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British colony in North America (1636–1776)
The Connecticut Colony, originally known as the Connecticut River Colony, was an English colony in New England which became the state of Connecticut. It
Connecticut_Colony
New Haven Colony (settled 1638, government from 1639). The Saybrook Colony merged with the Connecticut Colony in 1644, and the New Haven Colony was merged
List of colonial governors of Connecticut
List_of_colonial_governors_of_Connecticut
U.S. state
Massachusetts Bay Colony to form the Connecticut Colony, while other settlers from Massachusetts founded the Saybrook Colony and the New Haven Colony; both had
Connecticut
of Connecticut. Four of the counties – Fairfield, Hartford, New Haven and New London – were created in 1666, shortly after the Connecticut Colony and
List of counties in Connecticut
List_of_counties_in_Connecticut
English colony in North America between 1637 and 1664
Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. The colony joined Connecticut Colony in 1664. The history of the colony was a series of disappointments and failures
New_Haven_Colony
River in the New England region, US
of the New Netherland Colony. In 1623, Dutch traders constructed a fortified trading post at the site of Hartford, Connecticut, called the Fort Huys de
Connecticut_River
English colony in North America (1635–1644)
Saybrook Colony was a short-lived English colony established in New England in 1635 at the mouth of the Connecticut River in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. Saybrook
Saybrook_Colony
British colony in North America (1636–1776)
of Rhode Island and Conanicut in a federation with Connecticut Colony and Massachusetts Bay Colony. Protest, open rebellion, and a further petition to
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Colony_of_Rhode_Island_and_Providence_Plantations
Official government emblem of the United States state of Connecticut
Fenwick in 1639. It was the seal of the Saybrook Colony and was turned over to the Connecticut Colony at about the time that it purchased the land and
Seal_of_Connecticut
body in Connecticut. Connecticut's government has operated under the direction of five separate documents in its history. The Connecticut Colony at Hartford
History of the Connecticut Constitution
History_of_the_Connecticut_Constitution
1628-1691 English colony in North America
now Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, and Connecticut. The territory of the Massachusetts Bay colony was one of the several colonial territories reorganized
Massachusetts_Bay_Colony
English and British American colonies (1620-1776)
America included Connecticut Colony, the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Plymouth Colony, and the Province
New_England_Colonies
1675 battle of King Philip's War
December 19, 1675. The colonial militia from Plymouth Colony, Connecticut Colony, and Massachusetts Bay Colony were led to the main Narragansett settlement in
Great_Swamp_Fight
1639–62 political charter of the Connecticut Colony
The Fundamental Orders were adopted by the Connecticut Colony council on 24 January 1639 [O.S. 14 January 1638]. The Fundamental Orders describe the structure
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Fundamental_Orders_of_Connecticut
City in Connecticut, United States
settlement became the headquarters of the New Haven Colony, distinct from the Connecticut Colony previously established to the north centering on Hartford
New_Haven,_Connecticut
Town in Connecticut, United States
War. In 1644, Fenwick agreed to merge the colony with the more vibrant Connecticut Colony up the Connecticut River near Hartford, and they purchased the
Old_Saybrook,_Connecticut
Census-designated place in Connecticut, United States
into Rhode Island. Connecticut did not have a royal charter that separated it from the Massachusetts Bay Colony; the Connecticut General Court was formed
Mystic,_Connecticut
U.S. state flag
three separate settlements, Connecticut Colony, Saybrook Colony, and New Haven Colony, which had been absorbed into Connecticut by that time) and rearranged
Flag_of_Connecticut
English-born physician, colonial administrator and alchemist (1606–1676)
of the Connecticut Colony who played a large role in the unification of numerous settlements and obtaining a royal charter for the unified colony. Winthrop
John_Winthrop_the_Younger
Topics referred to by the same term
of Connecticut Connecticut Colony, an English colony located in British America Connecticut River, a tributary of Long Island Sound SS Connecticut (1938)
