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William Preston 1762 – 1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1762

Birth Location: Kendal, Westmorland, England

Death Date: Mar 1840

Death Location: Burton in Kendal, Westmorland, England

Father: Thomas Preston

Mother: Elizabeth Huertson

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William Preston was born in 1762 in Kendal, Westmorland, England, the child of Thomas Preston and Elizabeth Huertson. William Preston passed away in 1840 in Burton in Kendal, Westmorland, England.

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Biography

  • William Preston was born in 1762 in Kendal, Westmorland, England, the child of Thomas Preston and Elizabeth Huertson.
  • William Preston passed away in 1840 in Burton in Kendal, Westmorland, England.

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William Preston's Ancestors

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William Preston
1762 – 1840
Birth Place: Kendal, Westmorland, England
Parents
Thomas Preston
1738 – 1792
Farleton, Beetham, Westmorland, England
Elizabeth Huertson
1736 –
Westmorland, England
Grandparents
Henry Preston
1697 – 1770
Farleton, Beetham, Westmorland, England
Elizabeth Kilner
1715 – 1803
Warton, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Preston
1671 – 1746
Isabel Kellet
1672 – 1727
Thomas KILNER
1679 – 1751
Margret Hubberstay
1690 – 1737
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Kilner
1653 – 1720
Agnes CROFT
1653 –

William Preston's Timeline

2 Records

1762
1762
Birth of William Preston in Kendal, Westmorland, England
Kendal, Westmorland, England
1840
Mar 1840
Age 78
Death of William Preston in Burton in Kendal, Westmorland, England
Burton in Kendal, Westmorland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1762
    Event Place: Kendal, Westmorland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 1840
    Event Place: Burton in Kendal, Westmorland, England

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