Swartz/Rand Family Tree » William WOOD (± 1598-1764)

Personal data William WOOD 

Source 1
  • He was born about 1598 in Of Pontefract, Yorks, Eng.Source 1
  • He was christened on August 18, 1605 in Halifax, Yorkshire, Eng.Source 1
  • (FamilySearch ID) : LH8L-Q79.
  • He died November 1764.Source 1
  • This information was last updated on September 28, 2019.

Household of William WOOD

He is married to Elizabeth FRANK.

They got married

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Sources

  1. "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch , FamilySearch Family Tree (https://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, accessed 3 Jun 2019), entry for William Wood, person ID LH8L-Q79.

Historical events

Christening day August 18, 1605

  • 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 1605: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 16 » The first edition of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha (Book One of Don Quixote) by Miguel de Cervantes is published in Madrid, Spain.
    • August 8 » The city of Oulu, Finland, is founded by Charles IX of Sweden.
    • September 27 » The armies of Sweden are defeated by the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in the Battle of Kircholm.
    • November 5 » Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes is arrested.
    • November 8 » Robert Catesby, ringleader of the Gunpowder Plotters, is killed.

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