Olson's Tree » Rev John Cotton Jr (1640-1699)
Personal data Rev John Cotton Jr
Source 1- Alternative name: John Jr Cotton
- He was born on March 13, 1640 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.
- Alternative: He was born in the year 1640 in Boston Suffolk Massachusetts U.S.A.
- He died on September 18, 1699 in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States, he was 59 years old.
- Alternative: He died on September 18, 1699 in Charlestown South Carolina U.S.A, he was 59 years old.
- A child of Rev John Cotton and Sarah Hawkridge
Household of Rev John Cotton Jr
He is married to Joanna Rossiter.
They got married on November 7, 1660 at Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, he was 20 years old.
Child(ren):
- John Cotton 1661-1706
- Elizabeth Cotton Cushing 1663-1743
- Mariah Cotton (Bradbury) 1672-1736
- Theophilus Cotton 1682-1726
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Historical events
Birthday March 13, 1640
- 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 1640: Source: Wikipedia
- May 5 » King Charles I of England dissolves the Short Parliament.
- August 28 » Second Bishop's War: King Charles I's English army loses to a Scottish Covenanter force at the Battle of Newburn.
- October 26 » The Treaty of Ripon is signed, restoring peace between Covenanter Scotland and King Charles.
- December 1 » End of the Iberian Union: Portugal acclaims as King João IV of Portugal, ending 59 years of personal union of the crowns of Portugal and Spain and the end of the rule of the Philippine Dynasty.
Day of marriage November 7, 1660
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1650 tot 1672 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Eerste Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- In the year 1660: Source: Wikipedia
- February 13 » With the accession of young Charles XI of Sweden, his regents begin negotiations to end the Second Northern War.
- April 23 » Treaty of Oliva is established between Sweden and Poland.
- May 29 » English Restoration: Charles II is restored to the throne of England, Scotland and Ireland.
- November 28 » At Gresham College, twelve men, including Christopher Wren, Robert Boyle, John Wilkins, and Sir Robert Moray decide to found what is later known as the Royal Society.
- December 8 » A woman (either Margaret Hughes or Anne Marshall) appears on an English public stage for the first time, in the role of Desdemona in a production of Shakespeare's play Othello.
- December 31 » James II of England is named Duke of Normandy by Louis XIV of France.
Day of death September 18, 1699
- 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 1699: Source: Wikipedia
- January 26 » For the first time, the Ottoman Empire permanently cedes territory to the Christian powers.
- February 16 » First Leopoldine Diploma is issued by the Holy Roman Emperor, recognizing the Greek Catholic clergy enjoyed the same privileges as Roman Catholic priests in the Principality of Transylvania.
- March 30 » Guru Gobind Singh establishes the Khalsa in Anandpur Sahib, Punjab.
- April 14 » Khalsa: The Sikh religion was formalised as the Khalsa - the brotherhood of Warrior-Saints - by Guru Gobind Singh in northern India, in accordance with the Nanakshahi calendar.
Same birth/death day
- 1593 » Georges de La Tour, French painter (probable; d. 1652)
- 1599 » John Berchmans, Belgian Jesuit scholastic and saint († 1621)
- 1615 » Innocent XII, pope of the Catholic Church († 1700)
- 1683 » Johann Wilhelm Weinmann, German botanist († 1741)
- 1700 » Michel Blavet, French flute player and composer († 1768)
- 1719 » John Griffin, 4th Baron Howard de Walden, English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Essex († 1797)
- 1630 » Melchior Klesl, Austrian cardinal (b. 1552)
- 1675 » Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1604)
- 1721 » Matthew Prior, English poet, politician, and diplomat, British Ambassador to France (b. 1664)
- 1722 » André Dacier, French scholar and academic (b. 1651)
- 1783 » Benjamin Kennicott, English theologian and scholar (b. 1718)
- 1783 » Leonhard Euler, Swiss mathematician and physicist (b. 1707)
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Charles Olson, "Olson's Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/olsons-tree/P19837.php : accessed January 7, 2026), "Rev John Cotton Jr (1640-1699)".