Parents
Spouse
Children
With her second husband John Harker she had children Elizabeth, John, Robert, and Ann. Her youngest son Jeremy only lived to two monthes old.
about
1567
birthto 1586, based on births of children. |
| 1567 • The Second War of Religion begins in France when the Prince of Condé and Gaspard de Coligny fail in an attempt to capture King Charles IX and his mother at Meaux. The Huguenots do capture several cities (including Orleans), and march on Paris. |
|
marriageRichard Baker Ashford, Kent, England ⇓ The location is a based on the fact that Joyce's parents were described as being "of Ashford" and Joyce was born there. 2 Sources ⇓ |
1602
Age: 35y
birth of childJoyce Baker Ashford, 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 • The iconoclast and Confucian scholar Li Zhi commits suicide while in a Chinese prison during the late Ming Dynasty; he had taught that women were the intellectual equals of men and should be given equal opportunity in education; he was charged with spreading "dangerous ideas". |
1605
Jan 18
Age: 38y
marriageJohn Harker Her second husband, John Harker, along with Nicholas Butler, were in a court case against Ursula Vanner in 1631. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1605 • Pope Leo XI succeeds Pope Clement VIII as the 232nd pope. |
after
Age: 50y
1617
Age: 50y
deathBased on the birth of her last child - she most likely died sometime before 1647, as she is not mentioned in her husband's will at that time. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1617 • Weighing ceremony of Jahangir. Described by the first English ambassador to the Mughal court Sir Thomas Roe. |