Connecticut_(disambiguation)
first English colonists came from the Bay Colony and Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts. Original Connecticut Colony settlements were at Windsor in 1633; at
History_of_Connecticut
English religious and colonial leader (1586–1647)
English colonial leader and Congregational minister, who founded the Connecticut Colony after dissenting with Puritan leaders in Massachusetts. He was known
Thomas_Hooker
English Army major (1600–1672)
English-born settler, soldier, commander and Deputy Governor of the Connecticut Colony. Mason was best known for leading a group of Puritan settlers and
John_Mason_(colonist)
Class of colonial government
Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts Bay were at one time or another charter colonies. The crown might revoke a charter and convert the colony into a
Charter_colony
the Colony of Connecticut". National Humanities Institute. 1662. Retrieved February 21, 2009. Specific "Constitution of the State of Connecticut". CT
List of lieutenant governors of Connecticut
List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Connecticut
17th-century Dutch colony in North America
New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Connecticut, with small outposts in Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. The colony was originally conceived by the Dutch
New_Netherland
Lower house of the Connecticut General Assembly
predecessor of the Connecticut Senate) and three-member "committees" representing each of the three towns of the Connecticut Colony (Hartford, Wethersfield
Connecticut House of Representatives
Connecticut_House_of_Representatives
example the Plymouth Colony merged with Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1691 and the Saybrook Colony merged with Connecticut Colony in 1644). These would
List of 17th-century wars involving the Thirteen Colonies
List_of_17th-century_wars_involving_the_Thirteen_Colonies
Town in Connecticut, United States
Guilford was admitted to New Haven Colony in 1643. In 1664, New Haven Colony, including Guilford, joined Connecticut Colony. The English settlement originally
Guilford,_Connecticut
Town in Connecticut, United States
forever sided with the Massachusetts Bay Colony, a Puritan settlement in Boston, rather than with the Connecticut Colony, which was much closer geographically
Windsor,_Connecticut
the Colony of Connecticut. Vol. 14. Hartford: Brown & Parsons. p. 329. Retrieved July 20, 2020. Ed Stannard (June 19, 2020). "Slavery in Connecticut, ended
History of slavery in Connecticut
History_of_slavery_in_Connecticut
Land area claimed by Connecticut until 1800
The Connecticut Western Reserve was a portion of land claimed by the Connecticut Colony and later state of Connecticut in what is now mostly Northeast
Connecticut_Western_Reserve
English regional government in America, 1686–1689
Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Plymouth Colony, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Connecticut Colony, Province of New York, the provinces
Dominion_of_New_England
County in Connecticut, United States
Retrieved June 17, 2008. [dead link] The public records of the colony of Connecticut [1636-1776] ... transcribed and published, (in accordance with a
Litchfield County, Connecticut
Litchfield_County,_Connecticut
British colonies forming the United States
Hampshire, Province of Massachusetts Bay, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, and Connecticut Colony); the Middle Colonies (Province of New
Thirteen_Colonies
British colony in North America from 1691 to 1776
number of New England colonies had stabilized at five: the Connecticut Colony, the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, and the Province
Province_of_Massachusetts_Bay
Town in Connecticut, United States
Lyme is a coastal town in New London County, Connecticut, United States, bounded on the west by the Connecticut River, on the south by the Long Island Sound
Old_Lyme,_Connecticut
American Founding Father and politician (1731–1796)
Mehetabel Huntington on July 16, 1731, in Windham, Connecticut Colony in present-day Scotland, Connecticut, which broke off from Windham in 1857. His house
Samuel Huntington (Connecticut politician)
Samuel_Huntington_(Connecticut_politician)
Town in New York, United States
Long Island, the Connecticut Colony, or Connecticut River Colony, was established in 1636. The Puritans established New Haven Colony separately in 1638
Southold,_New_York
Colonial New England's legally established religion
