♀ 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 • Mary, Queen of Scots, is defeated at Carberry Hill by the Scottish nobles, and imprisoned in Loch Leven Castle.

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 • A private trading company is established in Copenhagen, with a monopoly on the trade with Iceland.

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 Tokugawa Ieyasu abdicates as shogun of Japan, becoming Ogosho. His son Tokugawa Hidetada succeeds him to the office.
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 Ferdinand II, Archduke of Inner Austria, is elected King of Bohemia. Ferdinand's forceful catholic counter-reformation causes great unrest amongst the Protestants and moderates in Bohemia.

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