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  • Jun 11 1643

    French ship sails into Boston Harbor.

    June 11, 1643

    [12-Winthrop] Under the command of Charles de la Tour, the French Huguenot governor of Acadia, the ship sails unchallenged into […]

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  • Jun 11 1702

    Joseph Dudley is appointed royal governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay.

    June 11, 1702

    Dudley’s autocratic administration prompts resentment among many in Boston, but he continues in the post until 1715.*

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  • Jun 11 1722

    New England Courant draws the wrath of the General Court .

    June 11, 1722

    The newspaper prints an article that satirizes the legislature for not taking action against pirates operating off the New England […]

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  • Jun 11 1730

    William Tailer is again appointed acting royal governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay.

    June 11, 1730

    He holds the position until August 1730.*

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  • Warren (Joseph) is born in Roxbury.

    June 11, 1741

    The son of Joseph and Mary (Stevens) Warren, Joseph Warren is born at 130 Warren Street, graduates from Roxbury Latin […]

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