Henry Charles Parsons

M, b. 1819, d. 1849
Father*(?) Parsons
Mother*Betsey Buck b. 1794, d. 1827
Life EventDateDescription
Birth1819Henry Charles Parsons was born in 1819.
He was the son of (?) Parsons and Betsey Buck.
Death1849Henry Charles Parsons died in 1849.

Child of Henry Charles Parsons

Weltha Chase Parsons

F, b. 1850, d. 1909
Father*Henry Charles Parsons b. 1819, d. 1849
Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was Morrison.
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageWeltha Chase Parsons married (?) Morrison.
Birth1850Weltha Chase Parsons was born in 1850.
She was the daughter of Henry Charles Parsons.
Death1909Weltha Chase Parsons died in 1909.

Child of Weltha Chase Parsons and (?) Morrison

(?) Morrison

M
Life EventDateDescription
Marriage(?) Morrison married Weltha Chase Parsons, daughter of Henry Charles Parsons.

Child of (?) Morrison and Weltha Chase Parsons

Amy Allen

F, b. 1663, d. 1709
Father*(?) Allen
Mother*Elizabeth Partridge b. 1643, d. 1722
Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was Hatch.
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageAmy Allen married Joseph Hatch, son of (?) Hatch and Sarah Rowley.
Birth1663Amy Allen was born in 1663.
She was the daughter of (?) Allen and Elizabeth Partridge.
Death1709Amy Allen died in 1709.

Child of Amy Allen and Joseph Hatch

Elizabeth Partridge

F, b. 1643, d. 1722
Father*(?) Partridge
Mother*Sarah Tracy b. 1621, d. 1708
Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was Allen.
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageElizabeth Partridge married (?) Allen.
Birth1643Elizabeth Partridge was born in 1643.
She was the daughter of (?) Partridge and Sarah Tracy.
Death1722Elizabeth Partridge died in 1722.

Child of Elizabeth Partridge and (?) Allen

(?) Allen

M
Life EventDateDescription
Marriage(?) Allen married Elizabeth Partridge, daughter of (?) Partridge and Sarah Tracy.

Child of (?) Allen and Elizabeth Partridge

Sarah Tracy

F, b. 1621, d. 1708
Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was Partridge.
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageSarah Tracy married (?) Partridge.
Birth1621Sarah Tracy was born in 1621.
Death1708She died in 1708.

Children of Sarah Tracy and (?) Partridge

(?) Partridge

M
Life EventDateDescription
Marriage(?) Partridge married Sarah Tracy.

Children of (?) Partridge and Sarah Tracy

John Partridge

M, b. 1657, d. 1731
Father*(?) Partridge
Mother*Sarah Tracy b. 1621, d. 1708
Life EventDateDescription
Birth1657John Partridge was born in 1657.
He was the son of (?) Partridge and Sarah Tracy.
Death1731John Partridge died in 1731.

Child of John Partridge

George Partridge

M, b. 1690, d. 1768
Father*John Partridge b. 1657, d. 1731
Life EventDateDescription
Birth1690George Partridge was born in 1690.
He was the son of John Partridge.
Death1768George Partridge died in 1768.

Child of George Partridge

Hannah Partridge

F, b. 1740, d. 1764
Father*George Partridge b. 1690, d. 1768
Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was Richardson.
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageHannah Partridge married (?) Richardson.
Birth1740Hannah Partridge was born in 1740.
She was the daughter of George Partridge.
Death1764Hannah Partridge died in 1764.

Child of Hannah Partridge and (?) Richardson

(?) Richardson

M
Life EventDateDescription
Marriage(?) Richardson married Hannah Partridge, daughter of George Partridge.

Child of (?) Richardson and Hannah Partridge

Partridge Richardson

M, b. 1760
Father*(?) Richardson
Mother*Hannah Partridge b. 1740, d. 1764
Life EventDateDescription
Birth1760Partridge Richardson was born in 1760.
He was the son of (?) Richardson and Hannah Partridge.

Child of Partridge Richardson

Charlotte Richardson

F, d. 1844
Father*Partridge Richardson b. 1760
Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was Oakes.
Life EventDateDescription
Charlotte Richardson was the daughter of Partridge Richardson.
MarriageCharlotte Richardson married (?) Oakes.
Death1844Charlotte Richardson died in 1844.

