Gray Genealogy » John Elder Ritchie (1635-1694)

Personal data John Elder Ritchie 

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  • He was born on February 24, 1635 in Borrowstouness, West Lothian, Scotland.

    Waarschuwing Attention: Was younger than 16 years (15) when child (James Samuel Richey) was born (??-??-1650).

  • He died on November 21, 1694 in Midlothia, Scotland, he was 59 years old.

Household of John Elder Ritchie

He is married to Jonet Paterson.

They got married at Scotland.

They got married on August 12, 1667 at Haddington,East Lothian,Scotland, he was 32 years old.

They got married on July 29, 1679 at Muthill,Perth,Scotland, he was 44 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. James Samuel Richey  1650-1740 
  2. Jonet Richey  ± 1660-1721

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Ancestors (and descendant) of John Elder Ritchie

John Elder Ritchie
1635-1694

1667

Jonet Paterson
1640-1708

James Samuel Richey
1650-1740
Jonet Richey
± 1660-1721

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Birthday February 24, 1635

  • 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 1635: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 23 » The first public school in the United States, Boston Latin School, is founded in Boston.
    • May 30 » Thirty Years' War: The Peace of Prague is signed.
    • June 28 » Guadeloupe becomes a French colony.
    • July 30 » Eighty Years' War: The Siege of Schenkenschans begins; Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, begins the recapture of the strategically important fortress from the Spanish Army.
    • October 9 » Roger Williams is banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony after religious and policy disagreements.
    • November 22 » Dutch colonial forces on Taiwan launch a pacification campaign against native villages, resulting in Dutch control of the middle and south of the island.

Day of marriage August 12, 1667

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    Van 1650 tot 1672 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Eerste Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1667: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 27 » Blind and impoverished, John Milton sells Paradise Lost to a printer for £10, so that it could be entered into the Stationers' Register.
    • May 24 » The French Royal Army crosses the border into the Spanish Netherlands, starting the War of Devolution opposing France to the Spanish Empire and the Triple Alliance.
    • June 9 » Second Anglo-Dutch War: The Raid on the Medway by the Dutch fleet begins. It lasts for five days and results in the worst ever defeat of the Royal Navy.
    • June 14 » The Raid on the Medway by the Dutch fleet in the Second Anglo-Dutch War ends. It had lasted for five days and resulted in the worst ever defeat of the Royal Navy.
    • June 15 » The first human blood transfusion is administered by Dr. Jean-Baptiste Denys.
    • November 25 » A deadly earthquake rocks Shemakha in the Caucasus, killing 80,000 people.

Day of death November 21, 1694

  • 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 1694: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 6 » The warrior queen Dandara, leader of the runaway slaves in Quilombo dos Palmares, Brazil, is captured and commits suicide rather than be returned to a life of slavery.
    • July 27 » A Royal charter is granted to the Bank of England.


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Source: Wikipedia

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