Enfield, Connecticut, USA (Thompsonville)
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Where is Enfield, Connecticut, USA? Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Enfield was originally inhabited by the Pocomtuc tribe, and contained their two villages of Scitico and Nameroke. Enfield was settled in 1679 by settlers from Salem, Massachusetts. Enfield was incorporated in Massachusetts in 1683. In 1749, following the settlement of a lawsuit in which it was determined that a surveyor's error placed a section of present-day Hartford County (including Enfield) within the boundaries of Massachusetts, the town seceded and became part of Connecticut.
Thompsonville is a census-designated place in the town of Enfield.
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Enfield, Connecticut, USA (Thompsonville)
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Post Office, Thompsonville
Enfield, Connecticut, USA (Thompsonville)
 - The Old Meacham House in Enfield, Conn. Built at the close of the eighteenth century.)
The Old Meacham House in Enfield, Conn. Built at the close of the eighteenth century.
Enfield, Connecticut, USA (Thompsonville)
 - Enfield Conn. High School, Soldier's Monument and Library.)
Enfield Conn. High School, Soldier's Monument and Library.
Enfield, Connecticut, USA (Thompsonville)
 - School Street looking North. Hazardville, Conn.)
School Street looking North. Hazardville, Conn.
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1683 - Enfield named and incorporated as a part of Massachusetts in 1683
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1749 - Following a boundary dispute settlement (with Massachusetts), Enfield became part of Connecticut in 1749.
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connecticuthistory.org/ towns-page/ enfield/
Enfield's third meeting house (church) was dedicated January 1, 1775 and was soon to be the site of one of Enfield's most historic events.
Tradition has it that on Thursday, April 20, 1775 Reverend Elam Potter's regular Thursday sermon...Read MORE...
Tradition has it that on Thursday, April 20, 1775 Reverend Elam Potter's regular Thursday sermon...Read MORE...
In 1793, a historic Shaker village, Enfield Shaker village, one of nineteen scattered from Maine to Kentucky, was established in the town.
The Utopian religious sect practiced celibate, communal living, and is today renowned for its...Read MORE...
The Utopian religious sect practiced celibate, communal living, and is today renowned for its...Read MORE...
1819 - Enfield
Enfield, a post town, is situated in the northeast corner of the county, on the east side of...Read MORE...
Enfield, a post town, is situated in the northeast corner of the county, on the east side of...Read MORE...
(Enfield) Orrin Thompson established the first carpet mill on Freshwater (also known as Asnuntuck) Brook in 1828.
www.enfieldhistoricalsociety.org/ EHShistory.html
www.enfieldhistoricalsociety.org/ EHShistory.html
(Enfield) In 1835 Allen Loomis built a small black powder (gunpowder) mill in Powder Hollow in Scitico.
In 1836 he and several partners formed Loomis, Denslow and Company. In 1837 Augustus Hazard joined ...Read MORE...
In 1836 he and several partners formed Loomis, Denslow and Company. In 1837 Augustus Hazard joined ...Read MORE...
1859
ENFIELD, a township in Hartford co., in Connecticut, 18 m. N by E of Hartford. Pop. 2,648.
A Gazetteer of the World: Or, Dictionary of Geographical Knowledge, Publisher A. Fullarton, 1859
ENFIELD, a township in Hartford co., in Connecticut, 18 m. N by E of Hartford. Pop. 2,648.
A Gazetteer of the World: Or, Dictionary of Geographical Knowledge, Publisher A. Fullarton, 1859
January 14, 1913 - Gunpowder factory in Enfield exploded, destroying most of the plant.
www.enfieldhistoricalsociety.org/ EHShistory.html
www.enfieldhistoricalsociety.org/ EHShistory.html
1916
Enfield, a post- village and township (town) of Hartford co., Conn., about 16 miles N. of Hartford, ...Read MORE...
Enfield, a post- village and township (town) of Hartford co., Conn., about 16 miles N. of Hartford, ...Read MORE...
Ancestors Who Were Born Here
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Ancestors Who Were Married Here
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John BLISS (7 September 1669 - 20 September 1747) &
Anna TERRY (18 November 1684 - 2 February 1732)
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Patrick O'CONNOR (APR 18 1830 - 21 November 1883) &
Mary HAYES? ( - 1 June 1920)
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Charles Henry O'CONNOR (FEB 10,1925 - Jan 26,1996) &
Irene A. RAMAKER (JAN 20, 1938 - JUL 17, 2000)
married Jan 7,1967 |
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Cemeteries in Enfield, Connecticut, USA (Thompsonville)
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