Stephenson Family Tree » James Bennett (1618-1659)

Christening day January 10, 1619

• 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 1619: Source: Wikipedia
  • May 13 » Dutch statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt is executed in The Hague after being convicted of treason.
  • June 10 » Thirty Years' War: Battle of Záblatí, a turning point in the Bohemian Revolt.
  • July 30 » In Jamestown, Virginia, the first Colonial European representative assembly in the Americas, the Virginia General Assembly, convenes for the first time.
  • August 28 » Election of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor.
  • November 7 » Elizabeth Stuart is crowned Queen of Bohemia.
  • December 4 » Thirty-eight colonists arrive at Berkeley Hundred, Virginia. The group's charter proclaims that the day "be yearly and perpetually kept holy as a day of thanksgiving to Almighty God."

Day of marriage March 13, 1638

• Stadhouder Prins Frederik Hendrik (Huis van Oranje) was from 1625 till 1647 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
• In the year 1638: Source: Wikipedia
  • February 28 » The Scottish National Covenant is signed in Edinburgh.
  • March 22 » Anne Hutchinson is expelled from Massachusetts Bay Colony for religious dissent.

Day of death April 12, 1659

•  This page is only available in Dutch.
  Van 1650 tot 1672 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Eerste Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
• In the year 1659: Source: Wikipedia
  • May 6 » English Restoration: A faction of the British Army removes Richard Cromwell as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth and reinstalls the Rump Parliament.
  • May 21 » In the Concert of The Hague, the Dutch Republic, the Commonwealth of England and the Kingdom of France set out their views on how the Second Northern War should end.
  • May 25 » Richard Cromwell resigns as Lord Protector of England following the restoration of the Long Parliament, beginning a second brief period of the republican government called the Commonwealth of England.
  • June 29 » At the Battle of Konotop the Ukrainian armies of Ivan Vyhovsky defeat the Russians led by Prince Trubetskoy.
  • November 10 » Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Maratha King kills Afzal Khan, Adilshahi in the battle popularly known as Battle of Pratapgarh.
  • December 28 » The Marathas defeat the Adilshahi forces in the Battle of Kolhapur.

Day of burial April 15, 1659

•  This page is only available in Dutch.
  Van 1650 tot 1672 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Eerste Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
• In the year 1659: Source: Wikipedia
  • February 11 » The assault on Copenhagen by Swedish forces is beaten back with heavy losses.
  • May 6 » English Restoration: A faction of the British Army removes Richard Cromwell as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth and reinstalls the Rump Parliament.
  • May 25 » Richard Cromwell resigns as Lord Protector of England following the restoration of the Long Parliament, beginning a second brief period of the republican government called the Commonwealth of England.
  • June 29 » At the Battle of Konotop the Ukrainian armies of Ivan Vyhovsky defeat the Russians led by Prince Trubetskoy.
  • November 10 » Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Maratha King kills Afzal Khan, Adilshahi in the battle popularly known as Battle of Pratapgarh.
  • December 28 » The Marathas defeat the Adilshahi forces in the Battle of Kolhapur.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1555 » Joanna of Castile (b. 1479)
• 1675 » Richard Bennett, English politician, colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1609)
• 1684 » Nicola Amati, Italian instrument maker (b. 1596)
• 1687 » Ambrose Dixon, English-American soldier (b. 1619)
• 1704 » Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, French bishop and theologian (b. 1627)
• 1748 » William Kent, English architect, designed Holkham Hall and Chiswick House (b. 1685)