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Before 3rd November 1701 [his father] John Lethieullier and [his mother] Elizabeth Smart were married.
On 3rd November 1701 Smart Lethieullier was born to [his father] John Lethieullier and [his mother] Elizabeth Smart at Aldersbrook Manor House. He was educated at Eton College [Map] and Trinity College, Oxford University; he was awarded MA in 1723.
In 1724 Smart Lethieullier (age 22) was elected Fellow of the Royal Society.
In 1725 Smart Lethieullier (age 23) was elected Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.
In February 1726 Smart Lethieullier (age 24) and Margaret Sloper were married. There were no chilren from the marriage.
In 1733 Smart Lethieullier (age 31) was elected a Member of the Spalding Gentlemen's Society.
In 1737 [his father] John Lethieullier died. Smart Lethieullier (age 35) inherited Aldersbrook Manor House.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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Vesta Monumenta. 1752. Plate 2.7. Greensted Church with Objects Commemorating St. Edmund. The central image of the Church of St. Andrew, Greensted [Map], Essex, is rendered along with the burial shrine of St. Edmund and a seal fragment from the Abbey of Bury St. Edmunds [Map], both in Suffolk. Engraving by George Vertue (age 68) after Smart Lethieullier (age 50) and John Lydgate.
In 1758 Smart Lethieullier (age 56) served as High Sheriff of Essex.
On 27th August 1760 Smart Lethieullier (age 58) died at Aldersbrook Manor House. He was buried at St Mary's Church, Little Iford. His niece Mary Lethieullier inherited Aldersbrook Manor House.
Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 16 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 20 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
GrandFather: John Lethieullier Merchant
Father: John Lethieullier 9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Hooker of Berkhampstead
Great x 1 Grandfather: Alderman William Hooker
GrandMother: Anne Hooker 8 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Coppinger
Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Coppinger 6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Brooke 10th Baron Cobham
5 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Brooke
5 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Neville Baroness Cobham
4 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 1 Grandmother: Lettice Coppinger 7 x Great Grand Daughter of
Smart Lethieullier 10 x Great Grand Son of
Mother: Elizabeth Smart