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Personal data Richard Cotton 


Household of Richard Cotton

(1) He is married to Agnes Shatbolt.

They got married on May 25, 1562 at Southill, Bedford, England, he was 16 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Mary Cotton  1546-1625 


(2) He is married to Agnes Shatbolt.

They got married on May 25, 1562 at Southill, Bedford, England, he was 16 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Mary Cotton  1546-1625 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Richard Cotton

Richard Cotton
1545-1602

(1) 1562

Agnes Shatbolt
1545-± 1606

Mary Cotton
1546-1625
(2) 1562

Agnes Shatbolt
1545-± 1606

Mary Cotton
1546-1625

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Birthday September 2, 1545

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1545: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 1 » Potosí, Bolivia, is founded after the discovery of huge silver deposits in the area.
    • July 19 » The Tudor warship Mary Rose sinks off Portsmouth; in 1982 the wreck is salvaged in one of the most complex and expensive projects in the history of maritime archaeology.
    • July 21 » The first landing of French troops on the coast of the Isle of Wight during the French invasion of the Isle of Wight.
    • December 13 » The Council of Trent begins.

Day of marriage May 25, 1562

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1562: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 17 » France grants religious toleration to the Huguenots in the Edict of Saint-Germain.
    • January 18 » Pope Pius IV reopens the Council of Trent for its third and final session.
    • March 1 » Sixty-three Huguenots are massacred in Wassy, France, marking the start of the French Wars of Religion.
    • July 12 » Fray Diego de Landa, acting Bishop of Yucatán, burns the sacred idols and books of the Maya.
    • December 19 » The Battle of Dreux takes place during the French Wars of Religion.

Day of death June 14, 1602

  • 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 1602: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 20 » The Dutch East India Company is established.
    • November 8 » The Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford is opened to the public.
    • December 11 » A surprise attack by forces under the command of Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy, and his brother-in-law, Philip III of Spain, is repelled by the citizens of Geneva. (Commemorated annually by the Fête de l'Escalade.


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