churches in Massachusetts in 1680 and the churches of Connecticut in 1708. In the Massachusetts Bay Colony, Congregational churches were supported by public
Established Congregationalism in New England
Established_Congregationalism_in_New_England
American politician (1710–1785)
governor of the Colony of Connecticut from 1766 to 1769, and, on the death of Governor William Pitkin, became Governor of Connecticut in 1769, serving
Jonathan_Trumbull
This is a list of the individual Connecticut year pages. In 1788, the Connecticut General Assembly of Connecticut Colony voted to break all ties with the
List_of_years_in_Connecticut
Mohegan sachem of the early colonial period
1635, Uncas developed relationships with important figures in the Connecticut Colony. He was a trusted ally of Captain John Mason, a partnership which
Uncas
Connecticut woman accused of witchcraft (died 1651)
woman executed for witchcraft in the Connecticut Colony. The fourth of eleven executed witch hunt victims in the colony, Bassett's confession of there being
Goody_Bassett
Early settler of colonial Connecticut
founding settler of both Hartford and Norwalk, Connecticut. He served in the General Court of the Connecticut Colony in the sessions of May 1653, October 1654
Richard_Olmsted_(settler)
Rhode Island and Connecticut. New Haven Colony incorporated into the Connecticut Colony. Half-Way Covenant in New England. In the Colony of Virginia, the
Timeline of the Thirteen Colonies
Timeline_of_the_Thirteen_Colonies
English politician (1594–1653/4)
founders of the Connecticut Colony. He served one term as governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and was the first governor of Connecticut, ultimately serving
John_Haynes_(governor)
check boisterous small landholders. The Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and Connecticut Colony were given their formal charters and Rhode
Restoration_colony
English colonial venture in America (1620–1691)
Plymouth Colony (sometimes spelled Plimouth) was the first permanent English colony in New England, founded in 1620, and the third permanent English colony in
Plymouth_Colony
Connecticut woman accused of witchcraft (1605–1653)
hanged for witchcraft in 1653 in the Connecticut Colony. One of eleven executed witch hunt victims in the colony, Knapp was notable for never confessing
Goodwife_Knapp
English-born politician, militia officer and colonial administrator
and colonial administrator who served as the eighth governor of Connecticut Colony from 1683 to 1687 and 1689 to 1698. In 1666, he co-founded the colonial
Robert_Treat
American judge and politician
Connecticut General Assembly, Deputy Governor, Chief Justice (to the Connecticut Superior Court), and finally Governor of the Colony of Connecticut.
Thomas_Fitch_(governor)
Brookhaven- from 1661-1664 Connecticut Colony. East Hampton- from 1657-1664 Connecticut Colony. Huntington- from 1660-1664 Connecticut Colony. Southampton- from
Timeline of town creation in Downstate New York
Timeline_of_town_creation_in_Downstate_New_York
Beginnings of Puritanism in Colonial America
Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1629, the Saybrook Colony in 1635, the Connecticut Colony in 1636, and the New Haven Colony in 1638. The Colony of Rhode Island
History of the Puritans in North America
History_of_the_Puritans_in_North_America
1630s conflict in New England
In an event called the Mystic massacre, English colonists of the Connecticut Colony and their allies set the village of Pequot Fort ablaze, blocked the
Pequot_War
Founder of Springfield, Massachusetts
became disaffected with the Connecticut Colony, he annexed Springfield to Massachusetts Bay Colony, confirming that colony's western and southwestern boundaries
William_Pynchon
American businessman (1768-1844)
James Wadsworth (April 20, 1768 Durham, Connecticut Colony – June 7, 1844 Geneseo, New York) was an influential and prominent 18th- and 19th-century pioneer
James_Wadsworth_(of_Geneseo)
Ship in Winthrop Fleet
founders of Connecticut Colony, later English ambassador to Holland Thomas Dudley, who served several terms as Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony Anne
Arbella
City in Connecticut, United States
Connecticut River Valley. Originally, Bristol was within the boundaries of Farmington, Connecticut, which was incorporated in the Connecticut Colony in
Bristol,_Connecticut
American lawyer, militia officer, politician, and judge (1679–1767)
authored a short history of the Connecticut colony titled, Roger Wolcott's Memoir Relating to the History of Connecticut. Wolcott died at home in Windsor
