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Personal data Degory Priest 

  • He was born on August 11, 1582 in Devon, England.
  • He died on January 1, 1621 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, he was 38 years old.
  • He is buried on January 3, 1621 in Coles Hill Burial Ground, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.
  • This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.

Household of Degory Priest

He is married to Sarah Allerton.

They got married on November 4, 1611 at Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, he was 29 years old.

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Birthday August 11, 1582

  • 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 1582: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 24 » With the papal bull Inter gravissimas, Pope Gregory XIII announces the Gregorian calendar.
    • April 16 » Spanish conquistador Hernando de Lerma founds the settlement of Salta, Argentina.
    • July 2 » Battle of Yamazaki: Toyotomi Hideyoshi defeats Akechi Mitsuhide.
    • October 4 » The Gregorian Calendar is introduced by Pope Gregory XIII.
    • October 15 » Adoption of the Gregorian calendar begins, eventually leading to near-universal adoption.
    • November 28 » In Stratford-upon-Avon, William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway pay a £40 bond for their marriage licence.

Day of death January 1, 1621

  • 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 1621: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 9 » Gregory XV becomes Pope, the last Pope elected by acclamation.
    • March 22 » The Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony sign a peace treaty with Massasoit of the Wampanoags.
    • April 5 » The Mayflower sets sail from Plymouth, Massachusetts on a return trip to England.
    • May 24 » The Protestant Union is formally dissolved.
    • June 3 » The Dutch West India Company receives a charter for New Netherland.
    • June 21 » Execution of 27 Czech noblemen on the Old Town Square in Prague as a consequence of the Battle of White Mountain.

Day of burial January 3, 1621

  • 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 1621: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 9 » Gregory XV becomes Pope, the last Pope elected by acclamation.
    • February 17 » Myles Standish is appointed as first military commander of the English Plymouth Colony in North America.
    • March 22 » The Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony sign a peace treaty with Massasoit of the Wampanoags.
    • April 5 » The Mayflower sets sail from Plymouth, Massachusetts on a return trip to England.
    • June 3 » The Dutch West India Company receives a charter for New Netherland.
    • June 21 » Execution of 27 Czech noblemen on the Old Town Square in Prague as a consequence of the Battle of White Mountain.


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