Stephenson Family Tree » Dorothy James (± 1557-1558)

Personal data Dorothy James 

  • She was born about 1557 in Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England.
  • She was christened on May 16, 1557 in Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England.
  • She died in the year 1558 in Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England.
  • She is buried on October 16, 1558 in Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England.
  • A child of Richard James and Jane Overnone
  • This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Dorothy James

Thomas James
1498-1553
Elizabeth Collins
1503-1535
Richard James
1524-1590
Jane Overnone
1530-1581

Dorothy James
± 1557-1558


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Christening day May 16, 1557

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1557: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 30 » Mapuche leader Lautaro is killed by Spanish forces at the Battle of Mataquito in Chile.
    • July 6 » King Philip II of Spain, consort of Queen Mary I of England, sets out from Dover to war with France, which eventually resulted in the loss of the City of Calais, the last English possession on the continent, and Mary I never seeing her husband again.
    • August 10 » Battle of St. Quentin: Spanish victory over the French in the Italian War of 1551–59.
    • August 27 » The Battle of St. Quentin results in Emmanuel Philibert becoming Duke of Savoy.

Day of burial October 16, 1558

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1558: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 7 » French troops, led by Francis, Duke of Guise, take Calais, the last continental possession of England.
    • April 24 » Mary, Queen of Scots, marries the Dauphin of France, François, at Notre Dame de Paris.
    • July 13 » Battle of Gravelines: In France, Spanish forces led by Count Lamoral of Egmont defeat the French forces of Marshal Paul de Thermes at Gravelines.
    • October 17 » Poczta Polska, the Polish postal service, is founded.
    • November 17 » Elizabethan era begins: Queen Mary I of England dies and is succeeded by her half-sister Elizabeth I of England.

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