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  Connecticut, British America  

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Connecticut, United States
River, British America
Quinnetukut

 


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Established January 14, 1638/9 as the River Colony, a charter was granted on 1 May 1662 creating Connecticut Colony.

State/Province : Latitude: 41.6669389, Longitude: -72.6669389

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Birth

Matches 1 to 3 of 3

   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Date and Place    Person ID   Tree 
1 Brown, Capt. John  4 Nov 1728 I44790 Duane's Ancestors 
2 Newton, Ezekiel  Abt 1687 I13744 Duane's Ancestors 
3 Owen, Hannah  17 Jul 1740 I44791 Duane's Ancestors 

Death

Matches 1 to 7 of 7

   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Date and Place    Person ID   Tree 
1 Benjamin, Caleb Jr.  15 Jul 1709 I22062 Duane's Ancestors 
2 Billings, Lydia  Aug 1747 I14003 Duane's Ancestors 
3 Graves, Benjamin  Aft 4 Nov 1716 I8907 Duane's Ancestors 
4 Holcombe, Martha  9 Jan 1717/8 I34207 Duane's Ancestors 
5 Norton, Hannah  1743 I42775 Duane's Ancestors 
6 Paine, Anne  1 Sep 1668 I20620 Duane's Ancestors 
7 Wooster, Susanna  1775 I704 Duane's Ancestors 

Occupation

Matches 1 to 4 of 4

   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Date and Place    Person ID   Tree 
1 Atwater, Hon. Joshua  assistant and treasurer I36196 Duane's Ancestors 
2 Leete, Gov. William  From May 1676 to Apr 1683governor I20352 Duane's Ancestors 
3 Treat, Gov. Robert  From 1683 to 1698Governor I13890 Duane's Ancestors 
4 Winthrop, Gov. John Jr.  governor I29326 Duane's Ancestors 

Office

Matches 1 to 1 of 1

   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Date and Place    Person ID   Tree 
1 Moore, Deacon John  From May 1653 to Sep 1677deputy from Windsor I20398 Duane's Ancestors 

Property

Matches 1 to 1 of 1

   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Date and Place    Person ID   Tree 
1 Hart, Deacon Stephen  8 May 1673was granted one hundred and fifty acres of land I8207 Duane's Ancestors 

Marriage

Matches 1 to 2 of 2

   Family    Date and Place    Family ID   Tree 
1 Coy / Billings  Bef 23 Jul 1704 F4917 Duane's Ancestors 
2 Stanton / Staples  Abt 1725 F16161 Duane's Ancestors 

Connecticut, British America Timeline

1614
11 Oct:  Adriaen Block and 12 Amsterdam merchants petition the States General of the Dutch Republic for exclusive trading rights in the Nieuw-Nederland colony.SCW ND-Coins
1635
25 Aug:  The Great Colonial Hurricane plows through New England destroying anything in its path.NEHS HS
1637
1 May:  General Court is convened in Hartford and war is declared against the Pequots.SCW ICT
26 May:  Colonists attack and destroy the Pequot village at Misistuck (Mystic).ZEP ICT
1638
11 Jun:  The Earthquake of 1638 occurs bringing terror to the Colonies.WO-BC USGS
21 Sep:  The Treaty of Hartford ends the Pequot War.NNP Yale
1638/39
14 Jan:  The Fundamental Orders are voted on establishing the Connecticut Colony.SCW CT.gov
1647
26 May:  Alse Young becomes the first person in America to be hanged as a witch.CT.gov Courant
1665
5 Jan:  After much negotiation, New Haven Colony gives in and joins the Connecticut Colony.SCW Yale
1675
24 Jun:  King Philip's War: New England Colonies vs Wampanoag, Narragansett and Nipmuck Indians 1675-1676.MassMoments WBH
1676
12 Aug:  King Philip is captured and killed ending King Philip's War in southern New England.MassMoments CTHist
1687
26 Oct:  Sir Edmund Andros, governor of New England, attempts to force the Connecticut Colony to surrender its charter, which is then hidden away in an oak tree, the Charter Oak.NEHS JSTOR
1689
17 May:  King William's War; England declares war on France which lasts until the signing of the Treaty of Ryswick.HoMA MB
1713
11 Apr:  The Treaty of Utrecht is signed ending the War of the Spanish Succession, also known as Queen Anne's War in North America.CHNC CBC
1733
17 May:  Britain passes the Molasses Act putting high tariffs on rum and molasses imported to the Colonies from anyplace other than Britain and its possessions.GoogleBooks JotAR
1752
14 Sep:  The British Empire adopts the Gregorian calendar.CSL CalWiz
1758
27 Jul:  British and colonial forces defeat French and Canadian forces at the Battle of Louisbourg in Nova Scotia.BB CTHist
1765
22 Mar:  The Stamp Act is passed by the British Parliament - a tax imposed on American colonists on any printed paper.GLIoAH Avalon
1 Nov:  The Stamp Act goes into effect - a tax on the Colonies to fund the British Military in America.CC SAH
1774
5 Sep:  The First Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia.MtVernon USDoS
5 Sep:  Peyton Randolph is elected first President of the United Colonies.MtVernon USHoR
1775
19 Apr:  The first battles of the American Revolution. British troops fight American Minutemen at Lexington, killing eight. The British then move to Concord where they again engage the colonials. By the end of the battle, 93 colonists are dead. The British, having lost 273, retreat to Boston.LoC NPS
1776
4 Jul:  The United States is founded when the Second Continental Congress declares its independence from Great Britain.USHistory USNA
1777
28 Jan:  British General Burgoyne submits a plan to cut off and isolate New England from the rest of the Colonies.History.com TXSAR
26 Apr:  Major General William Tryon, royal governor of New York, and 2000 British troops attack and destroy Danbury, Connecticut.DM ABT
1783
3 Sep:  The American Revolution is officially over when the Colonies sign the Treaty of Paris.OurDocs USNA
1788
9 Jan:  Connecticut becomes a state.ThoughtCo 50States.com