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A Colonial event for each day of March taken from a book published in 1899.  These events are not in chronological order, but rather an event for each day of the year, like a "This Day is History".
   

  

 

 

 

  
This Day in Colonial Times - March

Source:  A Year Book of Colonial Times Compiled by the Rev. Frederick S. Sill, D.D. Member of the Society of Colonial Wars, E. P. Dutton & Company, New  York, 1899 

March  1 1670 - The "Constitutions" for the Carolinas were signed by the king, but were not acceptable to the people.
March  2 1764 - Date of the Charter of Brown University.
March  3 1636 - The Massachusetts Council granted temporary commissions to four companies about to settle Connecticut.
March   4 1629 - First Charter of the Massachusetts Bay Colony granted.
March  5 1750 - The first Theatrical Performance in New York City.
March  6 1769 - Vermont was separated from New York as a distinct Colony.
March  7 1763 - The Ministers and Elders of the French Church in New York applied for a charter.
March  8 1638 - Captain John Mason was appointed Major-General of the Connecticut forces.
March  9 1723 - The French settlement of Old Town, Maine was attacked and burned by Massachusetts troops. 
March 10 1643 - The English House of Commons released Colonists from the oath of allegiance to King Charles I.
March 11 1736 - All beggars in New York were ordered by the Council to be put to hard labor.
March 12  1664 - Long Island and New York were granted by Charles II to the Duke of York.
March 13 1639 - The name of "Harvard" was given to the college at Cambridge, Mass. 
March 14 1644 - A charter was granted to Rhode Island at the request of Roger Williams.
March 15 1653 - First Public Debt of New Amsterdam created.
March 16 1648 - Taverns were first licensed in New Amsterdam by the Dutch
March 17 1757 - French attack on Fort William Henry at Lake George.
March 18 1766 - The Stamp Act was repealed by Parliament.
March 19 The third Liberty Pole was erected in New York City.
March 20 1687 - Death of La Salle, the French discoverer of the Mississippi
March 21 1733 - Bowling Green in New York City was set apart as a Public Park. 
March 23 1621 - First regular Town Meeting held at Plymouth, when Gov. Carver was re-elected.
March 24 1621 - The first offender in New England was tried and convicted for insubordination and profanity.
March 25 1609 - The Hudson River was discovered by Hendrick Hudson.
March 26 1676 - Battle with Narragansett Indians at Rehoboth in which Capt. Michael Peirce and a company of Plymouth troops were killed.
March 27 1676 - Capture of the Indian Chief Canonchet by Connecticut and Indian troops.
March 28 1676 - Roger Williams attempted to restrain the Narragansett Indians from an attack on Providence.
March 29 1665 - Gov. Nicolls attempted to quarter soldiers on the Dutch.  An unpopular measure.
March 30 1752 - Isabella Morris, widow of Gov. Morris of New York, died in her eightieth year.
March 31 1653 - Palisades were built to protect New York against the Indians.

 
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