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Early life. The birthplace of John Rolfe, born c. 1585, remains unproven but was not Heacham. At that time, the Spanish Empire held a virtual monopoly on the lucrative tobacco trade.
John Rolfe’s Early Life. Not much is known about Rolfe’s early life except that he was born around 1585 and was probably the son of a small landholder in Norfolk, England.
16 de feb. de 2021 · John Rolfe was born the same year Raleigh brought tobacco to the English court. He was the son of John and Dorothea (nee Mason) Rolfe, and his father was, possibly, a merchant. Little is known of Rolfe’s early life except that, by 1608/1609 CE, he was married (possibly to one Sarah Hacker though this seems speculative, his wife's ...
Después de contraer matrimonio con Pocahontas, John Rolfe y ella tuvieron un hijo llamado Thomas Rolfe. Biografía. Rolfe nació en Heacham, Norfolk, Inglaterra, y fue bautizado el 6 de mayo de 1585. En ese momento, España tenía un virtual monopolio sobre el comercio lucrativo del tabaco.
Born around 1585 in Heacham, Norfolk, England, John Rolfe grew up during an era where the Spanish Empire dominated the lucrative tobacco trade. The balance of trade between England and Spain was tilting in favour of the latter due to the increased consumption of tobacco in England, a situation that Rolfe, among others, perceived as an opportunity.
18 de abr. de 2024 · John Rolfe (baptized May 6, 1585, Norfolk, England—died 1622?, Virginia [U.S.]) was a Virginia planter and colonial official who was the husband of Pocahontas, daughter of the Indian chief Powhatan.
4 de sept. de 2022 · While on Bermuda, John Rolfe's wife had given birth to a daughter who was christened Bermuda, but the child died there. Rolfe's wife also died, probably soon after they reached Virginia. John Rolfe is credited by Ralph Hamor, then Secretary of Virginia, with the experiment of planting the first tobacco seeds that he obtained from ...
