The Swift Family Tree » Elspet Russell (1606-> 1641)
Personal data Elspet Russell
Sources 1, 2Source 3- She was born on February 25, 1606 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.
- She died after 1641 in Scotland.
- A child of Robert Russell and Barbara Elder
Household of Elspet Russell
She is married to David Smeaton.
They got married on April 25, 1626 at Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, she was 20 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Elizabeth Smeaton 1638-????
- Alexander Smeaton 1648-????
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Sources
- Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Trees / Ancestry.com
- Geneanet Community Trees Index, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- Fife, Scotland, Extracted Parish Records, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
Historical events
Birthday February 25, 1606
- 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 1606: Source: Wikipedia
- January 27 » Gunpowder Plot: The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins, ending with their execution on January 31.
- January 31 » Gunpowder Plot: Four of the conspirators, including Guy Fawkes, are executed for treason by hanging, drawing and quartering, for plotting against Parliament and King James.
- February 26 » The Janszoon voyage of 1605–06 becomes the first European expedition to set foot on Australia, although it is mistaken as a part of New Guinea.
- April 10 » The Virginia Company of London is established by royal charter by James I of England with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America.
- April 12 » The Union Flag is adopted as the flag of English and Scottish ships.
- December 20 » The Virginia Company loads three ships with settlers and sets sail to establish Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in the Americas.
Day of marriage April 25, 1626
- 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 1626: Source: Wikipedia
- February 27 » Yuan Chonghuan is appointed Governor of Liaodong, after leading the Chinese into a great victory against the Manchurians under Nurhaci.
- May 4 » Dutch explorer Peter Minuit arrives in New Netherland (present day Manhattan Island) aboard the See Meeuw.
- May 24 » Peter Minuit buys Manhattan.
- November 18 » The new St Peter's Basilica is consecrated.
Same birth/death day
- 1540 » Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton, English aristocrat and courtier († 1614)
- 1543 » Sharaf Khan Bidlisi, Emir of Bitlis († 1603)
- 1591 » Friedrich Spee, German poet and author († 1635)
- 1643 » Ahmed II, Ottoman sultan († 1695)
- 1663 » Peter Anthony Motteux, French-English author, playwright and translator († 1718)
- 1670 » Maria Margarethe Kirch, German astronomer and mathematician († 1720)
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The The Swift Family Tree publication was prepared by Dean Swift.
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Dean Swift, "The Swift Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/the-swift-family-tree/I1920779871.php : accessed May 1, 2025), "Elspet Russell (1606-> 1641)".
Dean Swift, "The Swift Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/the-swift-family-tree/I1920779871.php : accessed May 1, 2025), "Elspet Russell (1606-> 1641)".