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1623 |
New York or the New Netherlands is formally organized. | |||||
1624 |
New Amsterdam and Manhattan Island are established by the Dutch as trading posts. | |||||
1662 |
Iroquois smallpox outbreak kills more than one thousand people in a population of no more than ten thousand. | |||||
1665 |
The Great Plague of London kills over 68,500. | |||||
1666 |
The Great Fire of London occurs and France & Holland declare war on England. | |||||
1668 |
"General Day of Humiliation" in September is recognized since an outbreak of yellow fever kills many people in New York. | |||||
1674 |
Governor Edmund Andros arrives as agent for Duke of York. | |||||
1681 |
Governor Andros is arrests the Governor of East Jersey in a jurisdictional dispute, and is recalled to England. | |||||
1682 |
William Penn arrives in Pennsylvania and La Sall reaches the mouth of the Mississippi and claims the territory for France. | |||||
1683 |
Dutchess County is formed from Albany. | |||||
1694 |
Queen Mary dies from Smallpox in December. | |||||
1702 |
Queen Anne's War begins in Europe, and an outbreak of Yellow Fever begins to kill about 20 people daily in New York, a total of about 570 persons or ten percent of the population. | |||||
1703 |
Dr. Charles Peters' name first appears in New York in a census taken this year and that he had come to Long Island from Cornwall, England. He was married to Mary Hewlett, daughter of George & Mary (Valentine). | |||||
1710 |
The British government sends 3.200 Germans from land poor provinces in Germany, to New York and other colonies. | |||||
1710 |
Charles Peters, son of Dr. Charles Peters & Mary (Hewlett) is born in Long Island about this year. | |||||
1712 |
Mary Peters, daughter of Dr. Charles Peters & Mary (Hewlett) is born in Hempstead, Long Island about this year. | |||||
1714 |
Queen Anne dies on the first of August; ascension of King George I. | |||||
1716 |
Valentine Peters, son of Dr. Charles Peters & Mary (Hewlett) is said to have been born on 10th of August this year. | |||||
1721 |
John Peters, son of Dr. Charles Peters & Mary (Hewlett) is said to have been born on 9th of March this year in Hempstead, Long Island, NY. | |||||
1723 |
Edward Peters, son of Dr. Charles Peters & Mary (Hewlett) is born in Long Island about this year. | |||||
1726 |
On the 13th of April, George Peters, son of Dr. Charles Peters & Mary (Hewlett) is born in Hempstead, Long Island, New York. He later marries Sarah Smith. | |||||
1728 |
Anne Peters, daughter of Charles Peters & Mary (Hewlett) is born about this year in Hempstead, Long Island, NY. | |||||
1730 |
Charity Peters, daughter of Charles Peters & Mary (Hewlett) is born about this year in Hempstead, Long Island, NY. | |||||
1730 |
Samuel Teed or Tead, is born at Huntington, Long Island, New York. | |||||
1730 |
James Halstead is born in Orange county, New York about this time. His granddaughter, Susannah, later married Richard Peters. | |||||
1732 |
George Washington is born in Virginia, and Benjamin Franklin publishes Poor Richard's Almanac. | |||||
1735 |
Samuel Teed married Elizabeth Loorin on the 10th of December. They become the parents of at least three children: Elizabeth, Phebe, and Samuel. | |||||
1740 |
On the 2nd of November, Elizabeth Teed, daugther of Samuel and Elizabeth (Loorin) is born at Hempstead, Nassau, New York. | |||||
1743 |
French and Indians begin King George's War with attacks on English settlements in Canada, Maine, and New York. | |||||
1744 |
Benjamin Townsend is said to have been in Long Island, New York. He later married Margaret Peters (born about 1748) and they settled in Westchester county prior to the Revolutionary War. | |||||
1745 |
As in 1743, another outbreak of Yellow Fever kills many New Yorkers. | |||||
1746 |
James Halstead, son of James, is born in Rye, Westchester, New York about this time. | |||||
1749 |
George Peters, son of Dr. Charles & Mary (Hewlett), marries Sarah Smith on the 23rd of July. Sarah is the daughter of Abel Smith, Jr. and Ruth Jackson. | |||||
1750 |
Abel Smith Peters, son of George & Sarah (Smith) is born on the 26th of March. He later marries Sarah (Welling) and is the father of at least Smith, William, Richard, George & Mary. | |||||
1752 |
The new year is moved to January 1st from March 25th when England adopts the Gregorian calendar in September of this year. | |||||
1754 |
Kings College, later to be known as Columbia University, is charterd this year. | |||||
| 1754 | In the French and Indian War, the French establish a major base at Fort Ticonderoga. | |||||
1754 |
Richard Peters, son of George & Sarah (Smith) is born about this time in Hempstead, Long Island, NY. He later marries Elizabeth Smith. | |||||
| 1756 | On the fourth of August, the French capture Fort Oswego. | |||||
| 1757 | On the nineth of August, the French capture Fort William Henry on Lake George. | |||||
| 1758 | The British lose two thousand in a failed attack on Fort Ticonderoga on the 8th of July. | |||||
