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A Colonial event for each day of November 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 - November

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 

November  1 1765 - A meeting was held in New York to oppose the Stamp Act. 
November  2 1730 - Twenty pounds reward was offered in New York for a horse thief.
November  3 1721 - The first observance of Thanksgiving Day, at Plymouth, begun on Thursday, closed with a state dinner on Saturday.
November  4 1677 - William of Orange married Mary of England.
November  5 1714 - The Pejepscot Company of Maine Proprietors bought Wharton's Grant.
November  6 1672 - A law was passed that no person be allowed to travel in New York Colony without a passport.
November  7 1635 - About this date a party of Plymouth Pilgrims settled on the Connecticut River.
November  8 1715 - Governor Hunter of New York sent the King's command to the Justices and Vestrymen of New York City with regard to the salary of the Rector of Trinity Church.
November  9 1683 - First Charter granted New York by Governor Dougan.
November 10 1620 - The Mayflower sighted the harbour of Cape Cod.
November 11 1620 - The Pilgrim Colonists entered Cape Cod harbour, signed the Mayflower Compact and landed fifteen or sixteen men to explore the coast.
November 12 1620 - The first Sunday spent by the Pilgrims in the New world.  They remained on board the Mayflower all day.
November 13 1697 - The City Hall of New York being considered unsafe, the Council was directed to meet "next door."
November 14 1673 - Instructions were given to the Under-Sheriff of New Orange with reference to his duties in the suburbs.
November 15 1637 - "Newetowne," now Cambridge, Mass., was fixed upon the place for "the College."
November 16 1745 - Massacre at Saratoga by the French.
November 17 1739 - An act was passed to fortify the "Old Church" in Schenectady.
November 18 1755 - An earthquake in New York and New England known as "The Great Earthquake."
November 19 1621 - The Fortune arrived at Plymouth with new emigrants in a time of scarcity.
November 20 1637 - The Governor of Massachusetts and others were ordered by the Court to take order for the College at Cambridge.
November 21 1757 - Entertainment was given to "worthy Col. Peter Schuyler" on his return to New York.
November 22 1664 - The subjected Dutch authorities of New Amsterdam wrote a loyal letter to James of York.
November 23 1676 - An Indian of the Praying Band recovered his wife and child from Boston Prison, by order of the Court.
November 24 1758 - Fort Duquesne was captured by the Americans.
November 25 1758 -The site of Fort Duquesne was named "Pittsburgh" in honor of William Pitt.
November 26 1644 - The Village of "Breuchlyn," Long Island, was incorporated.
November 27 1676 - The Great Fire in Boston.
November 28 1758 - The dead at "Braddock's Field" near Fort Duquesne were buried, after lying on the battle-field for three years.
November 29 1727 - John Talbot, bishop by Nonjuror consecration, first bishop to come to North America, died at Burlington, N.J.
November 30 1756 - St Andrew's Society of New York was instituted.

 
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