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Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
Windsor was the first English settlement in the state of Connecticut.
Poquonock is a populated place within the town of Windsor.
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- 1633 - The English build a trading post in the area where the Farmington River empties into the Connecticut River. This site later becomes the Town of Windsor.
Early Settlers of Connecticut
www.ctstatelibrary.org/ subjectguides/ early-settlers-connecticut
Timeline of Connecticut History - 1636 - Additional "Founders" of Windsor arrive. By the end of April 1636 most of the congregation of the Dorchester, Massachusetts, church settles in what is now Windsor.
Early Settlers of Connecticut
www.ctstatelibrary.org/ subjectguides/ early-settlers-connecticut
Timeline of Connecticut History 
The Old Warham Mill, Windsor, Conn. Established in 1640.
museumofcthistory.org
The original Warham Mill stood on what is now the corner of East Street and Poquonock Avenue. This mill was established in 1640 when the town gifted it to Rev. John... Read MORE...
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First Church in Windsor (1794)
First Church in Windsor, Connecticut is the oldest Congregational church in Connecticut, tracing its beginnings to 1630 in Plymouth, England, where 140 men and women sailed on the Mary & John, the first of 17 ships... Read MORE...
Postcard- 1839 Description of Windsor, Connecticut
Windsor, Ct.
Hartford co. This most ancient town in Connecticut is situated on the west side of Connecticut river, 6 miles N. from Hartford. Po...Read MORE... - 1854 - Pooquonoc / Pequannock
Pooquonoc, or Pequannock, a post-village of Hartford county, Connecticut, on the N. side of Farmington river, about 12 miles N. by E. from Hartford. I...Read MORE... - 1854 - Windsor
Windsor, a post-township of Hartford county, Connecticut, bounded on the E. by the Connecticut river, and intersected by the Farmington river, 6 miles...Read MORE... 
Poquonock Community Church, Poquonock, Conn.
Poquonock Community Church is actually the Second Congregational Church of Poquonock, founded June 2, 1841. The "First Church" was founded in 1726 and lasted until 1820. At that point, unfortunately, ... Read MORE...
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Grace Church, Windsor, Conn.
The Grace Episcopal Church congregation gathered in Windsor in 1842 under the leadership of Rev. Arthur Coxe of Hartford. The first church building was a wooden structure erected in 1845 where St. Gabriel Catholic... Read MORE...
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1869 - DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN WINDSOR, CONN.
Hartford, Conn., Sunday, July 18.
A fire broke out in the barn of the Windsor Hotel, in Windsor, owned by MESSRS. GRISWOLD & GILLETTE, about 2 o'cloc...Read MORE...- 1871 - Long-term Subsrciber
David Osborne, of Windsor Ct., has taken the Hartford Courant for 79 years.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
January 21, 1871 - 1871 - Tried to Poison Her Sister
Mrs. Stiles, of Windsor, Conn., is under arrest fro sending poisoned confectionery to her sister, Mrs. E. R. Pitkin, of South Windsor, a few weeks ago...Read MORE... - 1872 - Didn't Feel a Thing
A case illustrative of the power of drink to deaden the sensitiveness to pain occurred at Windsor, Conn., October 5th. An Englishman employed in one o...Read MORE... 
St. Joseph's R.C. Church, Poquonock
Poquonock’s St. Joseph’s Catholic Church began as a mission of St. Mary’s in 1886 and became independent in 1892. windsorhistoricalsociety.org
Postcard- 1895 - Poquonnock / Poquonock
Poquon'nock, or Poquon'ock, a post-village in Windsor township, Hartford co., Conn., on the Farmington River, 11 miles N. of Hartford. It has 2 church...Read MORE... - 1895 - Windsor
Windsor, a post-village in Windsor township, Hart ford co., Conn., on the W. bank of the Connecticut River, at the mouth of the Farmington River, and ...Read MORE... 
The Mill Pond, Windsor, Conn.
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Loomis Fountain
In 1901 Mrs. Euphemia Loomis established a fund to erect a public fountain in memory of her husband Hezekiah B. Loomis, one of the founders of Loomis Chaffee School...
The Town of Windsor accepted the gift of the fountain and... Read MORE...
Postcard- 1906 - Poquonock
Poquonock, a post-village of Hartford co., Conn., on the Farmington River and on the New York, New Haven and Hartford R., 11 miles N. of Hartford, its...Read MORE... - 1906
Windsor, a post-village in Windsor township (town) Hartford co., Conn. on the W. bank of the Connecticut River, at the mouth of the Farmington River, ...Read MORE... 
Congregational Chapel
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Winpoq Fish and Game Club House
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St. Gabriel's Church, later renamed Grace Episcopal Church
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Windsor Hotel, Windsor, Conn.
