Rt. Rev. John Pell, D.D.

1611 - 1685  (74 years)

• Name	John Pell  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Prefix	Rt. Rev.
  Suffix	D.D.
  Birth	1 Mar 1611	Southwick, Sussex, England   [6]
  Baptism	3 Mar 1611	St. Michael and All Angels Church, Southwick, Sussex, England   [6]
  Gender	Male
  Education	Steyning, Sussex, England   [2]
  	Steyning Grammar School
  Education	Abt. 1624	Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England   [2]
  	Trinity College, University of Cambridge
  Graduation	Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England   [1]
  	Trinity College, University of Cambridge
  Occupation	mathematician  [1, 3]
  Occupation	political agent  [1, 3]
  Occupation	rector of Fobbing in Essex  [4]
  Title	D.D.  [2]
  Title	Royal Chair of Mathematics at Orange College
  Title	Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands   [2]
  	Royal Chair of Mathematics at Orange College
  Death	12 Dec 1685	Westiminster, London, Middlesex, England   [2, 7]
  Burial	St Giles in the Fields, London, England   [7]
  Person ID	I1915	Pell Genealogy
  Last Modified	11 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	John Pell,   b. Abt. 1578, Southwick, Sussex, England d. Bef. 14 Apr 1616, Eastbourne, Sussex, England (Age ~ 38 years)
  Mother	Mary Holland,   b. Abt. 30 Nov 1586, Biddenden, Kent, England d. Feb 1615, Eastbourne, Sussex, England (Age ~ 28 years)
  Marriage	12 Oct 1608	St Julian's Church, Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, England   [8, 9]
  Family ID	F639	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ithamar Reynolds,   b. Abt 1612, Stepney, London, Middlesex, England d. 1661 (Age ~ 49 years)
  Marriage	3 Jul 1632  [2]
  Children	+ 1. Sir John Pell, 2nd Lord of Pelham Manor,   b. 3 Feb 1643, Southwick, Sussex, England d. Sep 1719, Pelham, Westchester, New York, USA (Age 76 years)   2. Mary Pell,   b. 14 Apr 1645, Southwick, Sussex, England
  Family ID	F636	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Jul 2025

  
  

• Sources

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