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William Leavitt 1528–1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1528

Birth Location: Bolton Percy, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 6 July 1579

Death Location: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Richard Leavitt

Mother: Ellen Leveson

Spouse(s): Joan Yuglande

Children(s): Anne Leavitt

William Leavitt was born in 1528 in Bolton Percy, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England, the child of Richard Leavitt And Ellen Constance Leveson. William Leavitt married Joan Yuglande, and had children including Anne Leavitt. William Leavitt passed away in 1579 in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • William Leavitt was born in 1528 in Bolton Percy, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England, the child of Richard Leavitt And Ellen Constance Leveson.
  • William Leavitt married Joan Yuglande, and had children including Anne Leavitt.
  • William Leavitt passed away in 1579 in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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William Leavitt's Ancestors

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William Leavitt
1528–1579
Birth Place: Bolton Percy, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England
Parents
Richard Leavitt
1506–1567
Appleton Wiske, Hambleton District, North Yorkshire, England
Ellen (Constance) Leveson
1508–1615
Appleton Wiske, Hambleton District, North Yorkshire, England
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William Leavitt's Descendants

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William Leavitt (1528–6 July 1579) m. Joan Yuglande (1532–6 July 1579)
  1. 1. Anne Leavitt 1557–1616 m. Sir (John) Warde 1545–1600
    1. 1. Ellis Warde 1579–1625 m. Jane Cooke 1588–1630
      1. 1. Elizabeth Warde 1620–1705
        1. 1. Alice Smith 1644–1725 m. Matthew Bacon 1641–1708

William Leavitt's Timeline

2 Records

1528
1528
Birth of William Leavitt in Bolton Percy, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England
Bolton Percy, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England
1579
6 July 1579
Age 51
Death of William Leavitt in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1528
    Event Place: Bolton Percy, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 July 1579
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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