| 1759 | Fort Niagra falls to the British, breaking French lines to the Ohio Valley and the French abandon Fort Ticonderoga. | |||||
| 1763 | The peace brings an end to the French presence and signals a rapid movement into the former Indian holdings in the Mohwak Valley and Great Lakes regions. | |||||
1763 |
James Halstead marries Elizabeth Tead or Teed, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Loorin) about this time. They become the parents of eight known children. | |||||
1764 |
Job Halstead, son of James & Elizabeth (Teed), is born on the 17th of July in Cornwall, Orange Co., New York. | |||||
1764 |
George Peters & his wife Sarah (Smith) move from Oyster Bay area in Queens, NY to Charlotte Precinct in Dutchess County, NY settling on an estate of 350 acres - that part of the township of Clifton Park set off at Pleasant Valley. The homestead was on the Dutchess turnpike just east of the upper valley, and the farm ran a cooper's shop for successive generations. | |||||
| 1765 | The Stamp Act Congress is held in New York. | |||||
1767 |
Living in what becomes Saratoga County, New York, James Halstead and Elizabeth (Teed) become the parents of another son, Samuel, who is born at Halfmoon on the 21st of November. (See Also) | |||||
1769 |
John Halstead, son of James & Elizabeth (Teed), is born on the 8th of October at Halfmoon, Saratoga County, New York. | |||||
1770 |
Joshua Halstead, son of James & Elizabeth (Teed), is born about this year at or near Halfmoon, Saratoga County, New York. | |||||
1772 |
Susannah Halstead, daughter of James & Elizabeth (Teed), is born at or near Halfmoon, Saratoga County, New York on 22 March. | |||||
1773 |
Richard Peters, son of Richard and Jerusha (Sutton) is born in Clifton Park, Saratoga County, New York on the 27th of June. | |||||
1773 |
Nicholas Halstead, son of James & Elizabeth (Teed), is born on the 30th of December at or near Halfmoon, Saratoga County, New York. | |||||
| 1775 | On May 9th, a daring frontiersman, Ethan Allen, leads comrades he has dubbed the Green Mountains Boys, on a successful raid against the British troops at Fort Ticonderoga in New York where they capture sixty pieces of artillery. | |||||
| 1775 | On May 18th, Peyton Randolph is roused from bed by a rider bearing news of the victory by the Vermont militiamen nine days earlier; and a colonel in the Massachusetts militia, Benedict Arnold, who is setting up plans for just such a raid, hurries to join Allen and leads an attack on Crown Point. | |||||
| 1775 | In mid-July, Washington takes command of the force and besieges the British in Boston. | |||||
| 1776 | Anthony Wayne begins his commission on the 3rd of January. | |||||
1776 |
On February 18th, William Halstead, son of James and Elizabeth (Teed) is born at Halfmoon, Saratoga County, New York. | |||||
| 1776 | In March Washington moves his army to New York where he is defeated in August under the forces of Sir William Howe. He retreats across the Hudson River into New Jersey, and a month later crosses the Delaware to Pennsylvania. | |||||
1776 |
Richard Peters, an ardent Loyalist and son of George & Sarah (Smith) is denounced by the New York Committee for detecting conspiracies held at Conners Tavern in Fishkill, Dutchess County, NY. | |||||
| 1776 | On the 25th of December, Washington re-crosses the Delaware and captures Trenton in a surprise attack the following morning. | |||||
| 1777 | Washington's troops defeat the British at Princeton on the 3rd of January and by the spring he as recruited 8000 men. | |||||
1777 |
George Peters, son of Charles & Mary Hewlett, writes his Last Will on the 4th of February in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess County, NY naming his wife and children. | |||||
| 1778 | In June, after France's entry into the war as an American alliance, British commander, Sir Henry Clinton, evacuates Philadelphia and marches overland to New York. Washington then attacks him at Monmouth New Jersey, but is repulsed and blames the defeat on General Charles Lee's insubordination throughout the battle, which is a climax between their long-brewing rivalry. | |||||
| 1778 | Treaties of Alliance between France and the United States, which contained provisions for military assistance, are still in effect. Should war break out, Hamilton wants to suspend the treaties, out of distaste for revolutionary France and the practical realization of importance of British trade. Jefferson voices the opinion that the treaties should be honored, in order to retain French friendship and draw concessions from Britain. | |||||
1779 |
Abiah Halstead, last known child of James and Elizabeth (Teed) is said to have been born before July 5th of this year at Saddle River, Rockland, New York. | |||||
1782 |
Marriage license dated 22 January for Richard Peters, son of George & Sarah (Smith), to Elizabeth Smith (b. 10 Dec 1754), Richard lists himself as a "Merchant of Setauket" | |||||
1782 |
