| 18/28 Apr 1689 |
the government of the Territory and Dominion of New England effectively collapsed following the insurrection in Boston on 18/28 Apr 1689 (Byfield's Account of the Revolution in New England, pp. 5-10) |
| 28 Jun/8 Jul 1689 |
the commission of President and Council of the Province of Maine issued by the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in 1680 is confirmed by a resolution adopted by the Convention of the Governor, and Council, and Representatives of Massachusetts (Massachusetts Documents 1689-1692, p. 112; Maine Documentary History, 9:23) |
| Jul/Aug 1689 |
the President and Council of the Province of Maine reassumed the government (Massachusetts Documents 1689-1692, pp. 131-138) |
| Jul/Aug 1689 - 25 16/26 May 1692 |
Province of Maine |
| 16/26 May 1692 |
the colonies of the Massachusetts Bay and New Plymouth, the Province of Maine, and the territory known as Acadia or Nova Scotia are united and incorporated into a province under the name of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, in accordance with letters patent (charter) issued by command of the King of England on 7/17 Oct 1691, which is read and published at the meeting of the Council in Boston on 16/26 May 1692 (Massachusetts Acts and Resolves, 1:1-20; Notes on the Massachusetts Royal Commissions, p. 45) |
