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Sometimes during the research of my family tree, I find that one ancestor (Queen Mary I, aka “Bloody Mary”) was responsible for another ancestor’s death (John Rogers, “the Martyr”) who Mary had burned at the stake as he was a heretic. Mary burned a lot of people as she believed heretics should die by fire. …
John Rogers (the Martyr) (13th GGF) 1507–1555 BIRTH 4 FEB 1507 • Birmingham, Warwickshire, England DEATH 4 FEB 1555 • Warwick, Nottinghamshire, England 13th great-grandfather Rev. John Rogers was a sixth generation Rogers who chose to become a clergyman. He was born circa 1500 in the parish of Aston, near Birmingham at the family home ‘Deritend’. He was educated at Pembroke …
Thomas Matthew (Fitz) Rogers, The Pilgrim Rogers [Thomas Fitz Rogers] (Mayflower) (11th GGF) 1565–1621 BIRTH 11 JUL 1565 • Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, England DEATH 20 FEB 1610 [DIFF. 1621] • Stratford, Warwick, Warwickshire, England [diff. Plymouth, Plymouth, Mass. USA] 11th great-grandfather Thomas Rogers (Mayflower passenger) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to navigationJump to searchMayflower in Plymouth Harbor by William Halsall (1882) Thomas Rogers (c. 1571 …
Jane Seymour – Tudor Queen Consort of England, 3rd Wife of King Henry VIII, Tudor Dynasty (12th GG Aunt) 1508–1537 BIRTH OCT 1508 • Hampton-Court Palace, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Londen DEATH 24 OCT 1537 • Hampton Court, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England 12th great-grandaunt Jane Seymour From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Queen Jane Seymour)Jump to navigationJump to searchThis article …
While researching my family tree I discovered that sometimes cousins married one another. Some more distantly related than others, but often cousins marry and keep marrying through the generations. When climbing up the limbs of my family tree, on many branches I discovered the point where “my grandfather is my uncle is my cousin” and …
Mary Boleyn (the sister of Anne Boleyn. Anne was the wife of Henry VIII and mother of Elizabeth I), was my 13th great-grandmother. I’ve found numerous royals while researching my ancestry. It seems like that might be a big deal, but Mary Boleyn has thousands of descendants. While Henry VIII was the mighty king and …
Gender: Male Birth: circa 1405Maidstone, Kent, England (United Kingdom) Death: August 12, 1469 (59-68)Gosford Green, Coventry, Warwickshire, England (United Kingdom) (Executed / Beheaded) Place of Burial: All Saints Church, Pontefract, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom Immediate Family: Son of Richard Wydeville, Esq., Sheriff of Kent, Constable of the Tower and Joan BittelsgateHusband of Jacquetta of Luxembourg, Countess RiversFather of Elizabeth Woodville, Queen …
Edward IV, Plantagenet, King of England, husband of Elizabeth of York, House of York (14th MGGF) (14th & 15th GGF) ~ 1442–1483 BIRTH 28 APRIL 1442 • Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France DEATH 9 APRIL 1483 • Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England 14th great-grandfather on both sides of my family tree From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edward …
Elizabeth Woodville, Queen of England, wife of Edward IV, (14th & 15th GGM) ~ 1437–1492 BIRTH 3 FEBRUARY 1437 • Grafton Regis, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England DEATH 8 JUNE 1492 • Bermondsey, London Borough of Southwark, Greater London, England 14th great-grandmother From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Elizabeth Woodville Queen consort of England Tenure 1 May 1464 – 3 October 1470 …