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 first part of Miguel de Cervantes' satire on the theme of chivalry, Don Quixote (El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha, "The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Quixote of La Mancha"), is published in Madrid. One of the first significant novels in the western literary tradition, it becomes a global bestseller almost at once. |
1632
Age: 27y
| 1632 • Antigua and Barbuda is first colonized by England. |
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Age: 32y
1637
Age: 32y
marriageRebecca Baseden 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1637 • Tulip mania collapses in the Dutch Republic. |
1638
Aug 26
Age: 33y
birth of childJohn Adams Hartford, Connecticut, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1638 • The Treaty of Hartford is signed, ending the Pequot War between British American colonists and the Pequot. |
1683
Aug 11
Age: 78y
