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Welcome to
Hartford County, Connecticut
History & Genealogy

Source:
The Memorial History of
HARTFORD COUNTY, CONNECTICUT
1633 - 1884
Edited by J. Hammond Trumbull, LL.D.
President of the Connecticut Historical Society
In Two Volumes
VOL. I. - VOL II.
HARTFORD COUNTY AND CITY
Projected by Clarence F. Jewett
Publ. Boston - Edward L. Osgood, Publisher
1886

CONTENTS AND ILLUSTRATIONS

The Index to both volumes will  be found at the end of Volume I.

    PAGE
CHAPTER I. - AVON.   M. H. Bartlett 1
    - ILLUSTRATIONS:   The First Wadsworth Tower (from a drawing by Daniel Wadsworth), 2;
          - Monte Video, 3;
          - The Congregational Church, 7;
          - The Meadow at Deer Cliff, Entrance to Deer Cliff, 9.        		 
CHAPTER II. - BERLIN.  The Rev. W. W. Woodworth
  - ILLUSTRATION: Portrait of J. G. Percival, 26.
  - FAC-SIMILE: Extract from Kensington Society Records (1731), 16.		 13
CHAPTER III. - BLOOMFIELD. Mrs. Elisabeth G. Warner 29
CHAPTER IV. - BRISTOL.  Epaphroditus Peck
  - ILLUSTRATIONS:  Map of Bristol in 1776, 41;
  - a Deacon's Cap, 46;
  - House built by Abel Lewis, 47;
  - Relics of Old Times;
  - Inlaid Chest, Parson Newell's Arm-chair, Carved Powder-horn, Sword, and Canteen, 48;
  - Roberts Clock, 52;
  - Residence of Edward Ingraham, 55.		 39
CHAPTER V. - BURLINGTON.  The Hon. Roland Hitchcock 63
CHAPTER VI. - CANTON.  From Notes by D. B. Hale and Levi Case
  - ILLUSTRATIONS:
      - "Satan's Kingdom," 68;
      - the Original Collins Works, 72;
      - General View of the Collins Company's Works at Collinsville, Granite Dam, built in 1868, Polishing and Packing Department, 73.		 67
CHAPTER VII. - EAST GRANBY.  Granby Clarke
  - ILLUSTRATIONS:
      - A Higley Copper, 80;
      - Newgate Prison in 1802, 81;
      - Newgate Prison as it now appears, 82.		 77
CHAPTER VIII. - eAST HARTFORD . Joseph O. Goodwin  
  - ILLUSTRATIONS:
      - Dr. Williams's House, 92;
      - the Hartford Bridge, 96;
      - Mrs. Mary (Lord) Pitkin 102;
      - the Elisha Pitkin House, 104.		 85
CHAPTER IX. - EAST WINDSOR. The Rev. Dr. Increase N. Tarbox
  - ILLUSTRATION:
     - The Old Theological School of Connecticut (East Windsor Hill), 113.		 107
CHAPTER X. - SOUTH WINDSOR.  The Rev. Dr.. Increase N. Tarbox
  - ILLUSTRATION:
      - Fitch's Steamboat, 137		 129
CHAPTER XI. - ENFIELD.  The Rev. George W. Winch - PARTIALLY TRANSCRIBED 3/1/2026
  - ILLUSTRATIONS:
      - Enfield Falls, 140;
      - Map (of 1642), 144;
      - the A. G. Hazard Residence, 149;
      - the North Family of Shakers, 153
  - FAC-SIMILIES: 
      - Receipt of Thomas Abbe, 148;
      - Protest against Slavery (1777), 151		 139
CHAPTER XII. - FARMINGTON.  The Rev. Dr. Noah Porter
  - ILLUSTRATION:
      - The Present Meeting-House, 178
  - UNIONVILLE.  James L. Cowles - 199		 163
CHAPTER XIII. - GLASTONBURY.  William S. Goslee
  - ILLUSTRATIONS:
      - The Hollister House (1675), 208;
      - the Talcott House (1699), 209		 205
CHAPTER XIV. - GRANBY.  William Scoville Case 229
CHAPTER  XV. - HARTLAND.  From Notes by Lester Taylor 237
CHAPTER XVI. - MANCHESTER.  The Rev. S. W. Robbins.
     -    ILLUSTRATIONS:
     - The Cheney Homestead, South Manchester, 245;
     - Ruins of the Glass-factory, 247;
     - Wyllys Falls, 254;
     - a Cheney Clock, 255;
     - Manchester Centre (Soldiers' Monument, Congregatoinal Church, Town Hall), 257		 243
CHAPTER XVII. - MARLBOROUGH,  Miss Mary Hall 267
CHAPTER XVIII. - NEW BRITAIN.  David N. Camp
  - ILLUSTRATIONS:
      - The South Congregational Church, 289;
      - the State Normal School, 295;
      - the Stanley Works, 299;
      - the Works of the American Hosiery Company, 305;
      - the Works of the Stanley Rule and Level Company, 315
  - FAC-SIMILEY:
      - School Subscription (1784), 394.		 277
CHAPTER XIX. - NEWINGTON.  Roger Welles|
  - ILLUSTRATION:
      - The Churchill House (1754), 328.
  - FAC-SIMILE:
      - Receipt of Simon Backus (1726), 326		 319
CHAPTER XX. - PLAINVILLE.  Simon Tomlinson
  - ILLUSTRATION:
      - The "Old Root Place," 336		 335
CHAPTER XXI. - SIMSBURY.   Lucius I. Barber, M. D.
  - ILLUSTRATIONS:
     - Tarriffville Gorge, 348;
     - the Old Brouson House, 359
  - FAC-SIMILES:
      - Receipt of Samuel Stebbins (1784), 353;
      - Receipt of Elihu Humphrey (1775), 358. 		341
CHAPTER XXII. - SOUTHINGTON.  Stephen Walkley
  - ILLUSTRATIONS:
      - Southington Centre, 365;
      - Map of Southington, 369
  - FAC-SIMILE:
      - Society's Record (176),
      - Samuel Andrus, Clerk, 368		 363
CHAPTER XXIII. - SUFFIELD.  Hezekiah Spencer Sheldon
  - ILLUSTRATIONS:
      - The Sheldon House, West Suffield, 405;
      - the Connecticut Literary Institution, Main Buildings, 409;
      - the Judge Gay House, 412;
      - Portrait of Sylvester Graham, 413.		 383
CHAPTER XXIV. - WEST HARTFORD.  The Rev. Franklin S. Hatch.
  - ILLUSTRATIONS:
      - Portrait of the Rev. Dr. Nathan Perkins, 419;
      - the Congregational Church, 419;
      - the Noah Webster House, 423. 		415
CHAPTER XXV. - WETHERSFIELD.  Sherman W. Adams
  - ILLUSTRATIONS:
      - Marks of Turramuggus and Mantowese, 432;
      - Map of Wethersfield (1634-1644), 433;
      - the Congregational Church, facing, 446;
      - Portraits of the Rev. Dr. John March, silas Deane, and Rector Elisha Williams, 443;
      - The Webb House, 478;
      - Residence of S. W. Robbins, 487;
      - the State Prison, 492.		 425
CHAPTER XXVI. - ROCKY HILL.  Sherman W. Adams 493
CHAPTER XXVII. - WINDSOR.
  - General History.  The Rev. Reuel H. Tuttle, 497
  - Churches of Windsor.  The Rev. Gowen C. Wilson, 534
  - Early Windsor Families.  Jabez H. Hayden, 547
  - ILLUSTRATIONS:
      - Map of Windsor (1633-1650)m 501;
      - View of Broad Street, 519;
      - Oliver Ellsworth and Wife, 526;
      - Portraits of the Hon. Oliver Ellsworth and Governor W. W. Ellsworth, 527;
      - the Ellsworth Homesteadb, 527;
      - Grace Episcopal Church and Parsonage, 532;
      - the Congregational Church, built in 1794, 533;
      - Map of the Palisado, 546;
      - the Hayden Homestead, 560.
  - FAC-SIMILES:
      - The Town Lead weighed (1684), 509;
      - Extract from the Rev. Samuell Mather's Note-Book, 539;
      - Votes passed by the Church Society (dignifying the seats and heating the drums, 1735), 541;
      - Poquonnock Parish Records (1724-1727), 543.		  
CHAPTER XXVIII. - WINDSOR LOCKS. Jabez H. Hayden
  - ILLUSTRATIONS:
      - Map of Pine Meadow (1776), 453;
      - the Ferry to East Windsor, 565;
      - the Haskell House, 567		 561
INDEX End of Volume I.  


