Nelson Family of Chautauqua Co., NY and Sweden » William Gerrish (1617-1687)
Personal data William Gerrish
Source 1- He was born on August 20, 1617 in Bristol, Somerset, England.
- He died on August 9, 1687 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, he was 69 years old.
Household of William Gerrish
He is married to Joanna Lowell.
They got married on April 17, 1645 at Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, he was 27 years old.
Child(ren):
- John Gerrish 1646-1714
- William Gerrish 1648-1683
- Joseph Gerrish 1649-1720
- Benjamin Gerrish 1652-1713
- Abigail Gerrish 1654-????
- Elizabeth Gerrish 1654-1678
- Moses Gerrish 1656-1694
- Anna Gerrish 1658-1695
- Henry Gerrish 1664-1687
Ancestors (and descendant) of William Gerrish
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Sources
- Public Member Trees, Ancestry.com, Ancestry Family Trees / Ancestry.com
Matches in other publications
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- Stephenson Family Tree, one author has confirmed this is the same person
Historical events
Birthday August 20, 1617
- 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 1617: Source: Wikipedia
- February 27 » Sweden and Russia sign the Treaty of Stolbovo, ending the Ingrian War and shutting Russia out of the Baltic Sea.
Day of marriage April 17, 1645
- 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 1645: Source: Wikipedia
- January 10 » Archbishop William Laud is beheaded for treason at the Tower of London.
- July 10 » English Civil War: The Battle of Langport takes place.
- July 21 » Qing dynasty regent Dorgon issues an edict ordering all Han Chinese men to shave their forehead and braid the rest of their hair into a queue identical to those of the Manchus.
- August 3 » Thirty Years' War: The Second Battle of Nördlingen sees French forces defeating those of the Holy Roman Empire.
- August 13 » Sweden and Denmark sign Peace of Brömsebro.
- October 8 » Jeanne Mance open the first lay hospital in North America.
Day of death August 9, 1687
- 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 1687: Source: Wikipedia
- March 19 » Explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle, searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River, is murdered by his own men.
- July 5 » Isaac Newton publishes Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica.
- August 12 » Battle of Mohács: Charles of Lorraine defeats the Ottoman Empire.
- September 26 » Morean War: The Parthenon in Athens, used as a gunpowder depot by the Ottoman garrison, is partially destroyed after being bombarded during the Siege of the Acropolis by Venetian forces.
- December 31 » The first Huguenots set sail from France to the Cape of Good Hope.
Same birth/death day
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- 1625 » Thomas Corneille, French playwright and philologist († 1709)
- 1632 » Louis Bourdaloue, French preacher and academic († 1704)
- 1659 » Henry Every, English pirate († 1696)
- 1710 » Thomas Simpson, English mathematician and academic († 1761)
- 1580 » Metrophanes III of Constantinople (b. 1520)
- 1601 » Michael the Brave, Romanian prince (b. 1558)
- 1634 » William Noy, English lawyer and judge (b. 1577)
- 1720 » Simon Ockley, English orientalist and academic (b. 1678)
- 1744 » James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, English academic and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire (b. 1673)
- 1816 » Johann August Apel, German jurist and author (b. 1771)
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The Nelson Family of Chautauqua Co., NY and Sweden publication was prepared by Douglas C Nelson.
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