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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 ⇓ |
| 1611 • At Whitehall Palace in London, William Shakespeare's romantic comedy and last solo play The Tempest is performed, perhaps for the first time. |
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 • Chongzhen, the Chinese emperor of the Ming Dynasty, reiterates the state prohibition against female infanticide, while the empire and the Chinese economy begins to crumble. In the same year, a third of the courier stations are closed down due to lack of government funds to sustain them. |
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 • The Shimabara Rebellion erupts in Japan when 30,000 peasants in the heavily Catholic area of northern Kyūshū revolt. |
1745
Age: 134y
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birth of childJohn Irish From 1641-44. 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1745 • Catherine the Great marries Peter III of Russia in Saint Petersburg. |
1677
Mar 5
Age: 66y
| 1677 • Charles II of England makes Henry Purcell court musician. |