1611
1629
Dec 9
Age: 19y
marriageAbraham Pieterson Van Deusen Haarlem, Holland ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1629 • Massachusetts Bay Colony is granted a Royal Charter, and the county is the first to be created in the United States. The area covers almost all of the present-day state. |
1631
Age: 20y
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birth of childTeuwis Abrahamsen Van Deusen New Amsterdam, New York, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1631 • Thirty Years' War: In the Battle of Breitenfeld, Tilly's imperial army is decisively defeated by Gustavus II Adolphus of Sweden, shattering the imperial army of the Holy Roman Empire and marking the first significant victory for the Protestants in the war. |
1636
Age: 25y
| 1636 • A vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony establishes New College (Harvard University) as the first college founded in North America. |
1672
Jul 28
Age: 61y
| 1672 • John Maitland becomes Duke of Lauderdale and Earl of March. |