He was a tanner by trade. He was married three times, first to Ann Pitts (the widow of Samuel Joy), second to Naomi Flanders, and third to Sarah, who had also been widowed twice, previously married to Samuel Carter and Ephraim Brown.
1652
Dec 12
| 1652 • First Anglo-Dutch War: The opening battle is fought off Dover, between Lt.-Admiral Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp's 42 Dutch ships and 21 English ships divided into 2 squadrons, one commanded by Robert Blake and the other by Nehemiah Bourne. |
1678
Apr 5
Age: 25y
| 1678 • The first fire engine company in what will become the United States goes into service. |
1680
Jan 20
Age: 27y
| 1680 • Pueblo Revolt: Pueblo Indians capture Santa Fe (New Mexico) from the Spanish. |
1680
Jan 20
Age: 27y
| 1680 • The first Portuguese governor is appointed to Macau. |
1725
Age: 71y
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deathAmesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA ⇓ In his will he he speaks of "my first wife," and again of "my second wife" and " the estate she brought me." His will was dated August 13th of that year, and went to probate March 4 1728. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1725 • In Qing Dynasty China 66 copies of a 5,020 volume long encyclopedia, the Gujin Tushu Jicheng (Complete Collection of Illustrations and Writings from the Earliest to Current Times) are printed, necessitating the crafting of 250,000 movable type characters cast in bronze. |