. Farmington, Connecticut, the village of beautiful homes. s a residentof Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1635,and in the autumn of that year came to Hartford with Rev. Thomas Hookerand his church. He was the Secretaryof the Colony from 1636 to 1639,Recorder of Hartford for twenty yearsand Deputy to the General Court twen-ty-three years. His very peculiar handwriting is con-spicuous on our town and church rec-ords. He begins the latter with the en-try of the formation of the church byits original seven members October 13,1652, and adds About one month after,myself (John Steel) joined with
. Farmington, Connecticut, the village of beautiful homes. s a residentof Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1635,and in the autumn of that year came to Hartford with Rev. Thomas Hookerand his church. He was the Secretaryof the Colony from 1636 to 1639,Recorder of Hartford for twenty yearsand Deputy to the General Court twen-ty-three years. His very peculiar handwriting is con-spicuous on our town and church rec-ords. He begins the latter with the en-try of the formation of the church byits original seven members October 13,1652, and adds About one month after,myself (John Steel) joined with inventory of his estate attested be-fore Mr. Howkins shows the very mod-est sum of £182, as the savings of along life of public service. A few \\ his will would interest the moderncollector. A silver bowl, which wasmine own, marked with three silverstamps and one S, all on the upper endof the bowl, and the one silver spoongiven to each child. The three silverstamps were probably hall marks andthe S the initial of the family name. AULD LANG SYNE. i. .\M) .1. II. .\.\i)i;i;\\> 92 FARMTNGTON, CONNFXTICUT, \:-:?<:UA^:^^^^- ^n
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