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1616
| 1616 • Captain John Smith publishes his book A description of New England in London. Smith relates one voyage to the coast of Massachusetts and Maine, in 1614, and an attempted voyage in 1615 when he was captured by French pirates and detained for several months before escaping. |
1634
Age: 18y
| 1634 • The city of Trois-Rivières is founded in New France (the modern-day Canadian province of Quebec). |
1635
Age: 19y
birth of childPaltiah Elderkin 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1635 • Dutch pacification campaign on Formosa against Taiwanese aborigines begins. |