Genealogy of old Connecticut families, circa 1880.

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Genealogy of old Connecticut families, circa 1880.

Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of genealogies of families of Curtiss, Barnes, Newell, Potter, Woodruff, and Hart in Connecticut, particularly from the towns of Southington and Farmington. The volume includes copies of wills; land deeds; detailed accounts of where they resided; and personal anecdotes, including family members' involvement in religious activities; the American Revolution; and the Civil War. The manuscript notes the marriage of Hawkins Hart of Wallingford to Mary Widow of Street, "grand daugthter of Rev John Eliot the Apostle to the Indians, Author of a translation of the Bible into the Indian language ..."

1 v. (300 leaves) ; 16 x 21 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8026225

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Yale College (1718-1887)

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The Linonian Literary Society was founded in 1753. All undergraduates were allowed to be members of the Linonian Society. The club provided students with a forum to debate, stage plays, and deliver poems, essays, and orations. The society disbanded in 1868. From the guide to the Linonian Society, Yale College, records, 1753-1870, (Manuscripts and Archives) ...

Andrews, Gad.

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Newell family.

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Potter family.

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Barnes family.

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Andrews, Gad, b. 1803.

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Woodruff family.

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Curtis family.

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Hart family.

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