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Sir John Changford Ford 1503–1612 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1503

Birth Location: Chagford, Devon, England

Death Date: 17 Jan 1612

Death Location: Calne, Wiltshire, England

Father: Sir Chagford

Mother: Lady Ford

Spouse(s): Cecily Smith

Children(s): Margaret Ford

In 1503, Sir John Changford Ford entered the world in Chagford, Devon, England, born to Sir William Ford Of Chagford And Lady Ciclie Smith Smyth Ford. Sir John Changford Ford married Cecily Smith, and had children including Margaret Ford. Sir John Changford Ford passed away in 1612 in Calne, Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1503, Sir John Changford Ford entered the world in Chagford, Devon, England, born to Sir William Ford Of Chagford And Lady Ciclie Smith Smyth Ford.
  • Sir John Changford Ford married Cecily Smith, and had children including Margaret Ford.
  • Sir John Changford Ford passed away in 1612 in Calne, Wiltshire, England.

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Sir Ford's Ancestors

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Sir Ford
1503–1612
Birth Place: Chagford, Devon, England
Parents
Sir William FORD of Chagford
1475–1519
Chagford, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Ciclie SMITH (SMYTH)) Ford
1478–
Chagford, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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Sir Ford's Descendants

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Sir (John Changford) Ford (1503–17 Jan 1612) m. Cecily Smith (1505–1555)
  1. 1. Margaret Ford 1542–1571 m. William Jones 1542–1607
    1. 1. Sir (William Eaton Esquire (Wyllyam)) Jones 1554–1632 m. Margaret Lowe 1555–1629 m. Alice Collier 1607–1665

Sir Ford's Timeline

3 Records

1503
1503
Birth of Sir John Changford Ford in Chagford, Devon, England
Chagford, Devon, England
1612
abt 1612
Age 109
Death of Sir John Changford Ford in Devon, England
Devon, England
1612
17 Jan 1612
Age 109
Burial of Sir John Changford Ford in Calne, Wiltshire, England
Calne, Wiltshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1503
    Event Place: Chagford, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1612
    Event Place: Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1612
    Event Place: Calne, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

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