Child of Charlotte Richardson and (?) Oakes

(?) Oakes

M
Life EventDateDescription
Marriage(?) Oakes married Charlotte Richardson, daughter of Partridge Richardson.

Child of (?) Oakes and Charlotte Richardson

Sophronia Mann Oakes

F, b. 1814, d. 1880
Father*(?) Oakes
Mother*Charlotte Richardson d. 1844
Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was Houghton.
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageSophronia Mann Oakes married (?) Houghton.
Birth1814Sophronia Mann Oakes was born in 1814.
She was the daughter of (?) Oakes and Charlotte Richardson.
Death1880Sophronia Mann Oakes died in 1880.

Child of Sophronia Mann Oakes and (?) Houghton

(?) Houghton

M
Life EventDateDescription
Marriage(?) Houghton married Sophronia Mann Oakes, daughter of (?) Oakes and Charlotte Richardson.

Child of (?) Houghton and Sophronia Mann Oakes

Alfred Augustus Houghton

M, b. 1851, d. 1892
Father*(?) Houghton
Mother*Sophronia Mann Oakes b. 1814, d. 1880
Life EventDateDescription
Birth1851Alfred Augustus Houghton was born in 1851.
He was the son of (?) Houghton and Sophronia Mann Oakes.
Death1892Alfred Augustus Houghton died in 1892.

Child of Alfred Augustus Houghton

Katherine Martha Houghton

F, b. 1878, d. 1951
Father*Alfred Augustus Houghton b. 1851, d. 1892
Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was Hepburn.
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageKatherine Martha Houghton married Thomas N. Hepburn.
Birth1878Katherine Martha Houghton was born in 1878.
She was the daughter of Alfred Augustus Houghton.
Death1951Katherine Martha Houghton died in 1951.

Child of Katherine Martha Houghton and Thomas N. Hepburn

Thomas N. Hepburn

M
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageThomas N. Hepburn married Katherine Martha Houghton, daughter of Alfred Augustus Houghton.

Child of Thomas N. Hepburn and Katherine Martha Houghton

Katherine Houghton Hepburn

F, b. 12 May 1907, d. 12 May 1907
Father*Thomas N. Hepburn
Mother*Katherine Martha Houghton b. 1878, d. 1951
Katharine Hepburn
Life EventDateDescription
Death12 May 1907Katherine Houghton Hepburn died on 12 May 1907.
Birth12 May 1907She was born on 12 May 1907.
She was the daughter of Thomas N. Hepburn and Katherine Martha Houghton.
  • American Actress. Four time Academy Award winning actress Katharine Hepburn maintained a successful acting career for over 70 years. Her notable performances in The African Queen and On Golden Pond, as well as countless other films, contributed to her title as the AFI's Greatest American Female Star.

Matilda Plantagenet

F, b. 1156, d. 28 June 1189
Father*King Henry II of England b. 5 Mar 1133, d. 6 Jul 1189
Mother*Eleanor of Aquitaine b. 1122, d. 1 Apr 1204
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationMatilda Plantagenet was also known as Maud.
Married Name1 February 1168As of 1 February 1168,her married name was of Saxony.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth1156Matilda Plantagenet was born in 1156.
She was the daughter of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine.
Marriage1 February 1168Matilda Plantagenet married Henry the Lion of Saxony on 1 February 1168.
Death28 June 1189Matilda Plantagenet died on 28 June 1189.
  • Matilda of England (also called Maud; 1156 – 28 June 1189) was the eldest daughter of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Through her marriage with Henry the Lion, she was Duchess of Saxony and later of Bavaria.

    Matilda was a younger maternal half-sister of Marie de Champagne and Alix of France. She was a younger sister of William IX, Count of Poitiers and Henry the Young King. She was also an older sister of Richard I of England, Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany, Leonora of Aquitaine, Joan of England and John of England. Matilda seems to have spent much of her early life in the company of her mother, Queen Eleanor.

    In 1165 Rainald of Dassel, Archbishop of Cologne, arrived at the court of King Henry II at Rouen, to negotiate a German match for Matilda. There was conflict during the negotiations, however, when Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester refused to greet the archbishop, alleging him to be a schismatic and a supporter of the anti-pope, Victor IV. The original plan to match a daughter of Henry II with a son of Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor, was abandoned, and instead Matilda left England in September 1167 to marry Henry the Lion.

