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William A Beard 1571 – 1642 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1571

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 1642

Death Location: Milford, New Haven, CT, USA

Father: Richard Beard

Mother: Alice Fryer

Spouse(s): Thomasine Coplestone

Children(s): James Beard

In 1571, William A Beard entered the world in England, born to Richard Beard and Alice Fryer. William A Beard married Thomasine Coplestone, and had children including James Beard. William A Beard passed away in 1642 in Milford, New Haven, CT, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1571, William A Beard entered the world in England, born to Richard Beard and Alice Fryer.
  • William A Beard married Thomasine Coplestone, and had children including James Beard.
  • William A Beard passed away in 1642 in Milford, New Haven, CT, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Beard's Ancestors

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William Beard
1571 – 1642
Birth Place: England
Parents
Richard Beard
1525 – 1590
Standish, Gloucestershire, England
Alice Fryer
1530 – 1580
Moreton Valence, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Lord (John) Beard,
1500 – 1567
Beard, Glossop, Derbyshire, England
Agnes Benet
1507 – 1564
Beard, Derbyshire, England
Walter Mill
1515 – 1585
Cratfield, Suffolk, England
Margaret Richards
1516 – 1571
Knitbury, Berkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Lord Beard
1477 – 1560
LADY BRADBURY
1481 – 1557
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Beard's Descendants

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William (A) Beard (1571 – 1642) m. Thomasine Coplestone (1575 – 1640)
  1. 1. James Beard (1602 – 1640) m. Martha Woode (1601 – 4 Sep)
    1. 1. Robert Beard (1605 – 07 Aug 1685) m. Alice Sellar (15 Jul 1610 – 10 Aug 1668)
      1. 1. Katherine Beard (1630 – 1680) m. John Armstrong (1650 – 1 May 1745)
        1. 1. Margaret (Elizabeth) Armstrong (1672 – 28 Aug 1698) m. John (Alexander) Cathey (1640 – 1697)

William Beard's Timeline

7 Records

1550
ABT 1550
Birth of William A Beard in St.Nicholas Standish Gloucester England
St.Nicholas Standish Gloucester England
1571
1571
Birth of William A Beard in St.Nicholas Standish Gloucester England
St.Nicholas Standish Gloucester England
1571
1571
Birth of William A Beard in England
England
1627
14 Oct 1627
Age 56
Death of William A Beard in Died at sea near Indonesia
Died at sea near Indonesia
1627
14 Oct 1627
Age 56
Death of William A Beard in Tempsford, Bedfordshire, England
Tempsford, Bedfordshire, England
1640
Bef. 1640
Age 69
Death of William A Beard in Died at sea near Indonesia
Died at sea near Indonesia
1642
1642
Age 71
Death of William A Beard in Milford, New Haven, CT, USA
Milford, New Haven, CT, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1550
    Event Place: St.Nicholas Standish Gloucester England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1571
    Event Place: St.Nicholas Standish Gloucester England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1571
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1627
    Event Place: Died at sea near Indonesia

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1627
    Event Place: Tempsford, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. 1640
    Event Place: Died at sea near Indonesia

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1642
    Event Place: Milford, New Haven, CT, USA

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