Index Index
1665 Great plague of London
1666 Great Fire of London
1696 Peter the Great becomes Czar
1700 Britain's american colonies prosper
1707 Union Act unites England/Scotland
1618 Beginning of 30 Years War
1628 English curtail King's powers
1640 Portugal gains independence/Spain
1642 Civil war England/Scotland/Ireland
1660 Restoration of monarchy, Britain
1580 Drake completes voyage around world
1582 New Gregorian calendar introduced
1588 English defeat the Spanish Armada
1611 Authorized English Bible published
1613 Romanov dynasty begins in Russia
 John Chapin
 b.1566 Paignton, England
 d.1600 Paignton, England
 Samuel Chapin
 b.1598 Paignton, England
 d.1675 Springfield, Massachusetts
 Phillipe Easton
 b.1569 Paignton, England
 d.1616 Paignton, England
 Henry Chapin
 b.1631 Berry, England
 d.1718 Springfield, Massachusetts
 Cicelly Penny
 b.1602 Paignton, Devon, England
 d.1682 Springfield, Massachusetts
 Benjamin Chapin
 b.1682 Springfield, Massachusetts
 d.1756 Springfield, Massachusetts
 Bethia Cooley
 b.1644 Mass.
 d.1711 Springfield, Massachusetts