Postcard- 1930 - Houses and Tobacco Sheds Burned in Forest Blaze at Windsor, Ct.; Loss $40,000
Fire Departments of Five Towns Battle Spreading Flames for Hours--Seven Tons of Tobacco Ready for Delivery Destroyed--Pines on Watershed Lost.
Wind...Read MORE... 
Bridge Over Farmington River, Poquonock
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Post Office and Poquonock Center
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Old Photos, Pictures, Advertisements and Postcards from Windsor, Connecticut, USA
Windsor, Connecticut, USA
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 - The Old Warham Mill, Windsor, Conn. Established in 1640.
museumofcthistory.org
The original Warham Mill stood on what is now the corner of East Street and Poquonock Avenue. This mill was established in 1640 when the town gifted it to Rev. John Warham, the first minister to the Windsor church. Tradition says it was the first grist mill in Connecticut. windsorhistoricalsociety.org)
The Old Warham Mill, Windsor, Conn. Established in 1640.
museumofcthistory.org
The original Warham Mill stood on what is now the corner of East Street and Poquonock Avenue. This mill was established in 1640 when the town gifted it to Rev. John... Read MORE...
Read more about John WARHAM
Windsor, Connecticut, USA
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 - First Church in Windsor (1794)
First Church in Windsor, Connecticut is the oldest Congregational church in Connecticut, tracing its beginnings to 1630 in Plymouth, England, where 140 men and women sailed on the Mary & John, the first of 17 ships of the so-called Winthrop Fleet bound for the colony of Massachusetts. Hearing from the Indians of the fertile land along the Connecticut River in what is now called the Connecticut River Valley, a small contingent of settlers headed southwest, establishing the first Connecticut town settlement at Windsor in 1633. Word soon spread that Windsor was a good place to settle, and in 1635 the First Church congregation ventured forth from their homes in Dorchester, Massachusetts to answer the beckoning call of a new life in Connecticut... waymarking.com
The history of Windsor’s Congregational Church goes back to 1630, when its founding members arrived in Massachusetts with John Winthrop‘s fleet. In 1635, they left Dorchester, Mass and settled in Windsor. The town and congregation soon grew under the leadership of their minister, John Warham, and their teacher of church doctrine, Ephraim Huit. The church’s first building was located in the center of Palisado Green. The current First Church in Windsor, on Palisado Avenue, was built in 1794... historicbuildingsct.com
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First Church in Windsor (1794)
First Church in Windsor, Connecticut is the oldest Congregational church in Connecticut, tracing its beginnings to 1630 in Plymouth, England, where 140 men and women sailed on the Mary & John, the first of 17 ships... Read MORE...
Windsor, Connecticut, USA
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 - Poquonock Community Church, Poquonock, Conn.
Poquonock Community Church is actually the Second Congregational Church of Poquonock, founded June 2, 1841. The "First Church" was founded in 1726 and lasted until 1820. At that point, unfortunately, the "First Church" entered a very dark period of intemperance and a loss of morals. The meetinghouse was literally left "to rack and ruin."...
Early in 1840, a Rev. Hempstead (Old records do not give us a first name) was the first to suggest the formation of "Second Church."...
The meetinghouse was constructed and the church was officially dedicated on April 12, 1854. Horace Bushnell was one of the honored guests at this dedication...
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Poquonock Community Church, Poquonock, Conn.
Poquonock Community Church is actually the Second Congregational Church of Poquonock, founded June 2, 1841. The "First Church" was founded in 1726 and lasted until 1820. At that point, unfortunately, ... Read MORE...
Windsor, Connecticut, USA
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 - Grace Church, Windsor, Conn.
The Grace Episcopal Church congregation gathered in Windsor in 1842 under the leadership of Rev. Arthur Coxe of Hartford. The first church building was a wooden structure erected in 1845 where St. Gabriel Catholic Church stands today. As membership grew, so did the need for a larger building... The cornerstone was laid in 1864 and the church was consecrated in 1865.
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Grace Church, Windsor, Conn.
The Grace Episcopal Church congregation gathered in Windsor in 1842 under the leadership of Rev. Arthur Coxe of Hartford. The first church building was a wooden structure erected in 1845 where St. Gabriel Catholic... Read MORE...
Windsor, Connecticut, USA
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 - St. Joseph's R.C. Church, Poquonock
Poquonock’s St. Joseph’s Catholic Church began as a mission of St. Mary’s in 1886 and became independent in 1892. windsorhistoricalsociety.org)
St. Joseph's R.C. Church, Poquonock
Poquonock’s St. Joseph’s Catholic Church began as a mission of St. Mary’s in 1886 and became independent in 1892. windsorhistoricalsociety.org
Windsor, Connecticut, USA
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 - The Mill Pond, Windsor, Conn.)
