| 1641 | born in Königsberg (now Kaliningrad) as the second son of teh judge Gottfried Tielke (first-born child is Gottfried (II) T., pastor and instrumentmaker and dealer) |
| 1663 | registration as studiosus medicinae, 1664 als studiosus philosophiae at Leiden university |
| 1667 | marriage with Catharina Fleischer (sister of the instrument maker Hans Christoph F.) in Hamburg |
| 1669 | Hamburg citizenship |
| 1669 | earliest dated instrument (viol, Brussels, Musée Instrumental) |
| 1671 | first of seven children (god-father: Hans Christoph Fleischer), among the other children is Joachim (II), musician to the court of Cassel |
| 1717 | celebration of golden wedding |
| 1719 | death of Joachim Tielke |