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Personal data John Chichester 


Household of John Chichester

He is married to Ann Bassett.

They got married on October 1, 1591 at Umberleigh, Devon, England, he was 24 years old.

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Historical events

Christening day March 17, 1567

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1567: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 20 » Battle of Rio de Janeiro: Portuguese forces under the command of Estácio de Sá definitively drive the French out of Rio de Janeiro.
    • February 10 » Lord Darnley, second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, is found strangled following an explosion at the Kirk o' Field house in Edinburgh, Scotland, a suspected assassination.
    • March 13 » The Battle of Oosterweel, traditionally regarded as the start of the Eighty Years' War.
    • July 24 » Mary, Queen of Scots, is forced to abdicate and replaced by her 1-year-old son James VI.
    • July 25 » Don Diego de Losada founds the city of Santiago de Leon de Caracas, modern-day Caracas, the capital city of Venezuela.
    • July 29 » The infant James VI is crowned King of Scotland at Stirling.

Day of death February 7, 1608

  • 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 1608: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 7 » Fire destroys Jamestown, Virginia.
    • January 17 » Emperor Susenyos I of Ethiopia surprises an Oromo army at Ebenat; his army reportedly kills 12,000 Oromo at the cost of 400 of his men.
    • March 18 » Susenyos is formally crowned Emperor of Ethiopia.
    • May 14 » The Protestant Union, a coalition of Protestant German states, is founded to defend the rights, land and safety of each member against the Catholic Church and Catholic German states.
    • August 24 » The first official English representative to India lands in Surat.
    • September 10 » John Smith is elected council president of Jamestown, Virginia.

Day of burial February 9, 1608

  • 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 1608: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 18 » Susenyos is formally crowned Emperor of Ethiopia.
    • April 19 » In Ireland: O'Doherty's Rebellion is launched by the Burning of Derry.
    • June 3 » Samuel de Champlain completes his third voyage to New France at Tadoussac, Quebec.
    • July 3 » Québec City is founded by Samuel de Champlain.
    • August 24 » The first official English representative to India lands in Surat.
    • September 10 » John Smith is elected council president of Jamestown, Virginia.


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Source: Wikipedia


About the surname Chichester


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