Cardinal John Fisher began in 1516 in Maidstone, Kent, England. Sir Cardinal John Fisher married Thomasina Thomazine de Bettenham, Margerie (Bert) Fisher, and had children including Alexander John Fisher. Sir Cardinal John Fisher passed away in 1570 in Canterbury, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Cardinal John Fisher began in 1516 in Maidstone, Kent, England.
  • Sir Cardinal John Fisher married Thomasina Thomazine de Bettenham, Margerie (Bert) Fisher, and had children including Alexander John Fisher.
  • Sir Cardinal John Fisher passed away in 1570 in Canterbury, Kent, England.

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Sir Fisher's Ancestors

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Sir Fisher
1516 – 1570
Birth Place: Maidstone, Kent, England
Parents
Robert Fisher
1495 – 1564
Wingfield, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
Lucille (Olive Middleton) Clark
1502 – 1547
Syleham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Fisher's Descendants

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Sir (Cardinal John) Fisher (1516 – Nov 1570) m. Thomasina (Thomazine de) Bettenham (1521 – 1599) m. Margerie ((Bert)) Fisher (1530 – 9 Aug 1591)
  1. 1. Alexander (John) Fisher (1540 – Bef. 7 Sep 1590 or 15 Jun 1579) m. Katherine Maplesden (1540 – 1590)
    1. 1. Ralphe Fisher (1 Jun 1556 – 1 Jun 1628)
    2. 2. Thomazine (Bankes) Fisher (1559 – Aug 1625) m. John Eppes (1 May 1550 – 19 Nov 1627)
      1. 1. William Epes (Abt. 1584 – 17 Jan 1593)
      2. 2. John ((in will)) Eppes (abt 1586 or 1580 – 19 Nov 1627)
      3. 3. Katherine Eppes (1588 – 1 Jun 1660)
      4. 4. Daniel Eppes (1590 – 26 Jun 1630)
      5. 5. Sarah Eppes (1590 – 1676) m. Lt. (William) Poythress (1590 – 1661)
        1. 1. Francis Poythress (1630 – 1688) m. Rebecca (Wynne) Coggin (1645 – 1693)
      6. 6. Thomazine ((in 1625 will)) Eppes (bef 2 Apr 1592 – aft 10 Aug 1625)
      7. 7. Ann Eppes (1594 – 1684)
      8. 8. Francis ((Lt Col) (in 1625 will)) Eppes (Bef. 14 May 1597 – 30 Sep 1674 or 1655)
      9. 9. Col (Francis Littleberry) Eppes (1550 – 19 Nov 1627) m. Mary ((Pawlett, Paullett)) Paulet (Jan 1601 – 12 Jan 1644)
        1. 1. Marie (II) Eppes (14 Jun 1624 – 1747)
        2. 2. Francis Epes (1628 – December 1678) m. Elizabeth (Jane) Littleberry (1623 – 23 Sep 1678)
      10. 10. Mary Epes (bef 18 Nov 1599 – Bef 10 Aug 1625)
      11. 11. Peter ((in 1625 will)) Eppes (bef 14 Apr 1601 – Aft. 10 Aug 1625)
    3. 3. Katherine Fisher (1559 – 1665)
    4. 4. Mary Fisher (1560 – )
    5. 5. John Fisher (15 Mar 1563 – 1639)
    6. 6. Elizabeth Fisher (1568 – 1590)
    7. 7. Mary Fisher (1576 – 1645)

Sir Fisher's Timeline

3 Records

1516
1516
Birth of Sir Cardinal John Fisher in Maidstone, Kent, England
Maidstone, Kent, England
1550
Abt. 1550
Age 34
Sir Cardinal John Fisher was married in Maybe Lacock, Wiltshire
Maybe Lacock, Wiltshire
1570
Nov 1570
Age 54
Death of Sir Cardinal John Fisher in Canterbury, Kent, England
Canterbury, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1516
    Event Place: Maidstone, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1550
    Event Place: Maybe Lacock, Wiltshire

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Boxted, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1570
    Event Place: Canterbury, Kent, England

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