The Gunpowder Plot Was Foiled! In England, the fifth of November, is Bonfire Night, first celebrated in 1607, to commemorate[…]
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Category: 17th Century
He was given a 21-year Charter – 1696
James Oglethorpe, born in 1696, was an English general and and founder of the colony of Georgia. When Oglethorpe served as chairman[…]
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No Christmas Celebration for Plymouth – 1621
Governor William Bradford of Plymouth did not believe in celebrating Christmas, because it was not sanctioned in the Bible. In[…]
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Pilgrim’s Progress – 1628
John Bunyan was born in 1628 near Bedford, England. The son of a pot maker, he served in the Army[…]
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Christopher Wren – Brilliance at Work 1666
Although Christopher Wren is best known for his architectural feats, he was a man of considerable scientific abilities. At the[…]
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John Hadley 1682
John Hadley was the man who made accurate navigation at sea a possibility. Born April 16, 1682, in Hertfordshire,[…]
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Zero Meridian – Royal Greenwich Observatory 1675
Was your ancestor living in England at the time the Royal Greenwich Observatory was established? On June 22, 1675, Charles[…]
Read moreNew Hampshire Ancestors – Have You Saved Their Stories 1623
New Hampshire Family Stories Did your ancestor live in 1623? New Hampshire began life in 1623, under the authority[…]
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