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John Elder West 1606 – 1648 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1606

Birth Location: Sussex, England

Death Date: 1648

Death Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Gov. Virginia

Mother: Lady Shirley

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Early life: John Elder West arrived in Sussex, England in 1606, born to Gov. Thomas Richard II West 3rd Baron de la Warr 1st Govenor of Colonial Virginia and Lady Cecilia "Cecily" Kempe Shirley. John Elder West concluded life in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States in 1648.

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Gov. Virginia
1577 – 1618
Birth Location: Wherwell, Hampshire, England
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Lady Shirley
1577 – 1662
Birth Location: Westneston, Sussex, England
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1606
    Event Place: Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1648
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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