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William Gilbert 1582 – 1668 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1582

Birth Location: Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Death Date: AFT 1668

Death Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Father: William Gilbert

Mother: Joan Pearce

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In 1582, William Gilbert entered the world in Bridgwater, Somerset, England, born to William Giles Gilbert and Joan Pearce. William Gilbert passed away in 1668 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1582, William Gilbert entered the world in Bridgwater, Somerset, England, born to William Giles Gilbert and Joan Pearce.
  • William Gilbert passed away in 1668 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.

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William Gilbert's Ancestors

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William Gilbert
1582 – 1668
Birth Place: Bridgwater, Somerset, England
Parents
William Giles Gilbert
1530 – 1595
Bridgwater, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Joan Pearce
1539 – 1597
Bridgwater, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Robert (Giles) Gilbert
1510 – 1557
Bridgwater, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Jane (Roberta) Haydon
1514 – 1572
Woodbury with Exton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Henry Pierce
1517 – 1548
Houghton, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom
Joan Lyverich
1521 – 1548
Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Gilbert
1475 – 1546
Joan Hackett
1478 – 1546
Richard Haydon
1452 – 1533
Elizabeth Kimbre
1452 – 1533
M Lyverich
1500 –
F Lyverich
1502 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Gilbert
1450 – 1494
Hanna Lacy
1454 – 1555
John Hackett
1450 – 1494
William Boughwood
1405 – 1454
Susan Devon
1415 – 1470

William Gilbert's Timeline

2 Records

1582
ABT 1582
Birth of William Gilbert in Bridgwater, Somerset, England
Bridgwater, Somerset, England
1668
AFT 1668
Age 86
Death of William Gilbert in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1582
    Event Place: Bridgwater, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: AFT 1668
    Event Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

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