Roger Wolcott (Connecticut politician)
Roger_Wolcott_(Connecticut_politician)
Political family in the United States
its roots in the Connecticut Colony. Born: 1590 at the manor of Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England Governor of Connecticut Colony, 1642-3 Great grandfather
Wyllys–Haynes_family
Town in Connecticut, United States
Fairfield was one of the two principal settlements of the Connecticut Colony in southwestern Connecticut (the other was Stratford). The town line with Stratford
Fairfield,_Connecticut
English leader of Massachusetts Bay Colony (1587–1649)
Massachusetts elders. Winthrop's son John was one of the founders of the Connecticut Colony, and Winthrop himself wrote one of the leading historical accounts
John_Winthrop
Island off the coast of New York, United States
part of the Connecticut Colony or the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations of the British, nor was it a part of the Dutch colony of New Netherland
Gardiners_Island
List of people from around the world executed over witchcraft
colonies. These were particularly common in the colonies of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Haven. The myth of the witch had a strong cultural presence
List of people executed for witchcraft
List_of_people_executed_for_witchcraft
Founder of Cleveland, Ohio (1754–1806)
Cleaveland was the brigadier general of the Connecticut militia. Cleaveland was born in Canterbury, Connecticut Colony, to Colonel Aaron Cleaveland (1725–1785)
Moses_Cleaveland
Town in Connecticut, United States
in the area was given to Major John Mason, deputy governor of the Connecticut Colony; the next year, Mason accepted 500 acres (2.0 km2) northwest of Norwich
Lebanon,_Connecticut
Town in Connecticut, United States
census. The town was settled in the 1730s by English settlers of the Connecticut Colony and was known as Farmingbury. It was renamed as Wolcott after being
Wolcott,_Connecticut
US constitutional officer
The secretary of the state of Connecticut is one of the constitutional officers of the U.S. state of Connecticut. (The definite article is part of the
Secretary of the State of Connecticut
Secretary_of_the_State_of_Connecticut
English engineer and colonist
Netherlands and was hired to construct fortifications on the Connecticut River, for the Connecticut Colony. His legacy includes Gardiners Island, which is held
Lion_Gardiner
Massacre of American Indians during the Pequot War
place on May 26, 1637 during the Pequot War, when a force from the Connecticut Colony under Captain John Mason and their Narragansett and Mohegan allies
Mystic_massacre
Norse settle briefly in L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland. c. 1450: Norse colony in Greenland dies out. 1492: Columbus sets sail aboard the Niña, Pinta,
Timeline of the European colonization of North America
Timeline_of_the_European_colonization_of_North_America
American settler (died 1684)
Bull, was an early settler in the Connecticut Colony who is counted as one of the founders of Hartford, Connecticut. Bull arrived in Hartford in 1636
Thomas_Bull_(settler)
Proclamation of 1763. The Connecticut Colony (est. 1636) and the New Haven Colony (est. 1637) merged in 1662. In 1637, the Connecticut Colony authorized a military
Aboriginal title statutes in the Thirteen Colonies
Aboriginal_title_statutes_in_the_Thirteen_Colonies
Town in Connecticut, United States
Congressman from Connecticut Elmer Watson (1831–1911), Connecticut State Senate majority leader Thomas Welles (1590–1660), Governor of Connecticut Colony Benjamin
Wethersfield,_Connecticut
Magistrate and cofounder of New Haven Colony
his stepfather, Governor Theophilus Eaton, the colony of New Haven. He was also a deputy to the Connecticut General Assembly and fought in King Philip's
Thomas Yale (New Haven Colony)
Thomas_Yale_(New_Haven_Colony)
The history of Antisemitism in Connecticut dates to the establishment of the Connecticut Colony. Prior to the passage of the 1968 Fair Housing Act, Jewish
Antisemitism_in_Connecticut
1754 incident and local legend in Windham, Connecticut
The Battle of the Frogs was a frog-related incident in the Connecticut Colony town of Windham in 1754. On a summer night in June or July, the people of
Battle_of_the_Frogs
Private university in New Haven, Connecticut, US
the Collegiate School in 1701 by Congregationalist clergy of the Connecticut Colony. Originally focused on theology and sacred languages, the school's
Yale_University
Oneco (sometimes called Owaneko) was a sachem of the Mohegans in the Connecticut Colony and the son of Uncas. During King Philip's War (1675–78), he was a
