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William Whitmore 1530–1620 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: BET 1530 AND 1542

Birth Location: Leighton, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 27 MAY 1620

Death Location: Beeston, Cheshire, England

Father: Thomas Whitmore

Mother: Katherine Hurleton

Spouse(s): Alice Hough

Children(s): William Whitmore

William Whitmore was born in 1530 in Leighton, Cheshire, England, the child of Thomas Whitmore And Katherine Hurleton. William Whitmore married Alice Hough, and had children including William Ii Whitmore. William Whitmore passed away in 1620 in Beeston, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Whitmore was born in 1530 in Leighton, Cheshire, England, the child of Thomas Whitmore And Katherine Hurleton.
  • William Whitmore married Alice Hough, and had children including William Ii Whitmore.
  • William Whitmore passed away in 1620 in Beeston, Cheshire, England.

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William Whitmore's Ancestors

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William Whitmore
1530–1620
Birth Place: Leighton, Cheshire, England
Parents
Thomas Whitmore
1489–1545
Caldy, Cheshire, England
Katherine Hurleton
1493–1518
Hurleton, Cheshire, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Whitmore's Descendants

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William Whitmore (BET 1530 AND 1542–27 MAY 1620) m. Alice Hough (ABT 1539–26 DEC 1596)
  1. 1. William (II) Whitmore 1589–1615 m. Margaret BEESTON 1580–1690
    1. 1. Elizabeth Whitmore 1618–1695 m. "Sergeant" (THOMAS FOSTER "Blacksmith" (1st generation American Immigrant.) Free 1600–1682
      1. 1. Dr. (Thomas) Foster 1640–1679 m. SARAH Parker 1640–1718
        1. 1. Sarah Foster 1667–1751 m. Thomas Holyoak 1667– m. Captain (THOMAS) Williams 1664–1751 m. Thomas Williams 1664–1723
        2. 2. Jonathan Foster 1671–1755
        3. 3. Elizabeth Foster 1677–1742
        4. 4. Hannah Foster 1669–1742
        5. 5. Thomas Foster 1663–1663
      2. 2. Hopestill Foster 1648–1679
      3. 3. Elizabeth Foster 1646–1726
      4. 4. John Foster 1642–1732
      5. 5. Joseph Foster 1650–1721
      6. 6. Increase Foster 1644–

William Whitmore's Timeline

2 Records

1530
BET 1530 AND 1542
Birth of William Whitmore in Leighton, Cheshire, England
Leighton, Cheshire, England
1620
27 MAY 1620
Age 90
Death of William Whitmore in Beeston, Cheshire, England
Beeston, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: BET 1530 AND 1542
    Event Place: Leighton, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 MAY 1620
    Event Place: Beeston, Cheshire, England

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