LIST OF STEEL PORTRAITS
VOLUME II.

ETHAN A. ANDREWS, of New Britain To Face 280
CHARLES BOSWELL, of West Hartford 422
ELIHU BURRITT, of New Britain 312
DAVID N. CAMP, of New Britain 278
CHARLES H. DEXTER, of Windsor Locks 568
The Rev. JONATHAN EDWARDS, of Windsor 130
CORNELIUS B. ERWIN, of New Britain 316
NATHANIEL HAYDEN, of Windsor 532
AUGUSTUS G. HAZARD, of Enfield 160
ELIAS INGRAHAM, of Bristol 58
JAMES C. LOOMIS, of Windsor 516
ROSWELL A. NEAL, of Southington 380
ALFRED NORTH, of Berlin 20
SETH J. NORTH, of New Britain 296
ELISHA M. PEASE, of Enfield 158
Gen. WILLIAM S. PIERSON, of Windsor 530
1Major SAMUEL PITKIN, of East Hartford. (Artotype.) 103
1The Rev. TIMOTNY PITKIN, of Farmington. (Artotype) 176
President NOAH PORTER, of Yale College 164
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     1 The Pitkin portraits are from the "Pitkin Genealogy," in preparation by Mr. A. P. Pitkin, of Hartford.
The Rev. JOHN SMALLEY, of New Britain To face 284
W. H. SMITH, of New Britain 314
FREDERICK T. STANLEY, of New Britain 310
HENRY STANLEY, of New Britain 302
JOHN B. TALCOTT, of New Britain 282
ORRIN THOMPSON, of Thompsonville 156
Gen. E. N. WELCH, of Bristol 60
SAMUEL WILCOX, of Berlin 22
EDWARD WILCOX, of Berlin 26
FREDERICK WOLCOTT, of Litchfield 136
OLIVER WOLCOTT, of Windsor 132
OLIVER WOLCOTT, JR., of Litchfield 134
Dr. WILLIAM WOOD, of East Windsor 126

 

 

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