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- 1780 - (Watertown, CT) - In 1738 the First Ecclesiastical Society of Westbury formed, and in 1780 the town separated from Waterbury and incorporated as Watertown.
connecticuthistory.org/ towns-page/ watertown/ - 1819 - Watertown
Watertown is a post township, situated in the southeastern section of the county, 26 miles from New-Haven, and 30 from Hartford; bounded on the north ...Read MORE... - 1854 - Watertown
Watertown, a post-township in Litchfield county, Connecticut, on the W. side of Naugatuck river and railroad, 30 miles W. S. W. from Hartford. The man...Read MORE... 
1856 - A Fowl Story
The New York Clipper contains an account, from a correspondent in Watertown, Conn., of a fight between a hawk and a hen. - The hawk seized one of the ...Read MORE...- 1895 - Watertown
Watertown, wä'ter-töwn, a post-village and summer resort in Watertown township, Litchfield co., Conn., 6 miles N.W. of Waterbury, with which it is con...Read MORE... 
THE HEMINWAY AND BARTLETT SILK COMPANY, WATERTOWN, CONN.
"...Gen. Meritt Heminway (1800-1886) started his "M. Heminway and Sons Silk Co." in Watertown in 1846. The company was the first to produce thread on spools which then made sewing machines... Read MORE...
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Watertown, a post-village and summer-resort in Watertown township (town), Litchfield co., Conn., 6 miles NW. of Waterbury, on the New York, New Haven ...Read MORE... 
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"...Gen. Meritt Heminway (1800-1886) started his "M. Heminway and Sons Silk Co." in Watertown in 1846. The company was the first to produce thread on spools which then made sewing machines possible. He built the factory down Echo Lake Road just past Deland Field on the left sort of opposite Daveluy's Pizza. He also created the pond on Steele Brook just north of the factory which is still called Heminway Pond. The whole operation was powered by waterwheels.
The company prospered and the Heminway name became known around the world..." facebook.com Florence T Crowell's Historic Watertown Connecticut Photo Gallery)
THE HEMINWAY AND BARTLETT SILK COMPANY, WATERTOWN, CONN.
"...Gen. Meritt Heminway (1800-1886) started his "M. Heminway and Sons Silk Co." in Watertown in 1846. The company was the first to produce thread on spools which then made sewing machines... Read MORE...
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1780 - (Watertown, CT) - In 1738 the First Ecclesiastical Society of Westbury formed, and in 1780 the town separated from Waterbury and incorporated as Watertown.
connecticuthistory.org/ towns-page/ watertown/
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1819 - Watertown
Watertown is a post township, situated in the southeastern section of the county, 26 miles from New-Haven, and 30 from Hartford; bounded on the north ... Read MORE...
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1854 - Watertown
Watertown, a post-township in Litchfield county, Connecticut, on the W. side of Naugatuck river and railroad, 30 miles W. S. W. from Hartford. The... Read MORE...
1856 - A Fowl Story
The New York Clipper contains an account, from a correspondent in Watertown, Conn., of a fight between a hawk and a hen. - The hawk seized one of the ... Read MORE...
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1895 - Watertown
Watertown, wä'ter-töwn, a post-village and summer resort in Watertown township, Litchfield co., Conn., 6 miles N.W. of Waterbury, with which it is... Read MORE...
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Watertown, a post-village and summer-resort in Watertown township (town), Litchfield co., Conn., 6 miles NW. of Waterbury, on the New York, New Haven ... Read MORE...
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