Stephenson Family Tree » Elizabeth Wightman (1572-> 1597)

Personal data Elizabeth Wightman 

  • She was born on November 26, 1572 in Burbage, Leicestershire, England.
  • She was christened on November 25, 1572 in Burbage, Leicestershire, England.

    Fout Attention: Baptized (November 25, 1572) before born (November 26, 1572) .

  • She died after 1597.
  • A child of John Wightman and Mawdelin Caldwall
  • A child of John Wightman and Mawdelin Caldwall
  • This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.

Household of Elizabeth Wightman

She is married to Thomas George.

They got married about 1583 at Leicestershire, England.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Elizabeth Wightman

William Caldwell
± 1506-1582
Joan Fishwick
± 1510-< 1560
John Wightman
± 1536-± 1580

Elizabeth Wightman
1572-> 1597

± 1583

Thomas George
1558-????


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Historical events

Birthday November 26, 1572

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1572: Source: Wikipedia
    • July 9 » Nineteen Catholics suffer martyrdom for their beliefs in the Dutch town of Gorkum.
    • August 18 » Marriage in Paris, France, of the Huguenot King Henry III of Navarre to Margaret of Valois, in a supposed attempt to reconcile Protestants and Catholics.
    • August 23 » French Wars of Religion: Mob violence against thousands of Huguenots in Paris results in the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre.
    • October 20 » Eighty Years' War: Three thousand Spanish soldiers wade through fifteen miles of water in one night to effect the relief of Goes.
    • November 11 » Tycho Brahe observes the supernova SN 1572.
    • December 23 » Theologian Johann Sylvan is executed in Heidelberg for his heretical Antitrinitarian beliefs.

Christening day November 25, 1572

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1572: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 1 » In the Eighty Years' War, the Watergeuzen capture Brielle from the Seventeen Provinces, gaining the first foothold on land for what would become the Dutch Republic.
    • July 9 » Nineteen Catholics suffer martyrdom for their beliefs in the Dutch town of Gorkum.
    • August 23 » French Wars of Religion: Mob violence against thousands of Huguenots in Paris results in the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre.
    • October 20 » Eighty Years' War: Three thousand Spanish soldiers wade through fifteen miles of water in one night to effect the relief of Goes.
    • November 11 » Tycho Brahe observes the supernova SN 1572.
    • December 23 » Theologian Johann Sylvan is executed in Heidelberg for his heretical Antitrinitarian beliefs.


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