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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
Oct 16, 2024 · Records of the Colony of Connecticut, 1636-1776 ... Original Distribution of the Lands in Hartford among the Settlers, 1639. Town lands, births, marriages & deaths ...
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Branford, Connecticutat Wikipedia
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1. 1685 - Created from New Haven
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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
Aug 12, 2024 · The New Haven Colony included several shoreline towns: Guilford (Menunketuck, 1639) Milford (Wepawaug, 1639) Southold, Long Island (1640) Stamford (Rippowam, 1641) Branford (Totoket, 1644) In 1662, an English Royal charter established Connecticut as a separate colony from Massachusetts and the New Haven Colony was absorbed into Connecticut.
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.
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 ...
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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 ...
