Samuel Manning was a town clerk for six years, a selectman for nine years, and a deputy to the General Court from 1695-6. Him and his wife had twelve children.
1644
Jul 21
| 1644 • Ming general Wu Sangui forms an alliance with the invading Manchus and opens the gates of the Great Wall of China at Shanhaiguan pass, letting the Manchus through towards the capital Beijing. |
1673
May 6
Age: 28y
| 1673 • In the American colonies, a Dutch battle fleet of 23 ships demands the surrender of New York. |
1675
Mar 28
Age: 30y
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birth of childHannah Manning Billerica, Massachusetts, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1675 • The Massachusetts Council convenes and agrees that all Christian Indians should be ordered to move to Deer Island. |
1675
Mar 28
Age: 30y
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birth of childHannah Manning Billerica, Massachusetts, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1675 • English colonists abandon Deerfield, Squakeag, and Brookfield due to a coalition of Indian attacks. |
1695
Age: 50y
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occupationBillerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ⇓ From 1695-6, he was a deputy to the General Court. At the time, the colonial assembly not only met as the judicial court of appeals, but also created laws. The court was called the "Great and General Court" all the way until 1780. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1695 • The Wren Building is started in Williamsburg, Virginia (completed in 1700). |
1710
Feb 21
Age: 65y
| 1710 • The Tuscarora nation sends a petition to the Province of Pennsylvania, protesting the seizure of their lands and enslavement of their people by citizens of the Province of Carolina. |
1711
Feb 22
Age: 66y
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deathBillerica, Massachusetts, USA ⇓ 1710-1711. 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1711 • Alexander Pope publishes the poem An Essay on Criticism in London. |