George was a fisherman on the coast of Maine for many years. His house was at the north end of Main Street, just north of the present Olney Street close to the junction of the West and Moshosick River. In 1663, he was allowed a small parcel between the two rivers.
1614
Mar 2
| 1614 • Scottish mathematician John Napier publishes Mirifici Logarithmorum Canonis Descriptio (Description of the Admirable Table of Logarithms), outlining his discovery of logarithms and incorporating the decimal mark. Astronomer Johannes Kepler soon begins to employ logarithms in his description of the solar system. |
1631
Feb 8
Age: 16y
immigrationBoston, Massachusetts, USA ⇓ George Way, according to Winthrop's journal..."a Mr. Way with five sons were passengers on the ship Lyon, Captain Pierce master, for the Massachusetts Bay Colony." During the voyage one son was lost overboard from the rigging during a hurricane. Roger Williams was also a passenger on the Lyon. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1631 • Thirty Years' War: In the Battle of Breitenfeld, Tilly's imperial army is decisively defeated by Gustavus II Adolphus of Sweden, shattering the imperial army of the Holy Roman Empire and marking the first significant victory for the Protestants in the war. |
1649
Age: 34y
| 1649 • In Edinburgh, Scotland claimant King Charles II of England is declared King in his absence. Scotland is the first of the three Kingdoms to recognize his claim to the throne. |
1650
Age: 35y
movedCape Neddock, Maine, USA ⇓ And Winter Harbor. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1650 • The Harvard Corporation, the more powerful of the two administrative boards of Harvard, is established (the first legal corporation in the Americas). |
1650
Age: 35y
marriageElisabeth Smith 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1650 • Colonel George Monck forms Monck's Regiment of Foot, forerunner of the Coldstream Guards. |
1653
Age: 38y
movedPemaquid, Maine, USA ⇓ A William Way is buried at Pemaquid. In February 1654 at Providence, George Way asked the town meeting "to grant me comodation to bee a inhabytant with you". At a town meeting 18 February 1661, "It hath this day been declared by sufficient witnesses in this court that John Steere and George Way were received into the town after the manner that John Browne was; town hath manifested themselves satisfied therewith". 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1653 • December 12 – The Barebones Parliament meets in London. |
1676
Mar 29
Age: 62y
eventKing Phillip and his warriors attack Providence on March 29 and 30, burning about 100 buildings at the north of town, probably including George's house. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1676 • The Wampanoags attack Taunton, Massachusetts, but are repelled by colonists. |
1690
Age: 75y
| 1690 • Joseph, son of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, becomes King of the Romans. |