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flag male ancestor  John  ORTON

John  married  Mary UNKNOWN abt. 1718 in Woodbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary UNKNOWN  was born 7 March 1703 in Farmington, Crown Colony of Connecticut .  Mary died abt. 1784 in Woodbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut . 

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John  married  Mary UNKNOWN abt. 1718 in Woodbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary UNKNOWN  was born 7 March 1703 in Farmington, Crown Colony of Connecticut .  Mary died abt. 1784 in Woodbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut . 

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John ORTON married flag female ancestor Mary UNKNOWN
Marriage date: abt. 1718
Marriage place: Woodbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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BirthBirth — 1692
4 December 1692
Farmington, Crown Colony of Connecticut
1725 Birth of Child
Sarah ORTON was born 4 June 1725, Woodbury, Connecticut, USA (Hotchkissville)

John was 32 years old.
marriage1748 Marriage of Child
Sarah ORTON married 18 December 1748, Woodbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut to John MITCHELL
John ORTON - Scene Near the Old Orton Tavern, Woodbury, Conn. (1917)  The Orton Tavern Woodbury CT. Built around 1730 by John Orton and remained in the family fo
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Scene Near the Old Orton Tavern, Woodbury, Conn. (1917)

The Orton Tavern Woodbury CT. Built around 1730 by John Orton and remained in the family for 150 years. in 1922 the home was purchased by Miss M.L. Munn of Great Neck Long Island, NY and was to be incorporated into a home being built for her. Miss Munn died shortly after the Tavern was dismantled and the building was lost to history. Woodbury Public Library

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Did You Know?The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state

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