♂ John Irish

1641 - 1717

John Irish
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Parents
John Irish
John Irish
1611 - 1677
Spouse
Elizabeth Thurston
Elizabeth Thurston
???? - 1707
Children
Jonathan Irish
Jonathan Irish
1678 - 1732

He was a carpenter, who moved from Duxbury to Little Compton.  He was constable at the later in the year 1678.

 

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1641

1641 • A massive epidemic breaks out in northern and central China, just 3 years before the fall of the Ming Dynasty. It races south down along the Grand Canal of China and the densely populated settlements there, from the northern terminus at Beijing, to the fertile Jiangnan region. In some local areas and towns it wipes out 90% of the local populace.

1672


Age: 31y
1672 • The Kingdom of France declares war on the Dutch Republic, invading the country on April 29.

1678


Age: 37y

occupation


Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA ⇓
By this time they were living in Little Compton, and John Irish was a constable. The image is of an old map of Little Compton, Rhode Island.
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1678 • The Treaties of Nijmegen end the Franco-Dutch War. The County of Burgundy is ceded to the Kingdom of France.

1717


Feb 21
Age: 76y
1717 • Crews on two ships commanded by Benjamin Hornigold and Edward Teach attack and capture the British-built French Guineaman Concorde in the eastern Caribbean. Hornigold soon accepts a British amnesty for all pirates, but Teach rejects it and subsequently becomes known as Blackbeard.

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