Riches to Rags Family Tree » Capt William Lewis (1594-1683)
Personal data Capt William Lewis
Source 1- He was born on January 3, 1594 in Llandough, Glamorgan, Wales.
Attention: Was older than 65 years (72) when child (John Hugh Lewis) was born (December 15, 1666). - He died on August 2, 1683 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, he was 89 years old.
Household of Capt William Lewis
He is married to Felix "Falicia" Collins of Cardiff.
They got married on February 7, 1618 at Llandough, Glamorgan, Wales, he was 24 years old.
Child(ren):
- Captain William Lewis 1620-1690
- Hannah Ann Lewis ± 1620-????
- Ann Lewis 1622-1625
- John LEWIS 1635-1685
- Samuel Lewis 1648-1732
Ancestors (and descendant) of Capt William Lewis
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Sources
- Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=83357721&pid=11498
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Historical events
Birthday January 3, 1594
- 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 1594: Source: Wikipedia
- February 27 » Henry IV is crowned King of France.
- June 11 » Philip II recognizes the rights and privileges of the local nobles and chieftains in the Philippines, which paved way to the stabilization of the rule of the Principalía (an elite ruling class of native nobility in Spanish Philippines).
- June 23 » The Action of Faial, Azores. The Portuguese carrack Cinco Chagas, loaded with slaves and treasure, is attacked and sunk by English ships with only 13 survivors out of over 700 on board.
- July 5 » Portuguese forces under the command of Pedro Lopes de Sousa begin an unsuccessful invasion of the Kingdom of Kandy during the Campaign of Danture in Sri Lanka.
- August 30 » The christening of Prince Henry of Scotland is celebrated with the Masque at the baptism of Prince Henry at Stirling Castle.
- October 9 » Troops of the Portuguese Empire are defeated on Sri Lanka, bringing an end to the Campaign of Danture.
Day of marriage February 7, 1618
- 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 1618: Source: Wikipedia
- March 8 » Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion.
- May 15 » Johannes Kepler confirms his previously rejected discovery of the third law of planetary motion (he first discovered it on March 8 but soon rejected the idea after some initial calculations were made).
- May 23 » The Second Defenestration of Prague precipitates the Thirty Years' War.
- July 31 » Maurice, Prince of Orange disbands the waardgelders militia in Utrecht, a pivotal event in the Remonstrant/Counter-Remonstrant tensions.
- September 18 » The twelfth baktun in the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar begins.
- October 29 » English adventurer, writer, and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh is beheaded for allegedly conspiring against James I of England.
Day of death August 2, 1683
- 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 1683: Source: Wikipedia
- May 24 » The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England, opens as the world's first university museum.
- July 16 » Manchu Qing dynasty naval forces under traitorous commander Shi Lang defeat the Kingdom of Tungning in the Battle of Penghu near the Pescadores Islands.
- September 11 » Battle of Vienna: Coalition forces, including the famous winged Hussars, led by Polish King John III Sobieski lift the siege laid by Ottoman forces.
- September 12 » Austro-Ottoman War: Battle of Vienna: Several European armies join forces to defeat the Ottoman Empire.
- October 6 » Immigrant families found Germantown, Pennsylvania in the first major immigration of German people to America.
- November 1 » The British Crown colony of New York is subdivided into 12 counties.
Same birth/death day
- 1509 » Gian Girolamo Albani, Italian cardinal († 1591)
- 1611 » James Harrington, English political theorist († 1677)
- 1698 » Pietro Metastasio, Italian poet and songwriter († 1782)
- 1710 » Richard Gridley, American soldier and engineer († 1796)
- 1722 » Fredrik Hasselqvist, Swedish biologist and explorer († 1752)
- 1731 » Angelo Emo, Venetian admiral and statesman († 1792)
- 1589 » Henry III of France (b. 1551)
- 1605 » Richard Leveson, English admiral (b. c. 1570)
- 1611 » Katō Kiyomasa, Japanese daimyō (b. 1562)
- 1667 » Francesco Borromini, Swiss architect, designed San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane and Sant'Agnese in Agone (b. 1599)
- 1696 » Robert Campbell of Glenlyon (b. 1630)
- 1769 » Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician, Lord President of the Council (b. 1689)
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The Riches to Rags Family Tree publication was prepared by June Mcmurphy.
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June Mcmurphy, "Riches to Rags Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/riches-to-rags-family-tree/P11498.php : accessed April 30, 2025), "Capt William Lewis (1594-1683)".
June Mcmurphy, "Riches to Rags Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/riches-to-rags-family-tree/P11498.php : accessed April 30, 2025), "Capt William Lewis (1594-1683)".