Washington, Connecticut, USA
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Where is Washington, Connecticut, USA? Washington, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Washington was incorporated in 1779, with lands carved from the towns of Woodbury, Litchfield, Kent and New Milford. The town was named after George Washington, who traveled through the area several times during the American Revolution...wikipedia
Washington, Connecticut, USA
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Washington, Connecticut, USA
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"Fanny Emma Davies, the founder of Wykeham Rise, was born in Winchester, England, in 1862. After studying in Paris and at Oxford, she received her degree from St. Andrew's University in Scotland. When she first came to the United States, she taught at the Norwood Institute in Washington, D.C. and later at Rosemary Hall in Greenwich. Urged by friends, she visited Washington, Connecticut, fell in love with the town, and decided to start her own school there.
... In 1907 the school settled in a white frame building on the grounds that we knew. Fire demolished the main building in 1923, but a new one was built on the original foundation in 1924.
... The purpose of Wykeham Rise was to prepare young women for a college education. As time passed, Miss Davies incorporated music, drama, and art into the traditional academic curriculum.
A shortage of help, gas rationing, and the wartime financial situation in 1943 led to the decision of the trustees to close the school..." wykehamrise.com)
Wykeham Rise School
"Fanny Emma Davies, the founder of Wykeham Rise, was born in Winchester, England, in 1862. After studying in Paris and at... Read MORE...
Washington, Connecticut, USA
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1779 - (Washington, CT) - Named after George Washington, the town incorporated in 1779 from parts of Woodbury, Litchfield, Kent, and New Milford.
connecticuthistory.org/ towns-page/ washington/
connecticuthistory.org/ towns-page/ washington/
1819 - Washington
Washington is a post township, situated in the southwestern section of the county, 40 miles...Read MORE...
Washington is a post township, situated in the southwestern section of the county, 40 miles...Read MORE...
1836 - Washington
WASHINGTON was incorporated by the General Assembly in 1779. Judea, the first society in this town, ...Read MORE...
WASHINGTON was incorporated by the General Assembly in 1779. Judea, the first society in this town, ...Read MORE...
1850 - (Washington, CT) - Gunnery, a college preparatory school was established in 1850.
connecticuthistory.org/ towns-page/ washington/
connecticuthistory.org/ towns-page/ washington/
1906
Washington, a post-village in Washington township (town), Litchfield co., Conn., about 15 miles...Read MORE...
Washington, a post-village in Washington township (town), Litchfield co., Conn., about 15 miles...Read MORE...
1911 - PARLOR CAR JUMPS TRACK.Eighteen Passengers Shaken and One Hurt on Litchfield Express.
WASHINGTON, Conn., July 8. -...Read MORE...
Ancestors Who Were Born Here
 
Sophia HUBBARD
(1798, Washington, Connecticut, USA - 4 August 1861, Morris, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA)
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Ancestors Who Died Here
Wait ABERNETHY
(1779, - 18 May 1877, Washington, Connecticut, USA)
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Hezekiah ACKLEY
(1763, - 6 October 1816, Washington, Connecticut, USA)
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John D. ACKLEY
(1802, - 13 February 1880, Washington, Connecticut, USA)
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Leman ACKLEY
(1728, - 5 March 1804, Washington, Connecticut, USA)
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George W. BEARDSLEY
(1837, - 31 March 1863, Washington, Connecticut, USA)
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Ruggles BEARDSLEY
(1780, - 2 October 1806, Washington, Connecticut, USA)
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Basil CANDEE
(1820, - 11 August 1864, Washington, Connecticut, USA)
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Eugene W. KENYON
(1842, - 3 December 1862, Washington, Connecticut, USA)
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Jabez WARNER
(30 March 1710, Middletown, Connecticut, USA - June 1787, Washington, Connecticut, USA)
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Frank E WILCOX
(1843, - 9 November 1862, Washington, Connecticut, USA)
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Ancestors Who Were Married Here
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Jasper STODDARD (20 June 1793 - 5 February 1873) &
Sophia HUBBARD (1798 - 4 August 1861)
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