The Mill Pond, Windsor, Conn.
Windsor, Connecticut, USA
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 - Loomis Fountain
In 1901 Mrs. Euphemia Loomis established a fund to erect a public fountain in memory of her husband Hezekiah B. Loomis, one of the founders of Loomis Chaffee School...
The Town of Windsor accepted the gift of the fountain and provided the water supply... tourwindsorct.org)
Loomis Fountain
In 1901 Mrs. Euphemia Loomis established a fund to erect a public fountain in memory of her husband Hezekiah B. Loomis, one of the founders of Loomis Chaffee School...
The Town of Windsor accepted the gift of the fountain and... Read MORE...
Read more about Hezekiah Bradley LOOMIS
Windsor, Connecticut, USA
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 - Congregational Chapel)
Congregational Chapel
Windsor, Connecticut, USA
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 - Winpoq Fish and Game Club House)
Winpoq Fish and Game Club House
Windsor, Connecticut, USA
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 - St. Gabriel's Church, later renamed Grace Episcopal Church)
St. Gabriel's Church, later renamed Grace Episcopal Church
Windsor, Connecticut, USA
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 - Windsor Hotel, Windsor, Conn.)
Windsor Hotel, Windsor, Conn.
Windsor, Connecticut, USA
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 - Bridge Over Farmington River, Poquonock)
Bridge Over Farmington River, Poquonock
Windsor, Connecticut, USA
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 - Post Office and Poquonock Center)
Post Office and Poquonock Center
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1633 - The English build a trading post in the area where the Farmington River empties into the Connecticut River. This site later becomes the Town of Windsor.
Early Settlers of Connecticut
www.ctstatelibrary.org/ subjectguides/ early-settlers-connecticut
Timeline of Connecticut History
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1636 - Additional "Founders" of Windsor arrive. By the end of April 1636 most of the congregation of the Dorchester, Massachusetts, church settles in what is now Windsor.
Early Settlers of Connecticut
www.ctstatelibrary.org/ subjectguides/ early-settlers-connecticut
Timeline of Connecticut History
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1839 Description of Windsor, Connecticut
Windsor, Ct.
Hartford co. This most ancient town in Connecticut is situated on the west side of Connecticut river, 6 miles N. from Hartford.... Read MORE...
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1854 - Windsor
Windsor, a post-township of Hartford county, Connecticut, bounded on the E. by the Connecticut river, and intersected by the Farmington river, 6... Read MORE...
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1854 - Pooquonoc / Pequannock
Pooquonoc, or Pequannock, a post-village of Hartford county, Connecticut, on the N. side of Farmington river, about 12 miles N. by E. from Hartford.... Read MORE...
1869 - DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN WINDSOR, CONN.
Hartford, Conn., Sunday, July 18.
A fire broke out in the barn of the Windsor Hotel, in Windsor, owned by MESSRS. GRISWOLD & GILLETTE, about 2... Read MORE...
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1871 - Long-term Subsrciber
David Osborne, of Windsor Ct., has taken the Hartford Courant for 79 years. St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
January 21, 1871
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1871 - Tried to Poison Her Sister
Mrs. Stiles, of Windsor, Conn., is under arrest fro sending poisoned confectionery to her sister, Mrs. E. R. Pitkin, of South Windsor, a few weeks... Read MORE...
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1872 - Didn't Feel a Thing
A case illustrative of the power of drink to deaden the sensitiveness to pain occurred at Windsor, Conn., October 5th. An Englishman employed in one... Read MORE...
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1895 - Windsor
Windsor, a post-village in Windsor township, Hart ford co., Conn., on the W. bank of the Connecticut River, at the mouth of the Farmington River, and ... Read MORE...
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1895 - Poquonnock / Poquonock
Poquon'nock, or Poquon'ock, a post-village in Windsor township, Hartford co., Conn., on the Farmington River, 11 miles N. of Hartford. It has 2... Read MORE...
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1906
Windsor, a post-village in Windsor township (town) Hartford co., Conn. on the W. bank of the Connecticut River, at the mouth of the Farmington River, ... Read MORE...
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1906 - Poquonock
Poquonock, a post-village of Hartford co., Conn., on the Farmington River and on the New York, New Haven and Hartford R., 11 miles N. of Hartford,... Read MORE...
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1930 - Houses and Tobacco Sheds Burned in Forest Blaze at Windsor, Ct.; Loss $40,000
Fire Departments of Five Towns Battle Spreading Flames for Hours--Seven Tons of Tobacco Ready for Delivery Destroyed--Pines on Watershed... Read MORE...
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