1642
| 1642 • Georgeana, Massachusetts (now known as York, Maine) becomes the first incorporated city in America. |
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Age: 21y
1663
Age: 21y
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marriageRebecca Odell New England, Connecticut, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1663 • The Prix de Rome Scholarship is established for students of the arts. |
1666
Age: 24y
birth of childThomas Morehouse 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1666 • Cestui que Vie Act 1666 passed by the Parliament of England to provide for disposal of the property of missing persons. |
1675
Age: 33y
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occupationFairfield, Connecticut, USA ⇓ Lieutenant and County Marshall from 1675 to 1687. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1675 • 12 – Commissioners of the Thirteen Colonies organize a united force to attack the Narragansett tribe. |
1687
Dec 9
Age: 46y
willFairfield, Connecticut, USA ⇓ Mentions wife, sons Samuel, Thomas (Exec'r), John, Daniel (land in Concord field), James; daughters Rebecca, Elizabeth, Hannah, Mary, Ann, last three under eighteen. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1687 • Emperor Higashiyama succeeds Emperor Reigen on the throne of Japan. |
1687
Age: 45y
| 1687 • Isaac Newton's Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, known as the Principia, is published by the Royal Society of London. In it, Newton describes his theory of universal gravitation, explains the laws of mechanics and gives a formula for the speed of sound. The writing of Principia Mathematica ushers in a tidal wave of changes in thought, significantly accelerating the scientific revolution by providing new and practical intellectual tools and becomes the foundation of modern physics. |
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burialFairfield, Connecticut, USA ⇓ At the Old Burying Ground in Fairfield. His is the oldest stone in the whole ground. 1 Source ⇓ |