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Colonist


1880 John Sutter, U.S. colonist (gold discovered on his land), dies at 77

1803 John Augustus Sutter, Swiss / U.S. colonist, New Helvetia, California, Sutter Mill

1691 Jacob Leisler, becomes 1st American colonist hanged for treason

1654 1st Jewish colonist arrive in U.S. (Jacob Barsimson in Manhattan)

1626 Dutch colonist Paul Minuit buys Manhattan for $24 in trinkets

1614 Indian princess Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe


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