Among the first in New London, John Elderkin kept the inn there. He built the first corn mills, and the first and second churches in New London and Norwich. In 1661 he constructed the very first merchant vessel ever built in New London, the “New London Tryall', for 200 pounds. Many mills, buildings, and bridges of the area were built by him.
1612
| 1612 • November 4 – An uprising in Moscow expels Polish troops. |
1634
Age: 22y
| 1634 • 12 – The Burchardi flood (also known as the second Grote Mandrenke) strikes the North Sea coast of Germany and Denmark, causing 8,000–12,000 deaths. |
1635
Age: 23y
birth of childPaltiah Elderkin 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1635 • Japan forbids merchants to travel abroad under penalty of death. |
1637
Age: 25y
immigrationUSA ⇓ He came first to Lynn and then to Dedham. |
| 1637 • Scottish army officer Robert Monro publishes Monro, His Expedition With the Worthy Scots Regiment Called Mac-Keys in London, the first military history in English. |
1687
Jun 23
Age: 75y
| 1687 • Suleiman II (d. 1691) succeeds the deposed Mehmed IV as Ottoman Emperor. |