HOME | CATEGORIES | TOC | SURNAME LIST | BONNER PEOPLE | BONNER PAGES 

1231-1808 :
 Papal Inquisition from before birth until after death
 
1478-1834 :
 Torquemada's Spanish Inquisition from before birth until after death
 
1603-1625 :
 Reign of King James I (Stuart) from before birth until age 8
 
1618-1648 :
 30 years war from age 1 to 31
 
1619 :
 1st negro slaves arrive in Virginia at age 2
 
1620 :
 Scientific Method, via Sir Francis Bacon at age 3
 
1620 :
 Sir Francis Bacon suggests heat may be movement at age 3
 
1620 :
 First Submarine (Cornelius van Drebel, Dutch) at age 3
 
1620 :
 Mayflower lands at Plymouth at age 3
 
1625-1649 :
 Reign of King Charles I (Stuart) from age 8 to 32
 
1625 :
 English population in America hits 2000 at age 8
 
1626 :
 Manhatten island purchased from indians by Dutch at age 9
 
1629 :
 Colony of Massachusetts founded at age 12
 
1630-1642 :
 English aggressively settle Massachusetts from age 13 to 25
 
1633 :
 Heads of households in New England reaches 950 at age 16
 
1633 :
 Colony of Connecticut founded at age 16
 
1634 :
 1st settlement in Maryland at age 17
 
1635 :
 Connecticut first settled at age 18
 
1639 :
 1st printing press in America (Massachusetts) at age 22
 
1642 :
 Pascal invents Calculator at age 25
 
1642-1649 :
 English Civil War from age 25 to 32
 
1643 :
 Barometer invented at age 26
 
1645 :
 Rainbow, 1st American slave ship, sails for Africa at age 28
 
1649-1660 :
 Oliver Cromwell rules (Stuart) from age 32 to 43
 
1650 :
 Chattel slavery officially recognized at age 33
 
1650 :
 World pop. est. at 500 million at age 33
 
1652 :
 Air Pump invented at age 35
 
1652-1654 :
 Anglo-Dutch war from age 35 to 37
 
1654 :
 Theory of Probability - Pascal and Fermat at age 37
 
1655 :
 Oliver Cromwell allows Jews back in England at age 38
 
1657 :
 First Stockings at age 40
 
1657 :
 Pendulum Clock invented by Galileo at age 40
 
1660-1685 :
 Reign of King Charles II (Stuart) from age 43 to 68
 
1660 :
 Light composition discovered by Isaac Newton at age 43
 
1660 :
 British Navigation Acts restrict commerce at age 43
 
1661 :
 Manometer at age 44
 
1664-1665 :
 Great Plague in London kills 68,596 from age 47 to 48
 
1664 :
 English take New York from the Dutch, no shots fired at age 47
 
1665 :
 Differential Calculus (Isaac Newton) at age 48
 
1666 :
 1st Armenian Bible printed at age 49
 
1666 :
 Great fire of London - 9/2 to 9/9. 14,000 buildings burned at age 49
 
1668 :
 Isaac Newton makes first reflecting telescope at age 51
 
1675-1676 :
 King Phillip's War from age 58 to 59
 
1678 :
 Polarization of light discovered (Huygens) at age 61
 
1679 :
 Habeas Corpus passed in England - trial before imprisonment at age 62
 
1680 :
 Dodo becomes extinct at age 63
 
1681 :
 Pennsylvania founded at age 64
 
1682 :
 Appearance of Halley's Comet at age 65
 
1683 :
 Newton explains tides via theory of gravitation at age 66
 
1684 :
 Street lighting introduced in London at age 67
   

Surname Page

Disclaimer:  The purpose of this Web Page is to share information for the purpose of research.  I have not proved documentation of all genealogy material, nor have I kept source notes as I should.  But I had lots of fun and met some great people along the way..

If you find any mistakes please contact the Web Page creator, Trisha Carden   , and I shall try to correct them.
 

Site copyright 1999, 2000, 2001 Trish S. Carden (Please feel free to use this information but if you do please put a link back to this page)