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In 1638, he was spoken of as the first miller in New Amsterdam; an important and lucrative position in those days, and he is sometimes mentioned in the records as Abraham Pietersen, Molenaer, or Miller. In 1641, on August 29 he was one of the "Twelve Men" whom the commonalty chose and empowered to resolve on everything with the Director-General and Council, and on November 3 he was one of the "Eight Men" who sent a memorial to the State General of Holland, setting forth the distressed state on account of the Indian Outbreak, and begging for assistance.
1607
Nov 11
| 1607 • Susenyos defeats the combined armies of Yaqob and Abuna Petros II at the Battle of Gol in Gojjam, which makes him Emperor of Ethiopia. |
1607
Nov 11
baptismHaarlem, Holland ⇓ At the Dutch Reformed Church. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1607 • The ship Gift of God of the Plymouth Company arrives at the mouth of the modern-day Kennebec River in Maine. English colonists establish a Fort St. George, also known as the Popham Colony. The settlement lasts little more than a year, before residents return to England in the first ocean going ship built in the New World, a 30-ton pinnace called The Virginia. |
1629
Dec 9
Age: 22y
marriageTryntje Melchoirs Haarlem, Holland ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1629 • Eighty Years' War: After a 5 month long siege, 's-Hertogenbosch surrenders to Frederick Henry. As a result of the capture of this key fortress, Spain's situation along the Spanish-Dutch border worsens greatly. |
1631
Age: 23y
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birth of childTeuwis Abrahamsen Van Deusen New Amsterdam, New York, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1631 • War of Mantuan Succession: The Treaty of Cherasco is signed, ending the War of Mantuan Succession. |
1636
Age: 28y
| 1636 • Thirty Years' War: French intervention starts. |
1672
Jul 28
Age: 64y
| 1672 • Johan de Witt, Grand Pensionary of Holland, is slaughtered by a mob in The Hague. |