Stephenson Family Tree » John Proctor (1596-1672)

Christening day May 20, 1610

• 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 1610: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 7 » Galileo Galilei makes his first observation of the four Galilean moons: Ganymede, Callisto, Io and Europa, although he is not able to distinguish the last two until the following day.
  • May 14 » Henry IV of France is assassinated by Catholic zealot François Ravaillac, and Louis XIII ascends the throne.
  • July 4 » The Battle of Klushino is fought between forces of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Russia during the Polish–Muscovite War.
  • August 2 » During Henry Hudson's search for the Northwest Passage, he sails into what is now known as Hudson Bay.
  • August 9 » The First Anglo-Powhatan War begins in colonial Virginia.
  • October 17 » French king Louis XIII is crowned in Reims Cathedral.

Day of marriage June 1, 1630

• 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 1630: Source: Wikipedia
  • February 16 » Dutch forces led by Hendrick Lonck capture Olinda in what was to become part of Dutch Brazil.
  • March 22 » The Massachusetts Bay Colony outlaws the possession of cards, dice, and gaming tables.
  • July 6 » Thirty Years' War: Four thousand Swedish troops under Gustavus Adolphus land in Pomerania, Germany.
  • August 25 » Portuguese forces are defeated by the Kingdom of Kandy at the Battle of Randeniwela in Sri Lanka.
  • September 17 » The city of Boston, Massachusetts is founded.

Day of death October 11, 1672

•  This page is only available in Dutch.
  Van 1650 tot 1672 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Eerste Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
• 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 1672: Source: Wikipedia
  • March 15 » Charles II of England issues the Royal Declaration of Indulgence.
  • May 2 » John Maitland becomes Duke of Lauderdale and Earl of March.
  • May 5 » In preparation for the Franco-Dutch War, Louis XIV of France personally inspects his troops at Charleroi in one of the most magnificent displays of military power in the seventeenth century.
  • August 20 » Former Grand Pensionary Johan de Witt and his brother Cornelis are lynched by an angry mob in The Hague.

Day of burial October 12, 1672

•  This page is only available in Dutch.
  Van 1650 tot 1672 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Eerste Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
• 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 1672: Source: Wikipedia
  • March 15 » Charles II of England issues the Royal Declaration of Indulgence.
  • May 2 » John Maitland becomes Duke of Lauderdale and Earl of March.
  • May 5 » In preparation for the Franco-Dutch War, Louis XIV of France personally inspects his troops at Charleroi in one of the most magnificent displays of military power in the seventeenth century.
  • August 20 » Former Grand Pensionary Johan de Witt and his brother Cornelis are lynched by an angry mob in The Hague.

Source: Wikipedia

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