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WILLIAM Arthur LIGHT 1540–1575 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Sandwich, Kent, England

Death Date: 1575

Death Location: Sandwich, Kent, England

Father: William Light

Mother: Lady None

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Cecilia Light

WILLIAM Arthur LIGHT was born in 1540 in Sandwich, Kent, England, the child of William Light And Lady. WILLIAM Arthur LIGHT had children including Cecilia Light. WILLIAM Arthur LIGHT passed away in 1575 in Sandwich, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • WILLIAM Arthur LIGHT was born in 1540 in Sandwich, Kent, England, the child of William Light And Lady.
  • WILLIAM Arthur LIGHT had children including Cecilia Light.
  • WILLIAM Arthur LIGHT passed away in 1575 in Sandwich, Kent, England.

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WILLIAM LIGHT's Ancestors

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WILLIAM LIGHT
1540–1575
Birth Place: Sandwich, Kent, England
Parents
William Light
1525–1625
Kent, London, England
Lady
1507–
Grandparents
ELIZABETH WARDE
1504–1617
, Warwickshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

WILLIAM LIGHT's Descendants

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WILLIAM (Arthur) LIGHT (1540–1575)
  1. 1. Cecilia Light 1575–1667 m. William Bassett 1575–1667
    1. 1. William Bassett 1600–1667 m. Mary Tilden 1610–1667 m. Mary Tilden 1622–1667
      1. 1. Joseph Barret 1635–1713 m. Martha Hobart 1637–1712 m. Mary Lapham 1641–1676
        1. 1. Jeremiah Bassett 1678–1768 m. mary felch 1695–1776
        2. 2. Jeremiah Bassett 1678–1768
        3. 3. Elnathan Bassett 1672–1750
        4. 4. Elizabeth Bassett 1672–1724
        5. 5. Jane Bassett 1673–1712
        6. 6. Mary Bassett 1659–1734
        7. 7. Ruth Bassett 1671–1760
        8. 8. Lydia Bassett 1671–1755
        9. 9. William (III) Bassett 1667–1734
        10. 10. William Bassett 1680–
      2. 2. Joseph BASSETT 1629–1677
      3. 3. Esther Bassett 1630–1664
      4. 4. Elizabeth Bassett 1650–
      5. 5. Jane Bassett 1622–
      6. 6. Jane Bassett 1634–
      7. 7. Esther Bassett 1619–1710
      8. 8. Nathaniel Bassett 1628–1709
      9. 9. Ruth Bassett 1633–1676
      10. 10. Sarah Bassett 1630–1710 m. Peregrine White 1620–1704
      11. 11. William Bassett 1624–1670
      12. 12. Elizabeth Bassett 1626–1670
    2. 2. Roger Bassett 1598–1627

WILLIAM LIGHT's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of WILLIAM Arthur LIGHT in Sandwich, Kent, England
Sandwich, Kent, England
1575
1575
Age 35
Death of WILLIAM Arthur LIGHT in Sandwich, Kent, England
Sandwich, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Sandwich, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: London, England, Freedom of the City Admission Papers, London Metropolitan Archive; Reference Number: COLCHDFR021699-1705

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: Sandwich, Kent, England

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