Howry Family Tree » William Curtis (1540-1585)
Personal data William Curtis
Source 1- He was born on May 17, 1540 in Nazing, Essex, England.Sources 2, 3, 4
Attention: Was older than 65 years (181) when child (John Curtis) was born (??-??-1721). Attention: Age at marriage (??-??-1555) below 16 years (15). - He died on May 17, 1585 in Nazing, Essex, England, he was 45 years old.Sources 2, 3, 4
Attention: Died 9 months (May 17, 1585) prior to the birth (??-??-1721) of child (John Curtis) . Attention: Died 9 months (May 17, 1585) prior to the birth (??-??-1591) of child (THOMAS CURTIS) . - He is buried in Nazeing, Epping Forest District, Essex, England.Sources 2, 4
- A child of John Curtis and Elizabeth Wells
Household of William Curtis
He is married to Sarah Agnes Howe.
They got married in the year 1555 at Essex, England, he was 14 years old.
They got married Bet. 1563–1582 at Nazeing Gate, Essex, England, he was 22 years old.Child(ren):
- Mary Curtis ± 1562-????
- Edward Curtis 1563-< 1616
- Gabriel Curtis 1569-????
- William Curtis 1570-????
- Sarah Curtis 1575-1585
- Nicholas Curtis 1576-????
- JOHN CURTIS < 1577-1639
- Thomas Curtis 1577-1650
- THOMAS CURTIS 1591-1631
- John Curtis 1721-1606
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Birthday May 17, 1540
- Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
- In the year 1540: Source: Wikipedia
- January 6 » King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves.
- March 23 » Waltham Abbey is surrendered to King Henry VIII of England; the last religious community to be closed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
- July 28 » Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of treason. Henry marries his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, on the same day.
- August 15 » Arequipa, Peru is founded.
- September 27 » The Society of Jesus (Jesuits) receives its charter from Pope Paul III.
- October 18 » Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto's forces destroy the fortified town of Mabila in present-day Alabama, killing Tuskaloosa.
Day of death May 17, 1585
- Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1585: Source: Wikipedia
- March 3 » The Olympic Theatre, designed by Andrea Palladio, is inaugurated in Vicenza.
- April 9 » The expedition organised by Sir Walter Raleigh departs England for Roanoke Island (now in North Carolina) to establish the Roanoke Colony.
- August 8 » John Davis enters Cumberland Sound in search of the Northwest Passage.
- August 10 » The Treaty of Nonsuch signed by Elizabeth I of England and the Dutch Rebels.
- August 17 » A first group of colonists sent by Sir Walter Raleigh under the charge of Ralph Lane lands in the New World to create Roanoke Colony on Roanoke Island, off the coast of present-day North Carolina.
- August 17 » Eighty Years' War: Siege of Antwerp: Antwerp is captured by Spanish forces under Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, who orders Protestants to leave the city and as a result over half of the 100,000 inhabitants flee to the northern provinces.
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