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  New York, New York, New York, British America  

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New York, New York, New York, United States
Fort Amsterdam
Nieuw-Amsterdam, Nieuw Nederland

 


Latitude: 40.7141694, Longitude: -74.0063889



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   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Date and Place    Person ID   Tree 
1 Brown, Capt. John  3 Sep 1776dysentery I44790 Duane's Ancestors 

New York, New York, New York, British America Timeline

1524
17 Jan:  Giovanni da Verrazanno sets sail from Madeira, Portugal to explore North America - from North Carolina north to Newfoundland.MM&P AJ
1624
29 Mar:  The ship Nieu Nederlandt departs from Holland with the first settlers of Nieuw-Nederland.ND GoogleBooks
1625
22 Apr:  The West India Company decrees the establishment of Fort Amsterdam and the creation of adjoining farms on the island of Manhates (Manhattan).GC HMdb
1626
24 May:  Peter Minuit purchases the island of Manhattan from local Native Americans.SG NYCourts
1654
26 Jan:  Portugal decrees that Jewish and Dutch settlers have three months to leave Brazil. Many of the refugees go on to establish the first Jewish community in Nieuw-Amsterdam.LoC JVL
22 Aug:  The first Jews in North America arrive in Nieuw-Amsterdam.AJA Haaretz
1664
27 Aug:  Four English warships arrive in Nieuw-Amsterdam to claim the colony under the orders of James, Duke of York.13 WDL
8 Sep:  The Dutch surrender Nieuw-Amsterdam to the British who change the name to New York.LoC NYC
1665
12 Jun:  After Nieuw-Amsterdam is taken by the British, the first English mayor of New York City is installed, Thomas Willett of Swansea in Plymouth Colony.Find-A-Grave XNYH
1673
30 Jul:  Dutch retake Nieuw-Amsterdam from the British.GoogleBooks SotS
1674
19 Feb:  The signing of the Treaty of Westminster ends the Third Anglo-Dutch War.OUPLaw MW
10 Nov:  The Dutch cede New York City to the British for the final time with the end of the Third Anglo-Dutch War.GoogleBooks NYCourts
1730
8 Apr:  The first synagogue in North America is the Mill Street Synagogue built by the Shearith Israel congregation in New York City.ShearithIsrael JWA
1753
9 Sep:  The first steam engine in America arrives from London.NEHGS ASME
1776
4 Jul:  The United States is founded when the Second Continental Congress declares its independence from Great Britain.USHistory USNA
7 Sep:  David Bushnell's invention, American Turtle, the first combat submarine, is deployed against the H.M.S. Eagle in New York harbor.USSNautilus Archaeology
16 Sep:  George Washington gets his first victory in the Battle of Harlem Heights.MtVernon RW
22 Sep:  Nathan Hale is executed by the British for spying.tAW LoC
16 Nov:  British and Hession forces capture Fort Washington on the northern end of Manhattan.History.com BB
1783
3 Sep:  The American Revolution is officially over when the Colonies sign the Treaty of Paris.OurDocs USNA
25 Nov:  The British evacuate New York City after which George Washington triumphantly parades through the streets.History.com NYPL