    She married Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony and Bavaria, on 1 February 1168 at Minden Cathedral. They had four sons and one daughter.1

Child of Matilda Plantagenet and Henry the Lion of Saxony

Citations

  1. [S369] Encyclopedia website, by compilation, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matilda_of_England,_Duchess_of_Saxony.

Henry the Lion of Saxony

M, b. 1129, d. 6 August 1195
Life EventDateDescription
Birth1129Henry the Lion of Saxony was born in 1129.
Marriage1 February 1168He married Matilda Plantagenet, daughter of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine, on 1 February 1168.
Death6 August 1195Henry the Lion of Saxony died on 6 August 1195.
  • Henry the Lion (German: Heinrich der Löwe; 1129 – 6 August 1195) was a member of the Welf dynasty and Duke of Saxony, as Henry III, from 1142, and Duke of Bavaria, as Henry XII, from 1156, which duchies he held until 1180.

    He was one of the most powerful German princes of his time, until the rival Hohenstaufen dynasty succeeded in isolating him and eventually deprived him of his duchies of Bavaria and Saxony during the reign of his cousin Frederick I and of Frederick's son and successor Henry VI.

    At the height of his reign, Henry ruled over a vast territory stretching from the coast of the North and Baltic Seas to the Alps, and from Westphalia to Pomerania. Henry achieved this great power in part by his political and military acumen and in part through the legacies of his four grandparents.

    Born in Ravensburg, he was the son of Henry the Proud, Duke of Bavaria and Saxony, who was the son of Duke Henry the Black and an heiress of the Billungs, former dukes of Saxony. Henry's mother was Gertrud, only daughter of Emperor Lothair III and his wife Richenza of Northeim, heiress of the Saxon territories of Northeim and the properties of the Brunones, counts of Braunschweig.

    Henry's father died in 1139, aged 32, when Henry was still a child, he then ate a mouldy peice of cheese. King Conrad III had dispossessed Henry the Proud, who had been his rival for the crown in 1138, of his duchies in 1138 and 1139, handing Saxony to Albert the Bear and Bavaria to Leopold of Austria. Henry, however, did not relinquish his claims to his inheritance, and Conrad returned Saxony to him in 1142. A participant in the 1147 Wendish Crusade, Henry also reacquired Bavaria by a decision of the new Emperor Frederick Barbarossa in 1156.

    Henry is the founder of Munich (1157/58; München) and Lübeck (1159); he also founded and developed the cities of Stade, Lüneburg and Braunschweig. In Braunschweig, his capital, he had a bronze lion, his heraldic animal, erected in the yard of his castle Dankwarderode in 1166 — the first bronze statue north of the Alps. Later, he had Brunswick Cathedral built close to the statue.

    In 1147 Henry married Clementia of Zähringen, thereby gaining her hereditary territories in Swabia. He divorced her in 1162, apparently under pressure from Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, who did not cherish Guelphish possessions in his home area and offered Henry several fortresses in Saxony in exchange. In 1168 Henry married Matilda (1156 -1189), the daughter of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine and sister of Richard Lionheart.

    Henry long and faithfully supported his older cousin, Emperor Frederick I (Barbarossa), in his attempts to solidify his hold on the Imperial Crown and his repeated wars with the cities of Lombardy and the Popes, several times turning the tide of battle in Frederick's favor with his fierce Saxon knights. But in 1174, Henry refused to aid Frederick in a renewed invasion of Lombardy because he was preoccupied with securing his own borders in the East. He did not consider these Italian adventures worth the effort, unless Barbarossa presented Henry with the Saxon imperial city Goslar: a request Barbarossa refused.

    Barbarossa's expedition into Lombardy ended in utter failure. He bitterly resented Henry for failing to support him. Taking advantage of the hostility of other German princes to Henry, who had successfully established a powerful and contiguous state comprising Saxony, Bavaria and substantial territories in the north and east of Germany, Frederick had Henry tried in absentia for insubordination by a court of bishops and princes in 1180. Declaring that Imperial law overruled traditional German law, the court had Henry stripped of his lands and declared him an outlaw. Frederick then invaded Saxony with an Imperial army to bring his cousin to his knees. Henry's allies deserted him, and he finally had to submit in November 1181 at a Reichstag in Erfurt. He was exiled from Germany in 1182 for three years, stayed with his father-in-law, Henry II of England, in Normandy before being allowed back into Germany in 1185. He was exiled again in 1188. His wife Matilda died in 1189.

