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John Irish the elder immigrated from Clisdon, Somerset, England as an indentured servant to Timothy Hatherly for five years in Plymouth. He would later become a planter in Duxbury, and volunteer in the Pequot War.
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1611
birthSomerset, England ⇓ He grew up in Clisdon, Somerset, England. This is an estimate based on the idea that he was at least eighteen years old the year he was indentured to Timothy Hatherly. 1 Source ⇓ |
1629
Age: 18y
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occupationPlymouth, Massachusetts, USA ⇓ He was indentured as an apprentice to Timothy Hatherly, to go to Plymouth. There he would "abide with Hatherly for five years, having meat, drink and lodging, and five pounds a year, and at the end of that time twelve bushels of wheat and twenty-five acres of land.” After getting this land, John Irish became a planter in Duxbury. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1629 • Anglo-Spanish War (1625): A Spanish expedition led by Fadrique de Toledo wipes out the English colony on St. Kitts. |
1637
Age: 26y
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militaryA volunteer in the Pequot War, which was between the Pequot tribe and the English colonists of the Saybrook, Massachusetts Bay, and Plymouth colonies. The Pequot tribe also faced the Native American English allies, the Narragansett and Mohegan tribes. The war resulted in the near loss of the Pequot tribe, with only a handful of survivors. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1637 • Pierre de Fermat makes a notation, in a document margin, claiming to have proof of what would become known as Fermat's Last Theorem. |
1745
Age: 134y
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birth of childJohn Irish From 1641-44. 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1745 • Battle of Prestonpans: British Government forces are defeated by the Jacobites in Scotland. |
1677
Mar 5
Age: 66y
| 1677 • Ice cream becomes popular in Paris. |