Ancestral Glimpses » James Finley (1631-1681)
Personal data James Finley
- He was born on September 9, 1631 in Saint Andrews, Fife, SCOTLAND.
- He was christened on September 9, 1631 in Incharvie, Fife, SCOTLANDSt. Andrews Church.
- He died on February 16, 1681 in Saint Andrews, Fife, SCOTLAND, he was 49 years old.
- He is buried in the year 1681 in Newburn Parish, Barchristie, Fife, SCOTLAND.
- A child of John Finley and Sarah Craigie
- This information was last updated on November 16, 2014.
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Historical events
Birthday September 9, 1631
- Stadhouder Prins Frederik Hendrik (Huis van Oranje) was from 1625 till 1647 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1631: Source: Wikipedia
- May 18 » In Dorchester, Massachusetts, John Winthrop takes the oath of office and becomes the first Governor of Massachusetts.
- May 20 » The city of Magdeburg in Germany is seized by forces of the Holy Roman Empire and most of its inhabitants massacred, in one of the bloodiest incidents of the Thirty Years' War.
- May 30 » Publication of Gazette de France, the first French newspaper.
- June 20 » The Sack of Baltimore: The Irish village of Baltimore is attacked by Algerian pirates.
- September 17 » Sweden wins a major victory at the Battle of Breitenfeld against the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years' War.
- October 10 » Thirty Years' War: An army of the Electorate of Saxony seizes Prague.
Day of death February 16, 1681
- Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1681: Source: Wikipedia
- March 4 » Charles II grants a land charter to William Penn for the area that will later become Pennsylvania.
Same birth/death day
- 1558 » Philippe Emmanuel, Duke of Mercœur († 1602)
- 1585 » Cardinal Richelieu, French cardinal and politician († 1642)
- 1629 » Cornelis Tromp, Dutch general († 1691)
- 1700 » Princess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt († 1780)
- 1711 » Thomas Hutchinson, English historian and politician, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay († 1780)
- 1721 » Fredrik Henrik af Chapman, Swedish admiral and shipbuilder († 1808)
- 1560 » Jean du Bellay, French cardinal and diplomat (b. 1493)
- 1579 » Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada, Spanish explorer (b. 1509)
- 1645 » Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Spanish general and politician, 24th Governor of the Duchy of Milan (b. 1585)
- 1710 » Esprit Fléchier, French bishop and author (b. 1632)
- 1721 » James Craggs the Younger, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (b. 1686)
- 1754 » Richard Mead, English physician (b. 1673)
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