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08/10/1730 |
Jonathan Belcher becomes royal governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay. |
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01/23/1737 |
Hancock (John) is born in Quincy (then Braintree). |
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08/14/1741 |
William Shirley is appointed royal governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay. |
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05/30/1749 |
Gov. William Shirley is threatened with extortion. |
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09/11/1749 |
Spencer Phips is appointed acting royal governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay. |
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08/07/1753 |
William Shirley is again appointed royal governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay. |
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11/30/1755 |
Bounty is set for scalps of Native Americans. |
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09/25/1756 |
Spencer Phips is again appointed acting royal governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay. |
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04/04/1757 |
The Council is again appointed to govern of the Province of Massachusetts Bay. |
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08/03/1757 |
Thomas Pownall is appointed royal governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay. |
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