♀ Margaret Merry

1567 - 1617

Margaret Merry
Parents
 Merry
Merry
???? - 1611
Christopher Merry
Christopher Merry
???? - 1610
Spouse
John Harker
John Harker
???? - 1648
Richard Baker
Richard Baker
1578 - 1604
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.

 

Timeline

about

1567

birth


to 1586, based on births of children.
1567 • The Duke of Alba is sent to the Netherlands with a strong Spanish force to suppress unrest there. He replaces Margaret of Parma as Governor of the Netherlands. Prince William of Orange is outlawed, and Count Lamoral of Egmont imprisoned.

1602


Age: 35y

birth of child


Joyce 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 Portuguese expelled from Bahrain.

1605


Jan 18
Age: 38y

marriage


John Harker
Her second husband, John Harker, along with Nicholas Butler, were in a court case against Ursula Vanner in 1631.
2 Sources ⇓
1605 • Russian troops in Moscow imprison Feodor II and his mother, later executing them.
after

1617


Age: 50y

death


Based 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.

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