Woodbridge, Connecticut, USA (Amity)
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Where is Woodbridge, Connecticut, USA? Woodbridge, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Woodbridge is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. It is one of the wealthiest towns in Connecticut, and is home to many of the faculty of Yale University. The town center is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Woodbridge Green Historic District.
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Woodbridge, Connecticut, USA (Amity)
 - Elioenai Clark Tavern
"A place of much historic interest, now somewhat remodeled, is what was the old Elioenai Clark tavern, on the Litchfield turnpike. Mr. Clark built it about 1785, and now his great-grandson, Noyes D. Clark, owns it."
A Modern History of New Haven and Eastern New Haven County, Volume 1
by Everett Gleason Hill
S. J. Clarke, 1918 - New Haven (Conn.))
Elioenai Clark Tavern
"A place of much historic interest, now somewhat remodeled, is what was the old Elioenai Clark tavern, on the Litchfield... Read MORE...
Woodbridge, Connecticut, USA (Amity)
 - Sperry Pool, Woodbridge, Conn.)
Sperry Pool, Woodbridge, Conn.
Woodbridge, Connecticut, USA (Amity)
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1650 - Richard Sperry, Ralph Lines, and other settlers from New Haven take up residence in what is now southeast Woodbridge.
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In 1661, the town (present day Woodbridge) was the location of one of the hideouts of the "Regicides" — three of the judges who signed the death warrant for King Charles I of England.
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1734 – Settlers in area northwest of New Haven, now Woodbridge but then called Chestnut Hill, receive winter preaching privileges because of the difficulty of traveling to New Haven.
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1738 – Amity Parish is incorporated by the General Assembly of the Connecticut Colony. The Parish territory includes most of the present townships of Bethany and Woodbridge.
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1742 – Amity Parish Congregational Meetinghouse is built on what is now the Woodbridge Town Green; Rev. Benjamin Woodbridge is the first minister.
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1836 - Woodbridge
WOODBRIDGE was incorporated as a town in 1784. It was original ly a parish by the name of Amity,...Read MORE...
WOODBRIDGE was incorporated as a town in 1784. It was original ly a parish by the name of Amity,...Read MORE...
1839 Description of Woodbridge, Connecticut
Woodbridge, Ct.
New Haven co. The territory of this town belonged to the towns of New...Read MORE...
Woodbridge, Ct.
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1878 - Strange FireThe wife of a hard working German farmer at Woodbridge, Conn., during her husband's absence last...Read MORE...
1906
Woodbridge, a township (town) of New Haven co., Conn., 6 miles NW. of New Haven. Pop. in 1900, 852.
Lippincott's New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns ... in Every Portion of the Globe Publisher J.B. Lippincott Company, 1906
Woodbridge, a township (town) of New Haven co., Conn., 6 miles NW. of New Haven. Pop. in 1900, 852.
Lippincott's New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns ... in Every Portion of the Globe Publisher J.B. Lippincott Company, 1906
Ancestors Who Were Born Here
 
Joel BALDWIN
(5 November 1772, Woodbridge, Connecticut, USA (Amity) - 29 November 1829, Winchester, Connecticut, USA (Winsted))
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Major BALDWIN
(7 June 1788, Woodbridge, Connecticut, USA (Amity) - 10 October 1831, Woodbridge, Connecticut, USA (Amity))
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Newton BALDWIN
(3 December 1796, Woodbridge, Connecticut, USA (Amity) - 12 February 1862, Woodbridge, Connecticut, USA (Amity))
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Richard Hector BALDWIN
(9 July 1818, Woodbridge, Connecticut, USA (Amity) - 1 April 1853, Woodbridge, Connecticut, USA (Amity))
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John BRADLEY
(15 March 1779, Woodbridge, Connecticut, USA (Amity) - 14 May 1818, Woodbridge, Connecticut, USA (Amity))
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Jesse CARRINGTON
(1759, Woodbridge, Connecticut, USA (Amity) - 4 October 1827, Colebrook, Connecticut, USA)
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Joel HINE
(30 January 1752, Woodbridge, Connecticut, USA (Amity) - 20 June 1826, Bethany, Connecticut, USA)
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Harvey HOTCHKISS
(7 September 1781, Woodbridge, Connecticut, USA (Amity) - 9 December 1855, Bethany, Connecticut, USA)
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Silliman HOTCHKISS
(1785, Woodbridge, Connecticut, USA (Amity) - 27 August 1842, Bethany, Connecticut, USA)
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Benjamin LINES
(1 January 1694, Woodbridge, Connecticut, USA (Amity) - , )
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Daniel LOUNSBURY
(31 January 1748, Woodbridge, Connecticut, USA (Amity) - , Aurelius, Cayuga, New York, USA)
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Camp Davis NEWTON
(7 September 1776, Woodbridge, Connecticut, USA (Amity) - 3 April 1847, Derby, Connecticut, USA)
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Isaac NEWTON
(bef. 2 September 1744, Woodbridge, Connecticut, USA (Amity) - 1812, Goshen, Connecticut, USA)
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Abram (Abraham) SMITH
(30 May 1760, Woodbridge, Connecticut, USA (Amity) - 19 April 1849, Bethlehem, Connecticut, USA)
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Ann SMITH
(16 May 1780, Woodbridge, Connecticut, USA (Amity) - , )
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Daniel SMITH
(14 January 1784, Woodbridge, Connecticut, USA (Amity) - , )
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Ezekiel SMITH
(1 August 1781, Woodbridge, Connecticut, USA (Amity) - 9 December 1825, Waterbury, Connecticut, USA)
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Isaac SMITH
(3 May 1787, Woodbridge, Connecticut, USA (Amity) - 2 November 1868, Woodstock Township, Lenawee County, Michigan, USA)
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John SMITH
(12 September 1782, Woodbridge, Connecticut, USA (Amity) - 15 April 1851, )
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Josiah SMITH
(13 June 1788, Woodbridge, Connecticut, USA (Amity) - , )
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Sarah SMITH
(26 June 1785, Woodbridge, Connecticut, USA (Amity) - , )
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Timothy STILES
(23 February 1775, Woodbridge, Connecticut, USA (Amity) - 29 April 1801, Danbury, Connecticut, USA)
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Ancestors Who Died Here
We currently have information about 85 ancestors who died in Woodbridge, Connecticut, USA (Amity).
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Ancestors Who Were Married Here
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Ezekiel SMITH (23 December 1740 - 1797) &
Anna PLATT (7 October 1751 - )
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Cemeteries in Woodbridge, Connecticut, USA (Amity)
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