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Jul 28, 2009 · A catalogue of the names of the early Puritan settlers of the colony of Connecticut : with the time of their arrival in the country and colony : their standing in society, place of residence, condition in life, where from, business, &c., as far as is found on record collected from records by Hinman, R. R. (Royal Ralph), 1785-1868
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 .
History of Branford. In 1638 the New Haven Colony traded "eleven coats of trucking cloth and one coat of English cloth made in the English fashion" to the Mattabesec Indians for land known as Totokett (Tidal River). The first permanent settlement was established in 1644 when people from Wethersfield came to Totokett, later renamed Branford ...
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Branford, Connecticutat Wikipedia
Parent Towns
1. 1685 - Created from New Haven
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Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities, Districts, and Census-Designated Places:
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office Branford Town Clerk 1019 Main Street, P.O. Box 150 Branford, CT 06405 Phone: 203-315-0678 E-mail: townclerk@branford-ct.gov Website
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James Blackstone Memorial Library 758 Main Street Branford, CT 06405 Phone: 203-488-1441 E-Mail: kjensen@blackstonelibrary.org Facebook Website
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Branford Historical Society The Harrison House Museum P.O. Box 504 124 Main Street Branford, CT 06405 203-488-4828 E-mail: info@branfordhistoricalsociety.org Website
Soon after the charter was obtained by Gov* Winthrop, for Connecticut, most of the settlers of Branford, with Mr. Piersnn, removed to Newark, N. J. Feb. 16, 1685, a patent was granted by Connecticut, confirming the proprietors in 1761, aged 69, who was the father of Hon. John Adams, the second President of the United States, and grandfather of ...
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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The town of Branford, located in New Haven County, lies next to the Long Island Sound and includes the Thimble Islands. The first settlers of New Haven bought land from the area's Native peoples in 1638 and established Branford in 1644. In the mid-19th century, the railroad helped develop Branford’s industry, and from the 1850s.
