Jeremy Adams was one of the founding members of Hartford, Connecticut, and was official constable and inn-keeper of the colony. His inn was used for meetings of the legislative body of the colony, on what is now mainstreet in Hartford. A ridge called "Jeremy's Black" and a river "Jeremy's River" are both named after him. (Located near Colchester, Connecticut.)
1605
| 1605 • Tokugawa Ieyasu abdicates as shogun of Japan, becoming Ogosho. His son Tokugawa Hidetada succeeds him to the office. |
1632
Age: 27y
| 1632 • The Portuguese driven out of Bengal. |
about
Age: 32y
1637
Age: 32y
marriageRebecca Baseden 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1637 • The first opera house, Teatro San Cassiano, opens in Venice. |
1638
Aug 26
Age: 33y
birth of childJohn Adams Hartford, Connecticut, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1638 • Dutch merchant Willem Kieft is appointed Director of New Amsterdam by the Dutch West India Company. |
1683
Aug 11
Age: 78y
| 1683 • Shi Lang reaches Taiwan and occupies present day Kaohsiung. |