Samuel ROCKWELL

Born

28 March 1631 , Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Died

9 August 1711 , Windsor, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Samuel married Mary NORTON 7 April 1660 in Windsor, New Haven Colony . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Mary NORTON was born 7 May 1635 in Dean, Bedfordshire, England. Mary died abt. 1711 in Windsor, Crown Colony of Connecticut .

Parents & Family of Samuel ROCKWELL

Parents of Samuel ROCKWELL

Father

William ROCKWELL

Mother

Susannah CAPEN

Grandparents of Samuel ROCKWELL

Paternal grandparents

John ROCKWELL Honor NEWTON

Maternal grandparents

Bernard CAPEN Joan PURCHASE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Samuel ROCKWELL

Samuel ROCKWELL married

Mary NORTON
Marriage date: 7 April 1660
Marriage place: Windsor, New Haven Colony

Children of Samuel ROCKWELL and Mary NORTON

Mary ROCKWELL

Born: 18 January 1661, Windsor, New Haven Colony
Died: 2 April 1738, Lebanon, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Abigail ROCKWELL

Born: 23 August 1664, Windsor, Connecticut Colony
Died: 3 May 1665, Windsor, Connecticut Colony

Samuel ROCKWELL

Born: 19 October 1667, Windsor, Connecticut Colony
Died: 13 May 1725, South Windsor, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Joseph ROCKWELL

Born: 22 May 1670, Windsor, Connecticut Colony
Died: 26 June 1733, South Windsor, Crown Colony of Connecticut

John ROCKWELL

Born: 31 March 1673, Windsor, Connecticut Colony
Died: 6 August 1746, South Windsor, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Married: Ann SKINNER 1707

Abigail ROCKWELL

Born: 11 April 1676, Windsor, Connecticut Colony
Died: 12 October 1741, East Windsor, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Josiah ROCKWELL

Born: 10 March 1678, Windsor, Connecticut Colony
Died: 13 November 1748, East Windsor, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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Birth — 1631
28 March 1631
Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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

1660 Marriage / Partner
Samuel ROCKWELL and Mary NORTON 7 April 1660, Windsor, Connecticut, USA (Poquonock)

He was 29 years old.

1661 Birth of Child
Mary ROCKWELL was born 18 January 1661, Windsor, Connecticut, USA (Poquonock)

Samuel was 29 years old.

1664 Birth of Child
Abigail ROCKWELL was born 23 August 1664, Windsor, Connecticut, USA (Poquonock)

Samuel was 33 years old.

1665 Death of Child
Abigail ROCKWELL died 3 May 1665, Windsor, Connecticut, USA (Poquonock)

Samuel was 34 years old.

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1667 Birth of Child
Samuel ROCKWELL was born 19 October 1667, Windsor, Connecticut, USA (Poquonock)

Samuel was 36 years old.

1670 Birth of Child
Joseph ROCKWELL was born 22 May 1670, Windsor, Connecticut, USA (Poquonock)

Samuel was 39 years old.

1673 Birth of Child
John ROCKWELL was born 31 March 1673, Windsor, Connecticut, USA (Poquonock)

Samuel was 42 years old.

1676 Birth of Child
Abigail ROCKWELL was born 11 April 1676, Windsor, Connecticut, USA (Poquonock)

Samuel was 45 years old.

1678 Birth of Child
Josiah ROCKWELL was born 10 March 1678, Windsor, Connecticut, USA (Poquonock)

Samuel was 46 years old.

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

Death — 1711
9 August 1711
Windsor, Crown Colony of Connecticut
He died at the age of 80.

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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state