Connecticut Genealogy

John Hubberd - Immigrant Ancestor

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John Hubberd, immigrant ancestor, was probably born in England, though he may be related to the Hingham family of this name. He was an inhabitant of Boston, Massachusetts, as early as 1670. He removed to Roxbury and served in King Philip's war in Captain Isaac Johnson's company, 1675-76. He married Rebecca Wells. She joined the church February 17, 1683. He went to Woodstock, Connecticut (New

Family of Benjamin Burr of Hartford

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(I) Benjamin Burr, the immigrant ancestor, first appeared as one of the original settlers of Hartford in 1635. His name in the land division in 1639 as an original proprietor and settler, is the first evidence of his presence in America. It is said that the first settlers of Hartford were collected from Watertown, Newton, and other places near Boston, and so it is certain that he was in

Josiah and Joseph Cleveland Families

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(II) Josiah Cleveland, son of Moses Cleveland, was born in Woburn, Massachusetts, February 26, 1666-67, died at Canterbury, Connecticut, April 26, 1709. He married, at Chelmsford, Massachusetts, about 1689, Mary, born there May 8, 1667, died at Canterbury, July 20, 1743, daughter of John and Mary Bates. He served in the Indian wars, 1688-89, probably in Maine. He settled in Chelmsford in 1689, as

Descendants of John Hurd of Windsor

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John Hurd, immigrant ancestor, came first to Windsor, Connecticut, and was among the first settlers of Stratford, in 1639. He married, December 15, 1662, Sarah, daughter of John Thompson, who is supposed to have been his second wife. She married (second) Thomas Barnum, of Danbury, Connecticut. His will was dated February 18, 1679, and the inventory of his estate, March 4, 1681-82, amounted to

Benjamin Fitch Biography

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Dry goods merchant Benjamin Fitch was born June 13, 1805, in New Canaan, Fairfield county, Conn., died in there, Nov. 7, 1883. He was the son of Stephen Fitch, a merchant, and Charlotte, his wife. The family came from English ancestry. Benjamin left school to become a clerk in New York city, and began business for himself at an early age in Rochester, N. Y. A few years later, he removed to

Jeremiah Randall of Greenwich

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Jeremiah Randall, immigrant ancestor, was born in England. He and several brothers settled at Greenwich, Connecticut. In 1790 the first federal census shows that Reuben, Nathaniel, Solomon and Timothy Randall were heads of families at Greenwich with sons over sixteen and a Widow Elizabeth Randall, and Widow Amy, all of the first or second generation probably, while Samuel and Jeremiah, heads of

Family of Deacon Samuel Kellogg (1662-)

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(III) Deacon Samuel Kellogg, son of Lieutenant Joseph Kellogg, was born at Hadley, September 28, 1662. He married at Hartford, September 22, 1687, Sarah, born September 19, 1664, daughter of Deacon John and Sarah (Watson) Merrill, of Hartford, who had been brought up in the family of Colonel Stanley, who rescued her when she was a child from an overturned kettle of boiling soap.(IV) Lieutenant

Descendants of John Collins (1616-1670)

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John Collins, the immigrant ancestor, was born in England about 1616. According to tradition he came over with his father, Lewis Collins, and brothers, Nathan, Albert and Dexter, who settled in Charlestown, but the records prove that this must be an error. John was a shoemaker in Boston as early as 1639. Some authorities think he was a brother of Edward Collins, a very prominent merchant, father

Anthony Austin and Descendants

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Anthony Austin, immigrant ancestor, was born in England, died in Suffield, Connecticut, 1708. He settled first at Rowley, Massachusetts, was admitted a freeman in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1669, and later removed to Suffield, Connecticut. His wife Esther died in the latter place in 1698. Children, born at Rowley: Richard, see forward; Anthony, 1668; John, 1672. Children, born in Suffield;

John Turner Descendants

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John Turner, ancestor of this branch of the Turner family, was born in Haddam, Connecticut, in the year 1768.(II) James, son of John Turner, was born in Haddam, in 1815. Children: 1. John Arnold, mentioned below. 2. Mary P., born, in 1843; married Oliver W. Woodworth; had no children.(III) John Arnold, son of James Turner, was born in Meriden, Connecticut, March 25, 1839. He was a farmer, hotel

Abraham Fowler (1652-1719) Line

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(III) Abraham Fowler, son of John Fowler, was born at Guilford, August 29, 1652, died September 30, 1719. He married, August 29, 1677, Elizabeth, daughter of George and Mary (Cruttenden) Bartlett, born March, 1653, died October 4, 1742. Children: Abigail, born 1679; Mary, 1681; Abraham, 1683; Ebenezer, 1684, mentioned below; Daniel, 1686; Josiah, 1688; Caleb, 1690, died in January, 1724;

Biographical Sketch of Henry Eugene Abbey

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HENRY EUGENE ABBEY, dramatic manager, descends from Connecticut ancestry, and was born in Akron, O., June 27, 1846. A student in the public schools of Akron during boyhood, he began life as clerk in his father's jewelry store. He rose to partnership, and in 1873, succeeded to the business. In 1869, he leased the Akron Theatre, which he managed with so much success, that in 1876 he leased the Park

