Samuel LATHROP

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28 February 1623 , Egerton, Kent, England

Died

February 1700 , Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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John LOTHROP Hannah HOWSE

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Born: 28 February 1623 in Egerton, Kent, England

Father: John LOTHROP

Mother: Hannah HOWSE

Samuel was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1644.

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Samuel married Elizabeth SCUDDER 28 November 1644 in Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Elizabeth SCUDDER was born abt. 1622 in England (United Kingdom). Elizabeth died 15 April 1690 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville).

Samuel LATHROP died February 1700 in Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut .
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Recorded occupation: judge

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Samuel LATHROP married

Elizabeth SCUDDER
Marriage date: 28 November 1644
Marriage place: Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Children of Samuel LATHROP and Elizabeth SCUDDER

Samuel LATHROP

Born: 6 March 1649, New London, New Haven Colony
Died: 9 December 1732, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Married: Hannah ADGATE November 1675 Place: Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

Sarah LATHROP

Born: 13 October 1655, Norwich, New Haven Colony
Died: 11 November 1706, Wallingford, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Married: Nathaniel ROYCE 21 April 1681 Place: Wallingford, Connecticut, USA

Israel LATHROP

Born: 4 October 1661, Norwich, New Haven Colony
Died: 28 March 1733, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Married: Rebekah BLISS 8 April 1686 Place: Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

Joseph LOTHROP (LATHROP)

Born: October 1661, Norwich, New Haven Colony
Died: 5 July 1740, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Married: Mary SCUDDER 8 April 1686 Place: Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

Married: Elizabeth WATROUS 2 February 1696 Place: Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

Abigail LATHROP

Born: 11 May 1665, Norwich, Connecticut Colony
Died: 19 November 1745, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Married: John HUNTINGTON 9 December 1686 Place: Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

Anne LATHROP

Born: 7 August 1667, New London, Connecticut Colony
Died: 19 November 1745, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Married: William HOUGH 1682 Place: , Connecticut, USA

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Samuel Lnthrop, or Lothrop, as the name was then generally spelled, (with the pronunciation Lotrop,) was a son of the Rev. John Lothrop, who had preached in London to the first Independent or Congregational Church organized in England, as successor to Mr. Jacob, under whose ministry the church was formed. The congregation was broken up by ecclesiastical rigor, and Mr. Lothrop suffered an imprisonment of two years duration, from which he was released only on condition of his leaving the country. He came to America in 1634, and was the first minister both of Scituate and of Barnstable. Samuel was his second son, and probably about fourteen years of age when the family emigrated. His marriage is recorded at Barnstable, in his father's hand-writing : 'My sons Samuel and Elizabeth Scudder marryed aft my house, Nov. 28, 1644.' Samuel Lothrop was a house-carpenter, and found occupation for a time in Boston, from whence he went to New London, then called Pequot, in the summer of...Read full story

History of Norwich, Connecticut: From Its Possession by the Indians to the Year 1866 Author Frances Manwaring Caulkins Publisher By H.P. Haven, 1874

Birth — 1623
28 February 1623
Egerton, Kent, England

1644 Marriage / Partner
Samuel LATHROP and Elizabeth SCUDDER 28 November 1644 , Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA (Cotuit) (Centerville) (Hyannis)

He was 21 years old.

1649 Birth of Child
Samuel LATHROP was born 6 March 1649, New London, Connecticut, USA

Samuel was 26 years old.

1655 Birth of Child
Sarah LATHROP was born 13 October 1655, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

Samuel was 32 years old.

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1661 Birth of Child
Joseph LOTHROP (LATHROP) was born October 1661, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

Samuel was 38 years old.

1661 Birth of Child
Israel LATHROP was born 4 October 1661, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

Samuel was 38 years old.

1665 Birth of Child
Abigail LATHROP was born 11 May 1665, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

Samuel was 42 years old.

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1667 Birth of Child
Anne LATHROP was born 7 August 1667, New London, Connecticut, USA

Samuel was 44 years old.

1675 Marriage of Child
Samuel LATHROP married November 1675, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville) to Hannah ADGATE

1681 Marriage of Child
Sarah LATHROP married 21 April 1681, Wallingford, Connecticut, USA to Nathaniel ROYCE

1686 Marriage of Child
Israel LATHROP married 8 April 1686, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville) to Rebekah BLISS

1686 Marriage of Child
Joseph LOTHROP (LATHROP) married 8 April 1686, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville) to Mary SCUDDER

1686 Marriage of Child
Abigail LATHROP married 9 December 1686, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville) to John HUNTINGTON

1690 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elizabeth SCUDDER died 15 April 1690, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

1696 Marriage of Child
Joseph LOTHROP (LATHROP) married 2 February 1696, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville) to Elizabeth WATROUS

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

Death — 1700
February 1700
Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut
He died at the age of 76.

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