    When Frederick Barbarossa went on the Crusade of 1189, Henry returned to Saxony, mobilized an army of his faithful, and conquered and ravaged the rich city of Bardowick as punishment for her disloyalty. Only the churches were left standing. Barbarossa's son, Emperor Henry VI, again defeated the Duke, but in 1194, with his end approaching, he made his peace with the Emperor, and returned to his much diminished lands around Braunschweig (Brunswick), where he finished his days as duke of Braunschweig, peacefully sponsoring arts and architecture. He died on 6 August 1195.1

Child of Henry the Lion of Saxony and Matilda Plantagenet

Citations

  1. [S369] Encyclopedia website, by compilation, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_the_Lion

Wilhelm Brunswick

M, b. 1184, d. 1213
Father*Henry the Lion of Saxony b. 1129, d. 6 Aug 1195
Mother*Matilda Plantagenet b. 1156, d. 28 Jun 1189
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationWilhelm Brunswick was also known as of Winchester.
Name VariationWilhelm Brunswick was also known as William.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth1184Wilhelm Brunswick was born in 1184.
He was the son of Henry the Lion of Saxony and Matilda Plantagenet.
Marriage1202Wilhelm Brunswick married Helen of Denmark, daughter of King Valdemar I of Denmark, in 1202.
Death1213Wilhelm Brunswick died in 1213.
  • William (11 April 1184, Winchester – 13 December 1213), called William of Winchester, William Longsword, or William of Lüneburg, was the youngest son of Duke Henry the Lion.

    William was born in England during his father's exile; he remained there when Henry returned to Saxony and was raised at Richard Lionheart's court. When Henry died in 1195, William inherited Henry's properties around Lüneburg, near Lauenburg, and in the eastern Harz.

    In 1202, William married Helen, daughter of King Valdemar I of Denmark. Their only child was Otto (1204-1252), who inherited his father's property.1

Child of Wilhelm Brunswick and Helen of Denmark

Citations

  1. [S369] Encyclopedia website, by compilation, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_of_Winchester

Otto I of Lüneburg

M, b. 1204, d. 1252
Father*Wilhelm Brunswick b. 1184, d. 1213
Mother*Helen of Denmark b. c 1177, d. 1233
Life EventDateDescription
Birth1204Otto I of Lüneburg was born in 1204.
He was the son of Wilhelm Brunswick and Helen of Denmark.
Marriage1228Otto I of Lüneburg married Matilda of Brandenburg in 1228.
Death1252Otto I of Lüneburg died in 1252.
  • Otto I of Brunswick-Lüneburg (about 1204 – 9 June 1252) was the first duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg from 1235 until his death. He is called Otto the Child to distinguish him from his uncle, Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor.

    Otto was born around 1204 as the only son of William of Winchester, the youngest son of Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony. He inherited his father's properties in Saxony in 1213. The death of the Prince Palatine, in 1214, may be said to have opened to him a more splendid succession than what belonged to the very circumscribed patrimony of his father; but as his uncle Henry hesitated between a desire to aggrandize his own children (daughters) and a sense of what was due to the male representative of his name and family, Otto reaped little advantage from these enlarged prospects.1

Child of Otto I of Lüneburg and Matilda of Brandenburg

Citations

  1. [S369] Encyclopedia website, by compilation, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_the_Child,_Duke_of_Brunswick-L%C3%BCneburg.

Helen of Denmark

F, b. circa 1177, d. 1233
Father*King Valdemar I of Denmark b. 14 Jan 1131, d. 12 May 1182
Name TypeDateDescription
Married Name1202As of 1202,her married name was Brunswick.
Life EventDateDescription
Birthcirca 1177Helen of Denmark was born circa 1177.
She was the daughter of King Valdemar I of Denmark.
Marriage1202Helen of Denmark married Wilhelm Brunswick, son of Henry the Lion of Saxony and Matilda Plantagenet, in 1202.
Death1233Helen of Denmark died in 1233.

Child of Helen of Denmark and Wilhelm Brunswick

King Valdemar I of Denmark

M, b. 14 January 1131, d. 12 May 1182
Life EventDateDescription
Birth14 January 1131King Valdemar I of Denmark was born on 14 January 1131.
Death12 May 1182He died on 12 May 1182 at age 51.
  • Valdemar I of Denmark (14 January 1131 – 12 May 1182), also known as Valdemar the Great, was King of Denmark from 1157 until 1182.