Manufacturing and Business in Redding, Connecticut

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Manufactures.In 1793, under a State law, a specific tax was laid on the various trades and professions, and from the grand list of that year we may gather accurate knowledge of the number of tradesmen, artisans, and professional men in the town at that time.The following table is prepared from this list:Trade or Profession. Name Tax (in dollars)Attorneys.Thaddeus Benedict $60S. Sam Smith

John Bishop Descendants

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John Bishop, immigrant ancestor, was one of twenty-five who came from England in Rev. Henry Whitefield's company and one of the signers of the Plantation Covenant on shipboard, June 1, 1639. He was one of the men chosen by the planters to purchase lands at Menunketuck, now Guilford, from the Indians; was one of the magistrates of the plantation and these magistrates had supreme power in all civil

Henry Harper Benedict Biographical Sketch

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Henry Harper Benedict, one of the partners in the firm of Wyckoff, Seamans & Benedict, who have attained a world-wide reputation as the manufacturers of the Remington Typewriter, is a man of education and a successful and highly respected citizen.He traces his descent through a long line of worthy and capable ancestors, extending back to William Benedict, who was living in Nottinghamshire,

Thomas Beardsley and Sarah Deming

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(III) Thomas, third son of Joseph Beardsley, married Sarah Deming, July 18, 1707, and removed to Ripton, now Huntington, in 1729, where he died in 1773. His children were: Israel, December 3, 1708, mentioned below; Sarah, March 24, 1709-10; Hannah, May 26, 1715; Elizabeth, October 26, 1716; Esther, married Benjamin DeForest; Thomas and Henry (twins), May 19, 1720, both died young; Thankful, July

Friend W Smith Ancestry

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The ancestors of Friend W. Smith, one of the representative men of Bridgeport, active in its business, political, fraternal and social life, came from Holland and England and were nearly all engaged in the ministry.(I) Eben Smith, the first of the line herein recorded, was one of the foremost clergymen of his time, and was one of the original promoters of Wesleyan University, Middletown,

Lines and Kimberly Connections

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Henry and Ralph Lines, usually supposed to have been brothers, settled in New Haven in 1642. Henry states in the birth record of his son, Samuel, that he is "second sonne of John Line (as he saith) of Badby two miles from Dantry in Northamptonshire."(I) Ralph Lines, immigrant ancestor, possibly the son of John Lyne, of Badby, Northhamptonshire, England, lived in that part of New Haven later

Lieutenant Samuel Huntington (1665 - 1717) Descendants

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(III) Lieutenant Samuel Huntington, son of Simon Huntington, was born in Norwich, March 1, 1665. He married there, October 29, 1686, Mary, daughter of William Clark, of Wethersfield. In 1700 he removed to Lebanon, after selling his house and lot in the former town for a parsonage. Before his removal he had been a public man and had held several important positions. In 1692 he was appointed

Lieutenant William Clarke 1609-1690

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Lieutenant William Clarke, immigrant ancestor, was born in Dorsetshire, England, in 1609. Family tradition says that he came to New England in the ship "Mary and John," leaving Plymouth, England, March 30, 1630. His name also appears in the list of passengers in the "Mary and John" which sailed from London, March 24, 1633. He settled at Dorchester before 1635, where he was a prominent citizen,

Thomas Leete and Family

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The surname Leete has undergone various changes and modifications in spelling such as Letie, Lete, Lety, Leet, Lette, Lytte and similar forms with the preposition de and the article le. As early, however, as the reign of Queen Elizabeth, Thomas Leete, of Oakington, used the present style, Leete, and his descendants have almost invariably followed his example in this respect. Some have spelled the

John Smith Genealogy

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John Smith, immigrant ancestor, was born in England and settled early at Ipswich, Massachusetts. Besides this John Smith, a John Smith settled at Boston, a boy in the family of Rev. John Wilson; another John Smith, of Boston, was banished and went to Rhode Island; a third was a tailor in Boston. There was a John Smith, of Weymouth, in 1638; a Rev. John Smith at Barnstable; John Smith, prominent

Potter Family

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George Potter, immigrant ancestor, was born in England, and came as early as 1638 to Portsmouth, Rhode Island, and was admitted as an inhabitant of what was then called the island of Aquidneck. He and twenty-eight other settlers signed the compact regarding their government, April 30, 1639. His widow married Nicholas Niles. He had a son Abel, mentioned below.(II) Abel, son of George Potter, was

Deacon Thomas Judd Descendants

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The surname Judd is one of the oldest English surnames, and is identical with Jude, an old and now almost obsolete personal name. Judson and Judkins are formed from the same name. Henry Judde, of county Kent, and John Judde, of Oxfordshire, were mentioned in the Hundred Rolls of 1275, and the family has been in Kent down to the present time. Sir Andrew Judd, a dealer in skins and furs, of London,

Two Parker Families in Connecticut

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Edward Parker, immigrant ancestor, was born in England. He settled in New Haven, Connecticut, as early as 1644, and died there in 1662. He married Elizabeth, widow of John Potter. Children, born at New Haven: Mary, baptized August 27, 1648; John, mentioned below; Hope, born April 26, 1650, married Samuel Cook; Lydia, April 14, 1652, married John Thomas.(II) John, son of Edward Parker, was born at