Oneco
Treaty between New Netherland and Connecticut
treaty concluded between New Netherland and Connecticut Colony on September 19, 1650, in Hartford, Connecticut. In 1650, Dutch Director-General of New Netherland
Treaty_of_Hartford_(1650)
British merchant and politician c. 1590–1658
Massachusetts Bay Colony, and a founder and eventual governor of New Haven Colony. He was also among the founders of Boston, Greenwich, Connecticut, Eaton's Neck
Theophilus_Eaton
Mahican tribes. Narragansetts from Rhode Island and Mahicans from Connecticut Colony were also present. These tribes were generally dependent on hunting
History_of_Massachusetts
Nine oldest institutions of higher education in the United States
1976. By the Govrn, in Council & Representatives of his Majties Colony of Connecticut in Genrll Court Assembled, New-Haven, Octr 9: 1701 Dexter, Franklin
Colonial_colleges
Town in Connecticut, United States
to the "Great River" and established Hartford, Connecticut and the Connecticut Colony. As the colony grew, additional land was needed. In 1672 the Proprietors
West_Hartford,_Connecticut
1788. Before it declared its independence, Connecticut was a colony of the Kingdom of Great Britain. Connecticut did not create a state constitution for
List of governors of Connecticut
List_of_governors_of_Connecticut
Place in New York, United States
The land had been purchased in 1648 by the governors of Connecticut Colony and New Haven Colony from the Montauk Indians, in large part for small drills
East Hampton (village), New York
East_Hampton_(village),_New_York
(1586 – 1655) was an early settler of the Connecticut Colony and a deputy to the General Court of Connecticut from Stratford in the mid-17th century. He
Thomas_Sherwood_(settler)
example the Plymouth Colony merged with Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1691 and the Saybrook Colony merged with Connecticut Colony in 1644). These would
List of 18th-century wars involving the Thirteen Colonies
List_of_18th-century_wars_involving_the_Thirteen_Colonies
American actor (born 1949)
an Englishman who came from Heavitree, England, and settled in the Connecticut Colony in 1638. Both of Gere's parents were Mayflower descendants; his ancestors
Richard_Gere
Witch trials occurring in Connecticut from 1647 to 1663
of 1670, Harrison was released from prison, and banished from the Connecticut colony; she and her family relocated to New York, as they had already planned
Witch_trials_in_Connecticut
American politician
Allen. Ira Allen was born in Cornwall in the Connecticut Colony (in present-day Litchfield County, Connecticut), the youngest of eight children born to Joseph
Ira_Allen
Governor of the Colony of Connecticut in 1656
colonial settler of New England, serving one term as governor of the Colony of Connecticut in 1656. Webster was born in Cossington, Leicestershire, England
John_Webster_(governor)
American businessman and merchant (1755–1829)
Representatives of the Colony of Connecticut who was the brother of Thomas Fitch (1699–1774), former governor of the Connecticut Colony. Together, they had
Archibald_Gracie
Wrongful execution victim
Hartford, Connecticut, now the site of the Old State House, since a jail was on the edge of the square. A journal of then Massachusetts Bay Colony Governor
Alse_Young
American politician (1772–1850)
March 27, 1850) was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut. Born in Mansfield in the Connecticut Colony, Baldwin attended the common schools. He studied
John Baldwin (Connecticut politician)
John_Baldwin_(Connecticut_politician)
Early settler of colonial Connecticut
was a founding settler of Norwalk, Connecticut. He served as a deputy of the General Assembly of the Connecticut Colony representing Norwalk in the May 1673
Thomas_Fitch_(settler)
Indigenous people from Connecticut, US
Pequot captives so severely that officials of Connecticut Colony eventually removed them. Connecticut established two reservations for the Pequots in
Pequot
Land exchanged between the Massachusetts Bay and Connecticut colonies
from the Connecticut Colony after April 1716. This was done as compensation for an equivalent area of territory that was under Connecticut's jurisdiction
Equivalent_Lands
English-born minister and pioneer (1622–1702)
first town in the colony to receive a Biblical name. The town of Lebanon was incorporated by the General Assembly of the Connecticut Colony on 10 October
James_Fitch_(minister)
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