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The Connecticut Colony, originally known as the Connecticut River Colony, was an English colony in New England which later became the state of Connecticut. It was organized on March 3, 1636 as a settlement for a Puritan congregation of settlers from the Massachusetts Bay Colony led by Thomas Hooker.
May 26, 2021 · Hartford, CT: Connecticut Historical Commission, 1988. A timeline displaying the major events leading to Connecticut statehood, including its settlement by the Dutch, the origins of Hartford, Wethersfield, and Windsor, the founding of the Connecticut, New Haven, and Saybrook colonies, and Connecticut's acquisition of a formal charter from England.
Ripley, Joshua, of Windham, was one of the early settlers of the town, and was a commissioner there before 1697. He was a leading man, and well educated. He is the first of the name found in the. colony, and was probably the ancestor of those of the name in Connecticut. Wade, Robert, of Windham – died in 1696.
Oct 1, 2024 · Photograph. Colonies in Connecticut in the 1640s. Ignoring Dutch claims to the land, English Puritans from Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay settled along the Connecticut River and Long Island Sound on lands they purchased from Native American peoples. By 1645, the settlements of Windsor, Wethersfield, and Hartford had united to form River Colony ...
The settlers reserved the center square for common use. Grazing animals, stray buildings and the colony's graveyard were eventually banished from this central Market Place. With the three churches, erected 1812–1816, this 16 acre Green emerged a distinguished space, the city's essential core, as it remains today. Map of the Nine Squares
Sep 16, 2022 · 1614–1701. Connecticut Colony was one of the 13 Colonies that declared independence from Great Britain. The colony started in 1636 and developed the first written constitution in America, the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut. Puritan minister Thomas Hooker is recognized as the founder of Connecticut.
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Jul 8, 2011 · 11. Nathan Hale Became A National Hero. 12. Connecticut was Attacked by the Traitor Benedict Arnold. 1. The Dutch Were The First Europeans In The Region. The English eventually took control of the region when they settled their conflict with the Dutch in 1637, but prior to that, the Dutch actually claimed the land.
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