Stephenson Family Tree » Sir Francis Henry Billingsley (1549-1606)
Personal data Sir Francis Henry Billingsley
- He was born on March 24, 1549 in Astley, Shropshire, England.
- He died on November 22, 1606 in Astley Abbots, Shropshire, England, he was 57 years old.
Attention: Was deceased 9 months (November 22, 1606) before the baptism (December 16, 1608) of child (Bridgett Billingsley). - A child of John Billingsley and Frances Acton
- This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.
Household of Sir Francis Henry Billingsley
He is married to Bridgett Vernon.
They got married on February 14, 1581 at Barthomley, Cheshire, England, he was 31 years old.
Child(ren):
- Marye Billingsley 1584-????
- Jane Billingsley 1590-1591
- Francis Billingsley 1592-1643
- Margaret Billingsley 1593-1621
- Frances Billingsley ± 1595-1684
- Janne Billingsley 1596-????
- Amia Billingsley 1597-????
- Rachel Billingsley 1598-1660
- Thomas Billingsley 1600-????
- Benjamin Billingsley 1601-1682
- Judith Billingsley 1602-± 1690
- William Billingsley ± 1604-1692
- Edward Billingsley 1606-????
- Bridgett Billingsley 1608-????
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Historical events
Birthday March 24, 1549
- Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
- In the year 1549: Source: Wikipedia
- March 29 » The city of Salvador da Bahia, the first capital of Brazil, is founded.
- July 27 » The Jesuit priest Francis Xavier's ship reaches Japan.
- August 15 » Jesuit priest Francis Xavier comes ashore at Kagoshima (Traditional Japanese date: 22 July 1549).
- August 17 » Battle of Sampford Courtenay: The Prayer Book Rebellion is quashed in England.
- November 29 » The papal conclave of 1549–50 begins.
Day of marriage February 14, 1581
- Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
- Stadhouder Prins Willem I de Zwijger (Prins Willem van Oranje) (Huis van Oranje) was from 1581 till 1584 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1581: Source: Wikipedia
- April 4 » Francis Drake is knighted for completing a circumnavigation of the world.
- July 26 » Plakkaat van Verlatinghe (Act of Abjuration): The northern Low Countries declare their independence from the Spanish king, Philip II.
Day of death November 22, 1606
- 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 1606: Source: Wikipedia
- January 27 » Gunpowder Plot: The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins, ending with their execution on January 31.
- January 31 » Gunpowder Plot: Four of the conspirators, including Guy Fawkes, are executed for treason by hanging, drawing and quartering, for plotting against Parliament and King James.
- February 26 » The Janszoon voyage of 1605–06 becomes the first European expedition to set foot on Australia, although it is mistaken as a part of New Guinea.
- April 10 » The Virginia Company of London is established by royal charter by James I of England with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America.
- April 12 » The Union Flag is adopted as the flag of English and Scottish ships.
- December 19 » The ships Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery depart England carrying settlers who founded, at Jamestown, Virginia, the first of the thirteen colonies that became the United States.
Same birth/death day
- 1441 » Ernest, Elector of Saxony, German ruler of Saxony († 1486)
- 1494 » Georgius Agricola, German mineralogist and scholar († 1555)
- 1577 » Francis, Duke of Pomerania-Stettin, Bishop of Cammin († 1620)
- 1607 » Michiel de Ruyter, Dutch admiral († 1667)
- 1628 » Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg († 1685)
- 1657 » Arai Hakuseki, Japanese academic and politician († 1725)
- 1538 » John Lambert, English Protestant martyr
- 1617 » Ahmed I, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Caliph of Islam (b. 1590)
- 1694 » John Tillotson, English archbishop (b. 1630)
- 1697 » Libéral Bruant, French architect and academic, designed Les Invalides (b. 1635)
- 1710 » Bernardo Pasquini, Italian organist and composer (b. 1637)
- 1718 » Blackbeard, English pirate (b. 1680)
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