Chronological History of Massachusetts

1600's

1600's

• 21 May 1601, Martha's Vineyard was first sighted by Capt. Bartholomew Gosnold (-)
• 1601, Capt. Bartholomew Gosnold, with a party of 24 men and sailors, camped for a few months on Cuttyhunk Island, Mass.
• 15 May 1602, Capt. Bartholomew Gosnold, English navigator, discovered Cape Cod
• 21 May 1602, Capt. Bartholomew Gosnold first sighted Martha's Vineyard
• 1602, Capt. Bartholomew Gosnold camped for a few months in a part of 24 men and 8 sailors on Cuttyhunk Island, Mass.
• 1604-1690, Rev. John Eiliot, who was an English missionary in Massachusetts was called the "Apostle to the Indians; he was also a puritan. He learned the Indian language of the Algonquian tribe and preached to them. He translated the Bible into the Algonquian language.
• 26 Nov 1607, this date is said to be the birth date of John Harvard, the main founder of Harvard College

1610's

• 1616-1619, There was an epidemic that was most likely caused by the arival of the colonists and ravaged the Wammpanoage confederacy in Massachusetts
• 1617, the Pilgrims of the Netherlands decided to leave and formed a partnership in a joint-stock company with a group of merchants from London called John Pierce & Assoc. They received a grant of land in Virginia for a plantation but ended up landing in Massachusetts.
• 1619, The Indian Tisquantum who was in England, joined a group of men to explore the New England coast. However he found his tribe wiped out by the plague from the Europeans

1620's

• 11 Nov 1620, the pilgrims set sail on the Mayflower from England eventually settling at Plymouth, Massachusetts. It was The Indian Tisquantum who would be the Indian to greet the pilgrims.
• 1629: Sir Richard Saltonsall (1586-1661) signs the original charter of Massachusetts and was appointed 1st Assistant to Gov. John Winthrop, he was the founder of Saltonstall Plantation, present day Watertown, Massachusetts

1630's

• Nathaniel Bradlee (1631-1701), is born in 1631 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

1640's

• 1647, Capt. Elizur Holyoke (c1617-1676) is the largest land owner in Springfield, Hampden County with 125 acres, William Pynchon had 237 acres

1650's

• 1652, Capt. Elizure Holyoke (c1617-1676) and John Pynchon take control of Springfield, Hampden County
• 1659, the town of Hadly is first settled, in the future county of Hampden

1660's

• 18 May 1663: a petition from the township was approved by the General Court of Springfield
• 1660, the Great and General Court of Massachusetts sends to survey parties to explore the rest of Hampshire County
• 1661, Capt. Elizure Holyoke (c1617-1676), he was chosen Deputy from Springfield to Massachusetts Great and General Court
• 1662, Capt. Elizure Holyoke (c1617-1676), he was appointed Associate Judge of Hampden County and Recorder of all Courts
• 1663, Capt. Elizure Holyoke (c1617-1676), he was chosen Captain and was a Selectman of Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
• 1675, Capt. Elizure Holyoke (c1617-1676), his home was destroyed by a Wequogan Indian raid
• 1676, Capt. Elizure Holyoke (c1617-1676), he was the commanding officer of the defense of Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts during King Philips War

1700's

1760's

• George Crowninshield, Jr. (1766-1817), he is born on 27 May 1766, on 1 Jun 1813, he brought back the bodies of Capt. James Lawrence (1781-1813) and Lt. Augustus Ludlow (1792-1813)

1790's

• George Crowninshield, Jr. (1766-1817), in 1790 he assisted in commanding a ship to the West Indies
• George Crowninshield, Jr. (1766-1817), in 1794 he commands the ship Belissarius to the West Indies

1800's

1810's

• George Crowninshield, Jr. (1766-1817), he brought back the bodies of Capt. James Lawrence (1781-1813) and Lt. Augustus Ludlow (1792-1813)

1820's

• George Crowninshield, Jr. (1766-1817), on 26 Nov 1817 he died of a heart attack in Salem on board his ship Cleopatra's Barge

1900's

1920's

• Benjamin Crowninshield "Ben" Bradlee (1921-2014), he is born on 26 Aug 1921 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

See Also

• First Families of Massachusetts
• Henry Adams List of Famous Descendants
• History of Massachusetts
• Early Settlers of New England
• Boston Brahmin
• Adams in Massachusetts
• Governor of Massachusetts
• Province of Massachusetts Bay
• Choate family of New England
• Putnam family
• Boston Tea Party
• Boston Tea Party participants
• Battle of Bunker Hill

References

Internet

• Timeline Massachusetts