Stephenson Family Tree » Damaris Westcott (1621-1678)

Personal data Damaris Westcott 

  • She was born on January 27, 1621 in Yeovil, Somerset, England.
  • She was christened on January 27, 1621 in Yeovil, Somerset, England.
  • She died on June 19, 1678 in Newport, Newport, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, British Colonial America, she was 57 years old.
  • She is buried June 1678 in Governor Arnold Burying Ground, Newport, Newport, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, British Colonial America.
  • This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.

Household of Damaris Westcott

She is married to Benedict Arnold.

They got married on December 17, 1640 at Newport, Rhode Island, British Colonial America, she was 19 years old.

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Birthday January 27, 1621

  • 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 1621: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 9 » Gregory XV becomes Pope, the last Pope elected by acclamation.
    • February 17 » Myles Standish is appointed as first military commander of the English Plymouth Colony in North America.
    • March 16 » Samoset, a Mohegan, visited the settlers of Plymouth Colony and greets them, "Welcome, Englishmen! My name is Samoset."
    • April 5 » The Mayflower sets sail from Plymouth, Massachusetts on a return trip to England.
    • May 24 » The Protestant Union is formally dissolved.
    • June 21 » Execution of 27 Czech noblemen on the Old Town Square in Prague as a consequence of the Battle of White Mountain.

Day of death June 19, 1678

  • 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 1678: Source: Wikipedia
    • June 25 » Venetian Elena Cornaro Piscopia is the first woman awarded a doctorate of philosophy when she graduates from the University of Padua.
    • August 3 » Robert LaSalle builds the Le Griffon, the first known ship built on the Great Lakes.
    • November 25 » Trunajaya rebellion: After a long and logistically challenging march, the allied Mataram and Dutch troops successfully assaulted the rebel stronghold of Kediri.


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