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Deborah HOW

Deborah HOW

Female 1685 - 1748  (62 years)


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   Date  Event(s)
1 1686 
  • 1 Jan 1686: Dominion of New England formed
    King James II merged the New England colonies into a single administrative unit, revoking their colonial charters.
2 1689 
  • 16 Apr 1689: Boston Revolt
    Bostonians arrested the royal governor of the Dominion of New England, Sir Edmund Andros, in a popular uprising.
3 1690 
  • 8 Feb 1690: Schenectady Massacre
    French forces and their Native American allies attacked the settlement of Schenectady, New York, killing over 60 people.
4 1692 
  • 1 Mar 1692: Salem Witch Trials begin
    The first arrests for witchcraft were made in Salem Village, Massachusetts, leading to a series of trials and executions.
5 1701 
  • 27 May 1701: Charter of Privileges
    William Penn granted a new constitution to the Pennsylvania colony, giving more power to the colonial assembly.
6 1704 
  • 20 May 1704: Boston News-Letter published
    The first successful, continuously published newspaper in the colonies was published in Boston.
7 1718 
  • 3 Jan 1718: New Orleans founded
    The French founded the city of New Orleans, which became a key port on the Mississippi River.
8 1733 
  • 12 Feb 1733: Georgia founded
    James Oglethorpe founded the colony of Georgia, the last of the original 13 colonies, as a haven for debtors.
9 1735 
  • 19 Mar 1735: Zenger Trial
    John Peter Zenger was acquitted of seditious libel, a landmark case that established a precedent for freedom of the press in America.
10 1739 
  • 1 Jan 1739: Stono Rebellion
    A slave rebellion in South Carolina resulted in the deaths of over 20 whites and 44 slaves, leading to stricter slave codes.
11 1740 
  • 1 Jan 1740: Great Awakening begins
    A series of religious revivals began to sweep through the American colonies, led by figures like Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield.


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