    He was the son of Canute Lavard, a chivalrous and popular Danish prince, who was the eldest son of Eric I of Denmark. Valdemar's father was murdered days before his birth; his mother, Ingeborg, daughter of Mstislav I of Kiev, named him after her grandfather, Vladimir Monomakh of Kiev.

    As an heir to the throne, and with his rivals quickly gaining power, he was raised in the court of Asser Rig of Fjenneslev, together with Asser's sons, Absalon and Esbern Snare, who would become his trusted friends and ministers.

    When Valdemar was sixteen years old, King Erik III abdicated and a civil war erupted. The pretenders to the throne were: Sweyn III Grathe, son of Eric II Emune; Canute (Knud V Magnussen), son of Prince Magnus who was the son of King Niels; and Valdemar himself (he was holding Jutland, at least southern Jutland, as his possession). The civil war lasted the better part of ten years.

    In 1157 King Sweyn hosted a great banquet for Canute, Absalon and Valdemar during which he planned to dispose of all his rivals. King Canute was killed, but Absalon and Valdemar escaped. Valdemar returned to Jutland. Sweyn quickly launched an invasion, only to be defeated by Valdemar at Grathe Hede. He was killed during flight, supposedly by a group of peasants who stumbled upon him as he was fleeing from the battlefield.

    Valdemar, having outlived all his rival pretenders, became the sole King of Denmark.

    In 1158 Absalon was elected Bishop of Roskilde, and Valdemar made him his chief friend and advisor. He reorganized and rebuilt war-torn Denmark. At Absalon's instigation he declared war upon the Wends who were raiding the Danish coasts. They inhabited Pomerania and the island of Rügen in the Baltic Sea. In 1168 the Wendish capital, Arkona, was taken, and the Wends became Christians and subject to Danish suzerainty. Danish influence reached into Pomerania.

    Valdemar's reign saw the rise of Denmark, which reached its zenith under his second son Valdemar.

    Valdemar married Sofia of Minsk (c. 1141–1198), half-sister of Canute V of Denmark and daughter of Dowager Queen Rikissa of Sweden from her marriage with Volodar of Minsk (Vladimir or Volodar Glebovich of the Rurikids, died 1167), ruling Prince of Principality of Minsk.1

Child of King Valdemar I of Denmark

Citations

  1. [S369] Encyclopedia website, by compilation, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valdemar_I_of_Denmark

Agnes Von Brunswick Luneburg

F, b. 1246, d. 1302
Father*Otto I of Lüneburg b. 1204, d. 1252
Mother*Matilda of Brandenburg b. 1210, d. 1261
Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was of Rügen.
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageAgnes Von Brunswick Luneburg married Wizlaw II of Rügen.
Birth1246Agnes Von Brunswick Luneburg was born in 1246.
She was the daughter of Otto I of Lüneburg and Matilda of Brandenburg.
Death1302Agnes Von Brunswick Luneburg died in 1302.

Child of Agnes Von Brunswick Luneburg and Wizlaw II of Rügen

Princess Margarethe of Rügen

F, b. 1265, d. 1320
Father*Wizlaw II of Rügen
Mother*Agnes Von Brunswick Luneburg b. 1246, d. 1302
Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was of Pomerania.
Life EventDateDescription
MarriagePrincess Margarethe of Rügen married Bogislaw IV of Pomerania.
Birth1265Princess Margarethe of Rügen was born in 1265.
She was the daughter of Wizlaw II of Rügen and Agnes Von Brunswick Luneburg.
Death1320Princess Margarethe of Rügen died in 1320.

Child of Princess Margarethe of Rügen and Bogislaw IV of Pomerania

Euphemia of Pomerania

F, b. 1290, d. 1330
Father*Bogislaw IV of Pomerania
Mother*Princess Margarethe of Rügen b. 1265, d. 1320
Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was of Denmark.
Name VariationEuphemia of Pomerania was also known as Eufemia.
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageEuphemia of Pomerania married King Christopher II of Denmark.
Birth1290Euphemia of Pomerania was born in 1290.
She was the daughter of Bogislaw IV of Pomerania and Princess Margarethe of Rügen.
Death1330Euphemia of Pomerania died in 1330.

Child of Euphemia of Pomerania and King Christopher II of Denmark