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John Barker

Born:? ?, 1610
Died:December 14th, 1652
Cause of death:drowning
Father:Robert Barker
Mother:Catherine (Ackworth) Barker
Occupations: ---
Children:William Barker
Anna Barker
Mary Barker
Deborah Barker
John Barker

John Barker

1610 through 1652

1231-1808 Papal Inquisition
1454-1611 The Renaissance
1478-1834 Torquemadas Spanish Inquisition
1603-1625 Reign of King James I (Stuart)
  1611   King James Bible is published
  1612   Tobacco planted in Virginia
  1612   Last (recorded) burning of heretics in England
  1614   Dutch trading post on manhatten island
  1615   Galileo faces inquisition (1st time)
1618-1648 30 years war
  1619   1st negro slaves arrive in Virginia
  1620   First Submarine (Cornelius van Drebel, Dutch)
  1620   Mayflower lands at Plymouth
  1620   Scientific Method, via Sir Francis Bacon
  1620   Sir Francis Bacon suggests heat may be movement
  1625   English population in America hits 2000
1625-1649 Reign of King Charles I (Stuart)
  1626   Manhatten island purchased from indians by Dutch
  1629   Colony of Massachusetts founded
1630-1642 English aggressively settle Massachusetts
  1633   Heads of households in New England reaches 950
  1633   Colony of Connecticut founded
  1634   1st settlement in Maryland
  1635   Connecticut first settled
  1639   1st printing press in America (Massachusetts)
1642-1649 English Civil War
  1642   Pascal invents Calculator
  1643   Barometer invented
  1645   Rainbow, 1st American slave ship, sails for Africa
1649-1660 Oliver Cromwell rules (Stuart)
  1650   World pop. est. at 500 million
  1650   Chattel slavery officially recognized
1652-1654 Anglo-Dutch war
  1652   Air Pump invented