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BRIEF HISTORICAL NOTES ON CoNNEC-
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It il well known to majority of our readers
that the first English settlements in Connection
were made at Hartford, Wethersield and Wind
scr, in the year 1885, by colony e about sixt,
persons, with the Rev. Mr.. Hooker at their head
About the middle of October they left their tempo
rary homes in Cambridge and Watertown, Mass.
and taking with them their cattle swine and such
other property as they possessed, they commenced
their journey through the wilderness They were
occupied several weeks in their march, having en-.
countered numberless difficulties in fording streams
crossing hills and swamps and cutting paths through
immense forests Having reached the Connecticut
river, the company separated and formed three dis
unct settlements at the places now occupied by
the above named towns.
/ The first Governor Of the Connecticut Colony
was JeaD Haynes, Esq, who was chosen in 1889;
Edward sHopkins was elected the following year
These gentlemen filled the office on alternate years
until the death Of Gov. Haynes in 1854 The fol-
lowing is aiist of Governors from that time to the
present. period ozone hundred and ninety years.
They are given in the order in which they were
chosen. - go ga en-
Thomas Wells, John Webster, John Winthrop,
Thomas Wells, John Winthrop, William Leet, Rob-
ert Treat, Fitz John Winthrop FRS, Gurdon
Saltonstall. Joseph Talcott, Jonathan Law, Roger
Wolcott, Thomas Fitch, William Pitkin, Jonathan
Oliver Wolcott, Jonathan Trumbull, John Tread
well. Roger Griswold, John Cotton Smith, Oliver
Wolcott, Jr., Gideon Tomlinson, John S. Peters,
Henry w. Edwards, Samuel A. Foot, VIM w. Ellis
worth, Chauncey F. Cleveland, Roger S. Baldwin.
The following is a list of the members Of the
Old Continental Congress, from Connecticut
from the year 1774 to 17Ss, inclusive '
Andrew Adams, member from TIT to 17S2.-
He was born at Stratford, and settled in Litchield
in early life, where he remained until he died,
Nov. 26, 1897, aged 81. He was for several years
Chief Justice Of the State.
Joseph P. Cooke, 17s2-ss. He was Colonel
in the Revolutionary service, and was born, we be-
lieve, at Danbury.
Silas Deane, 1774-77. He was the Agent or Min
lister Of the u s to France, and died in the latter
country on the 23d Of August. $780,
Eliphalet Dyer, 1774-S3. Born at Windham-
died May ID, 1907, aged SO.
Pierpont Edwards, 17s7-ss. He was the father
of Ex-Governor Edwards; died in 1926.
Oliver Ellsworth, 1777-S4. He was born at
Windsor-was Chief Justice Of the State of Con-
necticut, and Of the United States, and died Nov.
%, 1897, aged 65
William Hillhouse, 1850. He was born at
Montvile land represented that town at one hundred
and sir semi annual sessions of the Legislature.
Titus Hosmer, l775-79. Died at Middletown in
1881. '.T .''.
Benjamin Huntington, 17so-s4 and 17s7-ss.
Samuel Huntington, 1776-s4, He was born in
Norwich; was Governor of the State and Sgner
of the Declaration of Independence Died Jan. S,
1905, aged SO.
William S. johnson, 17s4-s7. A member of the
Convention which formed the Constitution of the
U. S. and Senator in Congress. Died Nov. IA,
1909, aged 90.
Richard Law, 1777-177s and 17s1-si.
Stephen Mix Mitchell, 1885. Born at Weth-
ersield; died Sept. 80, 1885, aged 81. He was a
U. s. Senator, and Chief Justice of the State.
Jesse Root, 177s-s3. Died March 30, 1922,
aged IS.
Roger Sherman. 1774-e4. Born at Newtown,
Mass, and died in New Haven, July23, 1793,aged
70. He was signer ofthe Declaration of Indepen-
dcnce, member Of the Convention which formed
the Constitution of the United States, SC.
Joseph Spencer, 1850. Born at East Haddam
died 1889, aged IS.
Jedediah Strong, 17s2-si. Born at Litch6eld;
was Judge of the Ltch6eld County Court, Clerk of
the House of Representatives, &c.
Jonathan Sturges, 17s5-S7.
John Treadwell, 1856 Born at Pennington;
died Aug. 10, 1923, aged IT. He was Governor
from 1900 to 1911.
Joseph Trumbull, 1774-75. Born at Lebanon ;
died ITS, aged az.
James Wadsworth, 1885. Born in Durham;
died in 1877, aged SO.
Jeremiah Wadsworth, 17s7-ss. Born at Hart
ford died April 30, 1904, aged 81.
William Williams, 1776-7S and 1854. He
was Sgner of the Declaration of Independence
Died Aug. 9, 1911, aged 80.
Oliver Wolcott, 1775-7S and 17S0-S4. He was
Governor, and Signer of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence. Died at Litchfeld, Dec. 1, 1897, aged
H.
Here follows complete list of the Senators and
Representatives in Congress from Connecticut, from
the commencement of the Government under the
Constitution to the end of the 2sth Congress, March
8, 1s45 With the members of the Old Congress,
given above, we have connected list land the only
one ever published) from 1774 to 1s45.
| '- la. SENATOR'S
Belts, Thaddeus E't. 1S39-1O
Boardman, Elijah 1928
Daggett, David 1sl3-ls
Dana, Samuel w. lSlO-2l
Edwards, Henry w. 1897
Ellsworth, Oliver 17o9-9o
Foot, Samuel A. lS2I-35
Goodrich, Chauncy !. ISoI-i5
Hillhouse, James l796-lsio
HuntingtOn, Jabez W.. lS4O-4o
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