The History of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut: Including East Windsor, South Windsor, and Ellington, Prior to 1768, the Date of Their Separation from the Old Town : and Windsor, Bloomfield and Windsor Locks, to the Present Time : Also the Genealogies and Genealogical Notes of Those Families which Settled Within the Limits of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut, Prior to 1800Heritage Books, 1997 - 944 pages The history from discovery in 1614 by the Dutch up to the 1800, and a succinct summary of the town's history from 1800 to the date of publication. Plus over 300 pages of genealogies. S0706HB - $65.00 |
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Page xi
... Indian History , .. 81 CHAP . VI . Indian Purchases , .. 102 CHAP . VII . Distribution and Plan of Ancient Windsor , .... 116 CHAP . VIII . Extracts from the Town Acts ,. 141 CHAP . IX . An Episode of Ecclesiastical History , 1663-1684 ...
... Indian History , .. 81 CHAP . VI . Indian Purchases , .. 102 CHAP . VII . Distribution and Plan of Ancient Windsor , .... 116 CHAP . VIII . Extracts from the Town Acts ,. 141 CHAP . IX . An Episode of Ecclesiastical History , 1663-1684 ...
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... Indian village or fort , belonging to the Nawaas . 2 Upon this stream , which he named the Fresh River , better ... Indians of the north , which they were by no means slow to see and improve . The Dutch West India Company was formed ...
... Indian village or fort , belonging to the Nawaas . 2 Upon this stream , which he named the Fresh River , better ... Indians of the north , which they were by no means slow to see and improve . The Dutch West India Company was formed ...
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... Indians to the knowledge of the Gospel . Two mem- bers of the government , chosen by the freemen or stockholders of the company in London , assistants or directors , Messrs . Rosseter and Ludlow , men of character and education , were ...
... Indians to the knowledge of the Gospel . Two mem- bers of the government , chosen by the freemen or stockholders of the company in London , assistants or directors , Messrs . Rosseter and Ludlow , men of character and education , were ...
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... Indians might render the skill and discipline which these gentlemen had acquired under De Vere , in the cam- paign of the Palatinate , on the Continent , an element of safety . essential to the enterprise . " " These godly people ...
... Indians might render the skill and discipline which these gentlemen had acquired under De Vere , in the cam- paign of the Palatinate , on the Continent , an element of safety . essential to the enterprise . " " These godly people ...
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... Indians , which came with their baskets of corn on their backs to trade with us , which was a good supply unto many , but also sent ships from Holland and from Ireland with provision , and Indian corn from Virginia to supply the 1 " The ...
... Indians , which came with their baskets of corn on their backs to trade with us , which was a good supply unto many , but also sent ships from Holland and from Ireland with provision , and Indian corn from Virginia to supply the 1 " The ...
Contents
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The Civil Organization of Windsor illustrated by her records | 53 |
The Religious Organization of Windsor | 74 |
Indian History | 81 |
Indian Purchases | 89 |
Distribution and Plan of Ancient Windsor | 116 |
Extracts from the Town Acts | 141 |
Windsor East of the Great Rivercontinued Ellington Parish | 260 |
Windsor East of the Great Rivercontinued North or Scantic Parish | 290 |
Windsor East of the Great Rivercontinued Wapping Parish | 323 |
Windsors Share in the Old French War 17391762 | 329 |
Ecclesiastical History of Windsor First or Old Society 17121776 | 356 |
Ecclesiastical History of Windsor Third | 365 |
Windsors Share in the American Revolution | 380 |
Ecclesiastical History First Society 1776 | 431 |
An Episode of Ecclesiastical History 16631684 | 163 |
King Philips War 16756 | 194 |
Ecclesiastical and Civil History 16851729 | 208 |
Queen Anns War 17021713 and Indian War of 172224 | 213 |
Windsor East of the Great River 16621768 | 220 |
The Schools of Windsor | 442 |
Ferries Inns Stores Houses Slaves etc | 461 |
Windsor Locks 18331859 | 501 |
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4th Conn Abner Prior's company Allyn Ancient Windsor appointed April army assembly Bartlett bounds Brook Capt Captain church colony committee congregation Connecticut River council Court Daniel Daniel Bissell Deacon death December died Dorchester Drake east side East Windsor Ebenezer Edwards Ellington Ellsworth England enlisted erected father ferry Griswold Hartford Hayden Henry Wolcott Indians inhabitants JOHN ALLYN John Bissell Jonathan Joseph land Loomis March meadow meeting house meeting-house miles mill minister ministry Nathaniel October Palisado parish party pastor Pequot persons petition Phelps Pinney Plymouth Plymouth Company Podunk Poquonnoc Potwine pounds preached present purchase records regiment Rivulet road rods Roger Ludlow sachem Samuel Scantic settled settlement settlers Simsbury society sold South Windsor Stiles Stoughton Thomas Timothy town meeting town of Windsor townsmen troops Voted Warham Wethersfield William Windsor Locks Yale College
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