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John RICHARDSON

John RICHARDSON

Male Abt 1598 - Aft 1644  (> 47 years)


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   Date  Event(s)
1 1620 
  • 11 Nov 1620: Mayflower Compact signed
    The male passengers of the Mayflower signed a compact establishing a form of self-government for the Plymouth Colony.
  • 21 Dec 1620: Pilgrims arrive at Plymouth
    The Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower land at what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts, founding the first permanent English settlement in New England.
2 1622 
  • 20 Mar 1622: Jamestown Massacre
    Native American tribes led by Chief Opechancanough attacked the English settlement of Jamestown, Virginia, killing nearly 350 colonists.
3 1629 
  • 4 Oct 1629: Massachusetts Bay Colony chartered
    King Charles I granted a royal charter to the Massachusetts Bay Company, leading to a large Puritan migration to the New World.
4 1630 
  • 1 Sep 1630: Founding of Boston
    Puritan colonists led by John Winthrop founded the city of Boston, which became the capital of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
5 1636 
  • 18 Sep 1636: Harvard College founded
    The General Court of Massachusetts Bay Colony established Harvard College, the first institution of higher learning in the United States.
6 1639 
  • 14 Jan 1639: Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
    The settlements of Windsor, Hartford, and Wethersfield adopted the "Fundamental Orders," considered to be the first written constitution in America.
7 1643 
  • 25 Sep 1643: New England Confederation formed
    The colonies of Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Connecticut, and New Haven formed a military alliance for mutual defense against Native Americans.


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