♂ Jeremy Adams

1605 - 1683

Jeremy Adams
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Rebecca Baseden
Rebecca Baseden
1608 - 1689
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John Adams
John Adams
1638 - 1670

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.)

 

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1632


Age: 27y
1632 • Following the death of Gustavus Adolphus, king of Sweden, he is succeeded by his 6 year old daughter Christina while five regents, headed by Axel Oxenstierna, govern the country since she is underage.
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1637


Age: 32y
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
1638 New Haven, the first planned city in America, is founded.

1683


Aug 11
Age: 78y

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