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| CHRONOLOGY: | |
| 1604 | Samuel de Champlain and Pierre du Gua de Monts land at l'Île Sainte Croix in Passamaquoddy Bay, along the border between modern New Brunswick and Maine. Founding of Acadia. Abraham Martin is possibly among the crew. |
| 1606 |
L'Ordre du Bon Temps, first social "club" in America, organized at Port Royal on November 14th. Richard Nason born in Stratford-on-Avon, England. |
| 1617 | Abraham Martin, dit L'Ecossais (the Scot), master pilot, settles in Quebec, grazing his cattle on the heights that become known as the "Plains of Abraham". |
| 1617/18 | Captain John Waite born in Essex, England. |
| ~1620 | William Haskell born in Somerset, England. |
| 1635 |
Étienne Racine, from Normandy, France, arrives in Quebec. William Haskell arrives in Salem, Massachusetts. |
| 1636 | Jean "Jehan" Gaudet arrives in Acadia. |
| Antoine Pepin (dit Lachance) born in Le Havre, Normandy, France. | |
| 1637 | Pierre Micheau (dit Michaud) born in Fontenay-le-Comte, Poitou, France. |
| 1638 | Captain John Waite emigrates from Essex, England to Malden, Massachusetts. |
| John Boynton emigrates from Yorkshire, England to Boston, Massachusetts. | |
| Richard Nason emigrates from Stratford-on-Avon, England to Kittery, Maine. | |
| 1639 | John Boynton, and his brother William, are among the original settlers of Rowley, Massachusetts. |
| 1643 | Olivier D'Aigre born in (possibly Aigre, Saintonge) France. |
| 1643 | William Haskell settles in Gloucester, Massachusetts. |
| 1648 | Abraham Soblet (Sublett) born in Sedan, France. |
| 1654 | Marie Ancelin, future wife of Pierre Michaud, born in LaRochelle. |
| 1655 | Antoine Pepin (dit Lachance) arrives in Quebec. |
| 1656 | Pierre Micheau sails from LaRochelle for Quebec. |
| 1656 | Guilliam Bertholf born in Sluis, Zeeland, the Netherlands. |
| 1663 | Olivier D'Aigre departs from LaRochelle for Acadia. |
| 1665 | Marie Ancelin and her family emigrate from LaRochelle to Quebec. |
| 1666 | Barnabé Martin emigrates from France to Acadia. |
| 1675 | Captain John Waite takes command of a company in defense of the colony during the King Philip's War. |
| 1684 | Rev. Guilliam Bertholf emigrates from Sluis to Bergen, New Jersey. |
| 1690 | Abraham Soblet (Sublett) arrives in Jamestown, Virginia. |
| 1693 | Baker Nason kills his brother Jonathan with an oar while boating on the Piscataqua River. He is eventually acquitted by a court in Boston. |
| 1778 | Captain John Skimmer dies on August 3 during a naval battle between his ship, the General Gates, and the British brigantine, the Montague. After a 5-hour engagment, the Montague struck her colors and surrendered. |
| 1785 | Joseph Simon Daigle, Jean Martin, and other Acadians settle along the St. John River valley at Madawaska (now Maine/New Brunswick border). Joseph erects the ACADIAN CROSS along the banks of the St. John. |
| 1787 | Pierre Michaud and other Kamouraska settlers arrive in Madawaska. |
| 1817 | William McLaughlin born in Maine. |
| 1833 | Royal Boynton purchases land in Medway, Maine. |
| 1838 | Romaine Michaud settles in Wallagrass, Maine, following the Aroostook War. |
| 1843 | George Washington Waite arrives in Medway, Maine. |
| 1845 | George Inness born in New York City. |
| THE CIVIL WAR | |
| 1862 | Joseph Nason enlists in the 26th New Jersey Infantry Volunteers. |
| Phillip Branch Sublett enlists in the 179th Virginia Military Regiment (Confederate). | |
| George Inness enlists in the 82nd NY Infantry Volunteers, wounded at Savage's Station, Virginia and discharged with disability. | |
| 1863 | Phillip Branch Sublett re-enlists in the 25th Virginia Infantry Battalion (Richmond Local Defense). He is discharged within the month after "providing Mr. M.D. Tarr as a substitute...." |
| 1864 | Joseph Nason re-enlists in the 39th New Jersey Infantry Volunteers. |
| William Waite enlists in the 11th Maine Infantry Volunteers. | |
| 1865 | Joseph Nason dies from wounds received in action at Petersburg, Virginia. |
| 1866 | Ellsworth Price Bertholf born in New York City. |
| 1870 | Constantine Joseph Smyth emigrates from County Cavan, Ireland, to New York City at age 11. |
| 1884 | George Willard McLaughlin purchases 17 acres in Medway, Maine. |
| 1897 | Lt. E.P. Bertholf begins the Pt. Barrow, Alaska, rescue operation and is eventually awarded a Congressional Gold Medal of Honor. |
| 1915 | E.P. Bertholf is named first-ever Commandant-Captain of the U.S. Coast Guard. |
| 1917 | C.J. Smyth appointed by President Wilson as Chief Justice of the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia. |
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