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1582
| 1582 • Jesuit Matteo Ricci is allowed to enter the country. |
1604
Sep 4
Age: 22y
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marriageRichard Skidmore Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, England ⇓ They were married at the Holy Trinity Church in Westbury-on-Trym. The first church on the site was established in the 8th century, and construction of the present building was in the thirteenth century. It has been rebuilt several times since. 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1604 • France begins settling Acadia, first successful French North American colony. |
1605
Age: 23y
birth of childThomas Skidmore Mayshill, Westerleigh, Gloustershire, England ⇓ In the Spring. She re-married John Cooke as her second husband in 1608, and the register shows that the Cookes had eight children. Evidence suggests that her son did not live with his mother and stepfather, but that his youth was spent mainly in Westerleigh with his grandfather and (in particular) with his uncle Thomas Skidmore. 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1605 • Spanish troops of General Spinola occupy Wachtendonk. |