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1664
Aug 13
| 1664 • John Evelyn's Sylva, or A Discourse of Forest-Trees and the Propagation of Timber is published in London in book form. |
1688
Jan 2
Age: 23y
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marriageJudith Woodberry Beverly, Massachussetts, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1688 • The Glorious Revolution begins: William of Orange lands at Torbay in Britain with a multinational force of 15,000 mercenaries. He makes no claim to the British Crown, saying only that he has come to save Protestantism and to maintain English liberty, and begins a march on London. |
1694
Age: 29y
1699
Dec 11
Age: 35y
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birth of childJerusha Herrick Preston, Connecticut, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1699 • Pirate Captain William Kidd is arrested and imprisoned in Boston, Massachusetts. |
1706
Jun 9
Age: 41y
| 1706 • English Parliament establishes the first turnpike trusts which place a length of road under the control of trustees drawn from local landowners and traders. The turnpike trusts borrow capital for road maintenance against the security of tolls and this arrangement becomes the common method of road maintenance for the next 150 years. |