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Personal data Governor Thomas Dudley 

  • He was christened on October 12, 1576 in Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England.
  • He died on July 31, 1653 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.
  • He is buried on August 6, 1653 in Eliot Burying Ground, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.
  • This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.

Household of Governor Thomas Dudley

He is married to Katherine Deighton.

They got married on April 14, 1644 at Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

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Christening day October 12, 1576

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1576: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 20 » The Mexican city of León is founded by order of the viceroy Don Martín Enríquez de Almanza.
    • March 25 » Jerome Savage takes out a sub-lease to start the Newington Butts Theatre outside London.
    • May 1 » Stephen Báthory, the reigning Prince of Transylvania, marries Anna Jagiellon and they become co-rulers of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
    • July 11 » While exploring the North Atlantic Ocean in an attempt to find the Northwest Passage, Martin Frobisher sights Greenland, mistaking it for the hypothesized (but non-existent) island of "Frisland".
    • November 4 » Eighty Years' War: In Flanders, Spain captures Antwerp (after three days the city is nearly destroyed).
    • November 8 » Eighty Years' War: Pacification of Ghent: The States General of the Netherlands meet and unite to oppose Spanish occupation.

Day of death July 31, 1653

  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    Van 1650 tot 1672 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Eerste Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1653: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 3 » By the Coonan Cross Oath, the Eastern Church in India cuts itself off from colonial Portuguese tutelage.
    • February 2 » New Amsterdam (later renamed The City of New York) is incorporated.
    • February 23 » The Ballet Royal de la Nuit is first performed at the Salle du Petit-Bourbon in Paris.
    • April 20 » Oliver Cromwell dissolves the Rump Parliament.
    • June 12 » First Anglo-Dutch War: The Battle of the Gabbard begins, lasting until the following day.
    • December 16 » English Interregnum: The Protectorate: Oliver Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland.

Day of burial August 6, 1653

  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    Van 1650 tot 1672 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Eerste Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1653: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 3 » By the Coonan Cross Oath, the Eastern Church in India cuts itself off from colonial Portuguese tutelage.
    • February 2 » New Amsterdam (later renamed The City of New York) is incorporated.
    • February 23 » The Ballet Royal de la Nuit is first performed at the Salle du Petit-Bourbon in Paris.
    • April 20 » Oliver Cromwell dissolves the Rump Parliament.
    • June 12 » First Anglo-Dutch War: The Battle of the Gabbard begins, lasting until the following day.
    • December 16 » English Interregnum: The Protectorate: Oliver Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland.


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