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1602
birthAshford, Kent, England ⇓ She had a brother Thomas, and two sisters, Joan and Mary. Thomas Baker in his will 26 May 1626 speaks of his "sister Joys Butler," and Nicholas Butler is a witness. She is mentioned in both her father and her grandfather Christopher Merry's will. Henry Vanner of Canterbury mentioned her in his will as "Cousin Joyce, daughter of Richard Baker" and married to "Nicholas Butler". 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1602 • A surprise attack by forces under the command of Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy, and his brother-in-law, Philip III of Spain, is repelled by the citizens of Geneva (This actually took place after midnight, in the early morning of December 12, but commemorations/celebrations on Fête de l'Escalade are usually held on December 11 or the closest weekend). |
1602
May 30
Age: 6m
| 1602 • Battle of Kinsale: The battle happened on Thursday, 3 January 1602 according to the Gregorian Calendar used by the Irish and Spanish forces in the battle, although, for the English who were still using the old Julian Calendar, the date of the battle was Thursday, 24 December 1601. |
1623
Jan 23
Age: 21y
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marriageNicholas Butler Appledore Parish, Canterbury Diocese, Kent, England ⇓ 5 Sources ⇓ |
| 1623 • Procopius' long-lost Secret History is rediscovered in the Vatican Library. |
about
Jan 2
Age: 22y
1624
Jan 2
Age: 22y
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birth of childJohn Butler Ashford, Kent, England ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1624 • Afonso Mendes, appointed by Pope Gregory XV as Prelate of Ethiopia, arrives at Massawa from Goa. |
1637
Age: 35y
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immigrationDorchester, Massachusetts, USA ⇓ On board the ship "the Hercules." Fellow passengers included Edward Johnson and his wife Susan, whose son Edward Johnson Jr. married a Catherine Baker in 1650. In 1630, will of Henry Vanner, Alderman of the City of Canterbury, mentions cousin Joyce wife of Nicholas Butler of Ashford, daughter of Richard Baker deceased, and her son Henry. Henry Vanner's wife, Ursula Rooke, had relations with the Butler family through her aunt's marriage John Baker, who was the uncle of Thomas Baker, married to Griselda. 5 Sources ⇓ |
| 1637 • France places a few missionaries in the Côte d'Ivoire, a country it will rule more than 200 years later. |
before
Age: 55y
1657
Age: 55y
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eventDorchester, Massachusetts, USA ⇓ Signed a petition along with other wives in Dorchester. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1657 • Christiaan Huygens writes the first book to be published on probability theory, De ratiociniis in ludo aleae ("On Reasoning in Games of Chance"). |
1679
Age: 77y
willShe mentions her grand-daughter "Hannah Chadduck." (Hannah married James Chadwick.) 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1679 • May 27 – In England, the "Habeas Corpus Parliament" (or "First Exclusion Parliament") meets. It is dissolved on July 12 while in recess by Royal prerogative to prevent it passing a Bill excluding the king's brother, the Catholic James, Duke of York, from the succession to the English throne as part of the Exclusion Crisis. |