Among the first in New London, John Elderkin kept the inn there. He built the first corn mills, and the first and second churches in New London and Norwich. In 1661 he constructed the very first merchant vessel ever built in New London, the “New London Tryall', for 200 pounds. Many mills, buildings, and bridges of the area were built by him.
1612
| 1612 • Axel Oxenstierna becomes Lord High Chancellor of Sweden. He persuades the Riksdag of the Estates to grant the Swedish nobility the right and privilege to hold all higher offices of government. |
1634
Age: 22y
| 1634 • 12 – The Burchardi flood (also known as the second Grote Mandrenke) strikes the North Sea coast of Germany and Denmark, causing 8,000–12,000 deaths. |
1635
Age: 23y
birth of childPaltiah Elderkin 2 Sources ⇓ |
1637
Age: 25y
immigrationUSA ⇓ He came first to Lynn and then to Dedham. |
| 1637 • Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor. |
1687
Jun 23
Age: 75y
| 1687 • Suleiman II (d. 1691) succeeds the deposed Mehmed IV as Ottoman Emperor. |