1642
| 1642 • Isaac Aboab da Fonseca is appointed rabbi in Pernambuco, Brazil, thus becoming the first rabbi of the Americas. |
about
Age: 21y
1663
Age: 21y
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marriageRebecca Odell New England, Connecticut, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1663 • The English Parliament passes the second Navigation Act, requiring that all goods bound for the American colonies have to be sent in English ships from English ports. |
1666
Age: 24y
birth of childThomas Morehouse 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1666 • Cestui que Vie Act 1666 passed by the Parliament of England to provide for disposal of the property of missing persons. |
1675
Age: 33y
occupationFairfield, Connecticut, USA ⇓ Lieutenant and County Marshall from 1675 to 1687. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1675 • The Massachusetts Council convenes and agrees that all Christian Indians should be ordered to move to Deer Island. |
1687
Dec 9
Age: 46y
willFairfield, Connecticut, USA ⇓ Mentions wife, sons Samuel, Thomas (Exec'r), John, Daniel (land in Concord field), James; daughters Rebecca, Elizabeth, Hannah, Mary, Ann, last three under eighteen. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1687 • Suleiman II (d. 1691) succeeds the deposed Mehmed IV as Ottoman Emperor. |
1687
Age: 45y
| 1687 • Isaac Newton's Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, known as the Principia, is published by the Royal Society of London. In it, Newton describes his theory of universal gravitation, explains the laws of mechanics and gives a formula for the speed of sound. The writing of Principia Mathematica ushers in a tidal wave of changes in thought, significantly accelerating the scientific revolution by providing new and practical intellectual tools and becomes the foundation of modern physics. |
burialFairfield, Connecticut, USA ⇓ At the Old Burying Ground in Fairfield. His is the oldest stone in the whole ground. 1 Source ⇓ |