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Mary Read is born
Mary Read was born in England. -
Mary passes as a boy to make money
When Mary's brother died, she passed as a boy to make money from her grandmother. The time of this is unknown, but this is just a guess of around the time it might of happened. -
Mary' grandmother dies
Her grandmother dies when she is 13. Mary still dresses as a boy after. -
Mary works as a servant
Mary works as a servant so that she can eventually join the military. Again, just a guess on the year, but around this time. -
Mary Read joins the military
Mary travels to Flanders and becomes a part of the military. -
Mary marries a soldier
Mary meets a fellow soldier and later when she reveals her gender, the get married. Date is still a guess, but in the general time. -
Mary Read's husband dies
Mary and her husband open an inn near the Netherlands, but her husband dies. -
Mary finds work as a sailor
After her husband died, she went back to living as a man and became a sailor. -
Mary and her crew are captured by pirates
Mary's crew had to become buccaneers when they were captured by pirates. -
A royal edict is carried out
The queen says that if you are pirate, you will be pardoned from your crimes if you surrender. -
Some of her crewmates surrender and she doesn't
Some of the people on Mary's ship surrender, but Mary doesn't. -
Mary Read joins Calico Jack's ship of pirates
Soon after the royal edict is issued, Mary joins Calico Jack's (John Rackham) ship. On the ship she meets Anne Bonny. -
Mary Read and Anne Bonny become best friends
Mary and Anne fought side by side with each other, and were like partners in crime. -
Mary, Anne, and the crew are claimed as "Enemies to the Crown"
Mary and Anne are convicted and the ship is captured. Date of month we are guessing, but in September. -
Calico Jack surrenders
The men surrendered to the British, but Mary and Anne kept on fighting until they were captured. -
The men on the ship are killed
The men are convicted, and they are hung and executed. -
Mary Read and Anne Bonny are put on trial
They are convicted and sentenced to death, but their executions were postponed because they were both pregnant. -
Mary Read dies
Mary Read dies in prison from a fever, but Anne Bonny was eventually freed.