Stephenson Family Tree » Elizabeth Taft (1618-1709)
Personal data Elizabeth Taft
- She was born on January 1, 1618 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
- She was christened on May 5, 1620 in Saint Dunstan and All Saints Church, Stepney, Middlesex, England.
- She died on September 30, 1709 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, she was 91 years old.
- She is buried on May 9, 1627 in St Dunstan and All the Saints, Stepney, Middlesex, England.
Attention: Buried (May 9, 1627) before death (September 30, 1709). - A child of Nicholas Taft and Margaret Milner
- This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.
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Historical events
Birthday January 1, 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).
- June 14 » Joris Veseler prints the first Dutch newspaper Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &c. in Amsterdam (approximate date).
- 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.
Christening day May 5, 1620
- 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 1620: Source: Wikipedia
- June 20 » The Battle of Höchst takes place during the Thirty Years' War.
- September 6 » The Pilgrims sail from Plymouth, England on the Mayflower to settle in North America. (Old Style date; September 16 per New Style date.)
- September 16 » Pilgrims set sail from England on the Mayflower.
- September 17 » Polish–Ottoman War: The Ottoman Empire defeats the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during the Battle of Cecora.
- November 11 » The Mayflower Compact is signed in what is now Provincetown Harbor near Cape Cod.
- December 21 » Plymouth Colony: William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims land on what is now known as Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Day of death September 30, 1709
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- In the year 1709: Source: Wikipedia
- February 2 » Alexander Selkirk is rescued after being shipwrecked on a desert island, inspiring Daniel Defoe's adventure book Robinson Crusoe.
- June 28 » Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden at the Battle of Poltava.
- July 8 » Peter I of Russia defeats Charles XII of Sweden at the Battle of Poltava, thus effectively ending Sweden's status as a major power in Europe.
- August 8 » Bartolomeu de Gusmão demonstrates the lifting power of hot air in an audience before the king of Portugal in Lisbon, Portugal.
- August 28 » Meidingnu Pamheiba is crowned King of Manipur.
- September 11 » Battle of Malplaquet: Great Britain, Netherlands and Austria fight against France.
Day of burial May 9, 1627
- 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 1627: Source: Wikipedia
- July 30 » An earthquake kills about 5,000 people in Gargano, Italy.
- November 28 » The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Navy has its greatest and last victory in the Battle of Oliwa.
Same birth/death day
- 1557 » Stephen Bocskay, Prince of Transylvania († 1606)
- 1600 » Friedrich Spanheim, Dutch theologian and academic († 1649)
- 1628 » Christoph Bernhard, German composer and theorist († 1692)
- 1655 » Christian Thomasius, German jurist and philosopher († 1728)
- 1684 » Arnold Drakenborch, Dutch scholar and author († 1748)
- 1704 » Soame Jenyns, English author, poet, and politician († 1787)
- 1572 » Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía, Spanish priest and saint, 3rd Superior General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1510)
- 1581 » Hubert Languet, French diplomat and reformer (b. 1518)
- 1626 » Nurhaci, Chinese emperor (b. 1559)
- 1628 » Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke, English poet and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1554)
- 1770 » George Whitefield, English-American priest and theologian (b. 1714)
- 1770 » Thomas Robinson, 1st Baron Grantham, English politician and diplomat, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (b. 1695)
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