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Household of William Roby

He is married to Joan Crowley.

They got married in the year 1560, he was 19 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Roby

John Roby
1455-1515
Ellen Roby Michaelmas
1472-????
William Goodwin
1495-1531
Margery Goodwin Swayne
1485-1531
Thomas A Roby
1501-1552

William Roby
1540-1580

1560

Joan Crowley
1544-1597


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Birthday July 23, 1540

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1540: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 23 » Waltham Abbey is surrendered to King Henry VIII of England; the last religious community to be closed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
    • May 9 » Hernando de Alarcón sets sail on an expedition to the Gulf of California.
    • July 9 » King Henry VIII of England annuls his marriage to his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves.
    • July 28 » Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of treason. Henry marries his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, on the same day.
    • August 15 » Arequipa, Peru is founded.
    • September 27 » The Society of Jesus (Jesuits) receives its charter from Pope Paul III.

Christening day July 29, 1540

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1540: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 6 » King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves.
    • May 9 » Hernando de Alarcón sets sail on an expedition to the Gulf of California.
    • July 9 » King Henry VIII of England annuls his marriage to his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves.
    • July 28 » Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of treason. Henry marries his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, on the same day.
    • September 27 » The Society of Jesus (Jesuits) receives its charter from Pope Paul III.
    • October 18 » Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto's forces destroy the fortified town of Mabila in present-day Alabama, killing Tuskaloosa.

Day of death January 2, 1580

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1580: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 6 » One of the largest earthquakes recorded in the history of England, Flanders, or Northern France, takes place.
    • July 12 » The Ostrog Bible, one of the early printed Bibles in a Slavic language, is published.
    • August 25 » War of the Portuguese Succession: Spanish victory at the Battle of Alcântara brings about the Iberian Union.
    • September 26 » Francis Drake finishes his circumnavigation of the Earth.
    • October 10 » Over 600 Papal troops land in Ireland to support the Second Desmond Rebellion.
    • November 10 » After a three-day siege, the English Army beheads over 600 people, including papal soldiers and civilians, at Dún an Óir, Ireland.


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