George Peters, son of Charles & Mary (Hewlett) dies at Pleasant Valley, Dutchess County, New York in the fall. His Will is probated on the 2nd of December. Son Abel Peters, son-in-law Jesse Oakley, and loving friend Jacob Smith listed as executors. Witnessed by George Sands, James Scott, and Jemima Sands. | |||||
| 1782 | John Adams, John Jay and Benjamin Franklin negotiate the Treaty of Paris ending the 8-year war with Great Britain. | |||||
1786 |
Land deed of Richard Peters is recorded this year on the 22 of August. He purchased for 190£ #8 Lot of land containing 203 acres of land in Clifton Park. (See Also) | |||||
1786 |
James Halstead, son of James and husband of Elizabeth (Teed), is said to have died at Clifton Park, Albany, New York on the 3rd of October. - His wife Elizabeth is also said to have died here in about the year 1792. | |||||
| 1788 | George Washington is elected president and New York is entered into the union. The U.S. capital is located in New York City. | |||||
1788 |
Military tract is established from lands ceded to the state of New York by the Onondagas in their Treaty of 1788 excepting for the Onondaga reservation, fishing and hunting rights. This area included the counties of Onondaga, Cayuga, Cortland, Seneca and parts of Oswego, Tompkins and Wayne. | |||||
1789 |
Job Halstead, son of James & Elizabth (Teed), is said to have married Clarissa Tyler on the 25th of June. They later live in Lancaster, Erie County, New York where they both pass in 1832. | |||||
1790 |
Richard Peters is listed as head of household in the Federal Census for Halfmoon, Saratgoa county, NY. He is listed with three males over age 16, two males under 16, and three females in this household. Family notes would indicate this includes himself, wife Jerusha, sons Richard, Samuel & Marcus; and daughter Margaret - leaving two unknowns. | |||||
1790 |
The following Halstead heads of household were listed in Halfmoon, Saratgoa county, NY census: Elizabeth (Teed) Halstead who was widowed in 1786; James, Job, Lawrence, Samuel & Timothy Halstead. | |||||
1790 |
Census extractions for other Halstead and Perry families listed in Ballstown, Saratgoa, and Stillwater can be viewed here. | |||||
1790 |
Edward & Joseph Peters are listed in the census for Cambridge, Albany, NY; Hermanus Peters and son are listed in Schnectady, NY (See Also); Richard Peters listed in Southold, Suffolk, NY; and in Dutchess County, NY the families of George Peters and Jesse Oakley are listed in Beekman; Able & Hewlett Peters along with Jacob Smith and Solomon Oakley listed in Clinton; and in Washington Twp. the families of Josiah Haight, and Thomas, Amos, Moses and Peter Hallock are listed in Dutchess county. | |||||
| Saratoga County is formed from Albany county this year - including that portion of Clifton Park. | ||||||
1791 |
Richard Peters marries Susannah Halstead, daughter of James and Elizabeth (Teed), on the 4th of September at Clifton Park, New York. | |||||
1792 |
Elizabeth Peters, first child of Richard and Susannah (Halstead), is born at Clifton Park, Saratoga County, NY on the 30th of May. | |||||
1793 |
On the 2nd of November, Richard Peters, son of George & Sarah (Smith) marries (2) Fannie Ledyard (1753-1815) and become the parents of son Henry. | |||||
1793 |
Daniel Peters, son of Richard and Susannah (Halstead), is born at Clifton Park, Saratoga County, NY on the 2nd of December. | |||||
1795 |
William Peters, son of Richard and Susannah (Halstead), is born at Clifton Park, Saratoga County, NY on the 10th of January. | |||||
1795 |
About this time, Richard Peters of Clifton Park, moves with his family to Delaware County, New York and purchases a farm where he resides for about thrity-seven years. | |||||
| 1797 | John Adams becomes President on March 4th with Jefferson as his vice-president. The threat of war with France and debates over foreign policy will dominate the politics of his administration. | |||||
| 1799 | On December 14th, George Washington dies after receiving severe chills from a horseback ride about his estate two days previous when it had begun to sleet, rain, then snow. | |||||
1799 |
Abel Peters, son of George & Sarah (Smith) and husband of Sarah (Welling) dies in Dutchess County, NY in about November of this year. He is buried in the Hicksite Friends Burial Grounds. | |||||
1800 |
Benjamin Towsend and his wife Margaret (Peters) move to Hebron, Washington County, NY about this time. | |||||
| Schenectady County is formed from Albany County. | ||||||
1809 |
Benjamin Townsend dies in Hebron, Washington County, New York. | |||||
1821 |
Margaret Peters-Townsend dies in Hebron Washington County, New York. She and Benjamin were the parents of Henry, a merchant in Troy City; Richard of Conveneur; William of Hebron; and Sally who married James B. Gibson of Salem, NY. (Margaret was said to have been a sister of Richard Peters of Halfmoon) | |||||
1823 |
Sarah (Welling) Peters, widow of Abel, dies in Dutchess County, NY on the 16th of December. She is buried in the Hicksite Friends Burial Grounds. She had been born 25 Sep 1751. | |||||
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