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 • Jamestown: John Rolfe exports first crop of improved tobacco (seeds from Trinidad). |
1634
Age: 22y
| 1634 • The city of Trois-Rivières is founded in New France (the modern-day Canadian province of Quebec). |
1635
Age: 23y
birth of childPaltiah Elderkin 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1635 • Guadeloupe and Martinique are colonized by France. |
1637
Age: 25y
immigrationUSA ⇓ He came first to Lynn and then to Dedham. |
| 1637 • France places a few missionaries in the Côte d'Ivoire, a country it will rule more than 200 years later. |
1687
Jun 23
Age: 75y
| 1687 • Emperor Higashiyama succeeds Emperor Reigen on the throne of Japan. |