| 1659/05/00 |
Christopher Huntington Sr |
Founder |
About 35 men of Saybrook Fort, including Major John Mason and Reverend James Fitch, petition the General Court at Hartford for permission to establish settlement on the Yantic River. |
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| 1659/06/00 |
John Mason, Colonist |
Founder |
Nine square mile are purchased by the Men of Saybrook Fort from Encas and his sons, Owaneco and Attawanhood, of the Mohegan tribe. |
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| 1660/00/00 |
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The first meeting house (lost) in Norwich is built near the southeast corner of the Green. |
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| 1675/00/00 |
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The second meeting house (lost) in Norwich is built on the rocky ledge west of the current First Congregational Church. Known as the Meeting House Rocks, the structure was used as a place of worship, a watchtower against the Indians and a garrison post. |
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| 1676/00/00 |
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Located on Meeting House Rocks, a rocky ledge west of the current First Congregational Church of Norwich, the second meeting house (lost) is used as a lookout against Indian raids during King Philip's War. |
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King Philip's War |
| 1691/09/11 |
Nathaniel Huntington Esq |
Born |
Rebecca Adgate Huntington, wife of Deacon Joseph Huntington, gives birth to a son, Nathaniel Huntington in Norwich, New London, Connecticut Colony. |
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| 1704/09/22 |
Eleazer Jewett II |
Born |
Mary Armstrong, wife of Eleazer Jewett, gives birth to a son, Eleazer Jewett in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Colony. |
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| 1706/06/28 |
Simon Huntington, The Immigrant |
Died |
Simon Huntington dies in Norwich, New London, Connecticut Colony. |
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| 1735/04/24 |
Deacon Christopher Huntington |
Died |
Christopher Huntington dies in Norwichtown, Connecticut Colony. |
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| 1741/01/14 |
Benedict Arnold |
Born |
Benedict Arnold is born the second of six children to Benedict Arnold (1683-1761) and Hannah Waterman King in Norwich, Connecticut Colony. |
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Benedict Arnold's Birthday |
| 1756/01/15 |
Lydia Jewett Wilson |
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Sarah Farnham Jewett, wife of Eleazer Jewett, gives birth to a daughter, Lydia Jewett, in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Colony. |
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| 1794/08/19 |
John E Huntington |
Died |
John Huntington dies in Norwich, Connecticut. John Huntington is buried at the Old Norwichtown Cemetery, Norwich, New London. |
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| 1836/00/00 |
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John Barber records in his "Connecticut Historical Collections" that Norwichtown has about 200 houses on pleasant rural streets within a short distance of the Congregational Church. |
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