Thomas
BURNHAM
Born
28 October 1619
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Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire, England
Died
24 June 1688
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Hartford, Connecticut, Dominion of New England
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Birth — 161928 October 1619
Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire, England
1659 - Purchases land in Connecticut from Native Americans
In 1659, Thomas Burnham (1617–1688) purchased the tract of land now covered by the towns of South Windsor and East Hartford from Tantinomo, chief sachem of the Podunk Indians. Burnham lived on the land and later willed it to his nine children. The town of Hartford once included the land now occupied by the towns of East Hartford, Manchester, and West Hartford. In 1783, East Hartford became a separate town, which included Manchester in its city limits until 1823.
Death — 168824 June 1688
Hartford, Connecticut, Dominion of New England
He died at the age of 68.
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