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Sir John II Younger" Chichester van Raleigh 1549–1586 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 February 1549

Birth Location: Raleigh, Devon, England

Death Date: 31 March 1586

Death Location: Exeter, City of Exeter, Devon, England

Father: Sir II

Mother: Lady Marchioness

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In 1549, Sir John II Younger" Chichester van Raleigh entered the world in Raleigh, Devon, England, born to Sir Knight John Chichester Van Raleigh Lord High Sheriff Ii And Lady Gertrude De Courtenay Knights Lady Companion Marchioness. Sir John II Younger" Chichester van Raleigh passed away in 1586 in Exeter, City of Exeter, Devon, England.

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  • In 1549, Sir John II Younger" Chichester van Raleigh entered the world in Raleigh, Devon, England, born to Sir Knight John Chichester Van Raleigh Lord High Sheriff Ii And Lady Gertrude De Courtenay Knights Lady Companion Marchioness.
  • Sir John II Younger" Chichester van Raleigh passed away in 1586 in Exeter, City of Exeter, Devon, England.

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Sir Raleigh's Ancestors

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Sir Raleigh
1549–1586
Birth Place: Raleigh, Devon, England
Parents
Sir Knight John CHICHESTER, van Raleigh, Lord High Sheriff II
1519–1569
Barnstaple, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Gertrude de Courtenay,Knights Lady Companion,) Marchioness
1521–1566
Powderham Castle, Devon, England
Grandparents
Edward (Lord Chichester II van Raleigh, Lord High) Sheriff
1496–1526
Raleigh, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Dorothy Elizabeth) Bourchier
1500–1548
Baunton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Bath,
1470–1539
Lady Daubeney,
1474–1539
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Raleigh's Timeline

2 Records

1549
25 February 1549
Birth of Sir John II Younger" Chichester van Raleigh in Raleigh, Devon, England
Raleigh, Devon, England
1586
31 March 1586
Age 37
Death of Sir John II Younger" Chichester van Raleigh in Exeter, City of Exeter, Devon, England
Exeter, City of Exeter, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 February 1549
    Event Place: Raleigh, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 March 1586
    Event Place: Exeter, City of Exeter, Devon, England

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