Isaac Newton Sr.
(c. 1606–1642)
BIRTH
c. 1606
PLACE
Unknown
DEATH
October 1642
PLACE
Unknown
FAMILY
FATHER
Isaac Newton
(1643-1727)
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RELIGIOUS VIEWS
RELIGION NOT DOCUMENTED
DENOMINATION NOT DOCUMENTED
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AWARDS
Isaac Newton Sr. was a Woolsthorpe landowner and farmer, and the father of scientist Isaac Newton. He died before his only child was born in December 1642.
EARLY LIFE
A contemporary genealogical memorandum reproduced by the Newton Project identifies Isaac as the son of Robert Newton and records his baptism at Colsterworth on September 21, 1606. The baptism date should not be treated as an exact birth date.
He inherited the Woolsthorpe estate and farmed it. The younger Newton inherited the manor after his father’s death.
CAREER
DEATH
Newton’s father was buried at Colsterworth on October 6, 1642, according to the genealogical record; he died several months before the future scientist was born.
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