♂ Jeremy Adams

1605 - 1683

Jeremy Adams
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Rebecca Baseden
Rebecca Baseden
1608 - 1689
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John Adams
John Adams
1638 - 1670

Jeremy Adams was one of the founding members of Hartford, Connecticut, and was official constable and inn-keeper of the colony.  His inn was used for meetings of the legislative body of the colony, on what is now mainstreet in Hartford.  A ridge called "Jeremy's Black" and a river "Jeremy's River" are both named after him.  (Located near Colchester, Connecticut.)

 

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1632


Age: 27y
1632 • A rebellion against French king Louis XIII is crushed at the Battle of Castelnaudary. The leader of the rebellion, Gaston, Duke of Orléans, the brother of Louis XIII, surrenders.
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1637


Age: 32y
1637 Plymouth Colony grants the "tenn menn of Saugust" a new settlement on Cape Cod, later named Sandwich, Massachusetts.

1638


Aug 26
Age: 33y
1638 Shogunate forces defeat the last remnants of the Shimabara Rebellion in the fortress of Hara.

1683


Aug 11
Age: 78y
1683 Battle of Penghu: Qing Chinese admiral Shi Lang defeats the naval forces of Zheng Keshuang in a decisive victory.

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