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William FOX 1632–1697 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1632

Birth Location: Cockerham, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 14 Dec 1697

Death Location: Warrington Lancashire, England (Burial)16 Dec 1697

Father: Richard FOX

Mother: Jenet BENISON

Spouse(s): Jane (Fox)

Children(s): George Foxe, Jane FOX, John FOX, William FOX, Joseph FOX, James FOX, Alce FOX, Benjamin FOX

William FOX was born in 1632 in Cockerham, Lancashire, England, the child of Richard Fox And Jenet Benison. William FOX married Jane Jackson Fox, and had children including Alce Alice Elsie Fox, Benjamin Fox, George Fox Foxe, James Fox, Jane Fox, John Fox, Joseph Fox, William Fox. William FOX passed away in 1697 in Warrington Lancashire, England (Burial)16 Dec 1697.

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Biography

  • William FOX was born in 1632 in Cockerham, Lancashire, England, the child of Richard Fox And Jenet Benison.
  • William FOX married Jane Jackson Fox, and had children including Alce Alice Elsie Fox, Benjamin Fox, George Fox Foxe, James Fox, Jane Fox, John Fox, Joseph Fox, William Fox.
  • William FOX passed away in 1697 in Warrington Lancashire, England (Burial)16 Dec 1697.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard FOX
1610–1636
Birth Location: Cockerham, Lancashire, England
RF
Jenet BENISON
1610–
Birth Location: Cockerham, Lancashire, England
JB

Spouses(s)

Jane (Fox)
1635–1702
Birth Location: Warrington Lancashire, England
J(

Children(s)

George Foxe
1654–1721
Birth Location: Warrington Lancashire, England
GF
Jane FOX
1659–
Birth Location: Warrington Lancashire, England
JF
John FOX
1669–1670
Birth Location: Warrington Lancashire, England
JF
William FOX
1662–1667
Birth Location: Warrington Lancashire, England
WF
Joseph FOX
1671–
Birth Location: Warrington Lancashire, England
JF
James FOX
1666–1699
Birth Location: Warrington Lancashire, England
JF
Alce FOX
1656–
Birth Location: Warrington Lancashire, England
AF
Benjamin FOX
1673–1676
Birth Location: Warrington Lancashire, England
BF

William FOX's Ancestors

Self
William FOX
1632–1697
Birth Place: Cockerham, Lancashire, England
Parents
Richard FOX
1610–1636
Cockerham, Lancashire, England
Jenet BENISON
1610–
Cockerham, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Edward FOX
1580–1638
Cockerham, Lancashire, England
Alice (Alis MASON) (Foxe)
1580–1621
Warton, Lancashire, England
Robert BENISON
1585–1653
Alice (BANTON Benton Benson) (Benison)
1592–
lancashire, england
Great-Grandparents
FOX
1560–
(Fox)
1562–
Richard MASON
1555–
(Mason)
1560–
Wiliam BENSON
1565–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William FOX's Descendants

1.
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William FOX (Apr 1632–14 Dec 1697) m. Jane (JACKSON) (Fox) (Sep 1635–19 Oct 1702)
  1. 1. George (FOX) Foxe 1654–1721 m. Doritey (Dorothy BREAD) (Fox) 1655–1683
    1. 1. Henry FOX 1680–1725 m. Anne (Ann Anna SMITH) (Fox) 1675–1722
      1. 1. Margaret (Margery FOX) (Hilditch) 1712– m. Thomas HILDITCH 1699–1750
        1. 1. William HILDITCH 1725–1787 m. Marjory (LEA leigh (Hilditch) (LEA is) speculative) 1730–
      2. 2. John FOX 1714–1808
      3. 3. Anne FOX 1717–1795 m. John WINDER 1715–1775
        1. 1. Margaret WINDER 1744–1802
        2. 2. John WINDER 1746–1845
      4. 4. George FOX 1702–1772 m. Alice SMITH 1702–1725 m. Elizabeth (BUTLER) Buller 1705–
        1. 1. Anne FOX 1724–
        2. 2. Mary FOX 1737–
        3. 3. Henry FOX 1739–
      5. 5. Henry FOX 1706–1789
      6. 6. Richard FOX 1709–
      7. 7. Dorothy FOX 1704–1762 m. James (BAYGOT Baggot) Baget 1702–1774
        1. 1. Elizabeth (BAYGOT) Baggot 1732–1798
      8. 8. William FOX 1720–1808
    2. 2. Anne FOX 1678–
  2. 2. Jane FOX 1659–
  3. 3. John FOX 1669–1670
  4. 4. William FOX 1662–1667
  5. 5. Joseph FOX 1671–
  6. 6. James FOX 1666–1699
  7. 7. Alce (Alice Elsie) FOX 1656–
  8. 8. Benjamin FOX 1673–1676

William FOX's Timeline

3 Records

1632
Apr 1632
Birth of William FOX in Cockerham, Lancashire, England
Cockerham, Lancashire, England
1632
03 May 1632
William FOX was baptized in Cockerham,Lancashire,England
Cockerham,Lancashire,England
1697
14 Dec 1697
Age 65
Death of William FOX in Warrington Lancashire, England (Burial)16 Dec 1697
Warrington Lancashire, England (Burial)16 Dec 1697

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1632
    Event Place: Cockerham, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 03 May 1632
    Event Place: Cockerham,Lancashire,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1697
    Event Place: Warrington Lancashire, England (Burial)16 Dec 1697
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