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 • The Irish College in Paris is co-founded by John Lee, an Irish priest, and John de l'Escalopier, President of the Parlement. |
1632
Age: 27y
| 1632 • Susenyos' son, Emperor Fasilides, declares the state religion of Ethiopia to again be Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, confiscates the lands of the Jesuit missionaries, relegating them to Fremona. |
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Age: 32y
1637
Age: 32y
marriageRebecca Baseden 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1637 • The first English venture to China is attempted by captain John Weddell, who sails into port in Macau and Canton during the late Ming Dynasty with six ships. The voyages are for trade, which is dominated here by the Portuguese (at this time combined with the power of Spain). He brings 38,421 pairs of eyeglasses, perhaps the first recorded European-made eyeglasses to enter China.Brook, Timothy (1998). The Confusions of Pleasure: Commerce and Culture in Ming China p. 57. ISBN 0520221540. |
1638
Aug 26
Age: 33y
birth of childJohn Adams Hartford, Connecticut, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1638 • Thirty Years' War – The Treaty of Hamburg is signed by France and Sweden. |
1683
Aug 11
Age: 78y
