Brief Life History of Ralph
When Ralph Josselyn was born in 1556, in Chelmsford, Essex, England, his father, John Josselyn, was 31 and his mother, Alice Neville, was 31. He married Marie Bright on 21 May 1583, in St Michael And All Angel's Church, Roxwell, Essex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. He died in 1631, in Roxwell, Essex, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 75, and was buried in St Michael And All Angel's Church, Roxwell, Essex, England, United Kingdom.
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- Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
- Ralph Joscelyn, "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997"
- Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
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1558 · Act of Uniformity
The Act of Uniformity was passed by the Parliament of England and required all people to go to church once a week. The consequence of not attending church was a fine of 12 pence, which was a considerable amount for a poor person.
1569 · State Lottery
A State Lottery was recorded in 1569. The tickets were sold at St. Paul's Cathedral in London.
1585 · The First English Colony is Established in America
England established its first colony in North America in 1585 as a way to generate additional wealth. The colony was named Virginia, after the virgin Queen Elizabeth I.
Name Meaning
English (Suffolk and Essex): variant of Joslin .
History: The Josselyn name appears in Black Point (now Scarborough, ME) before 1638, when the author John Josselyn came to visit his brother Henry, who was for many years a principal representative in eastern New England of the interests of the Mason and Gorges heirs, which were endangered by the Massachusetts Bay colony's expansion into Maine. Their father was Sir Thomas Josselyn, of Torrell's Hall in Willingale, Essex, England.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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