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Nathaniel Haies (also Nathaniel Hayes) (1634 – died before March 12, 1706) was a founding settler of Norwalk, Connecticut. [1] [2] He was a signer of the treaty with the Norwalke Indians in 1655. It took until March 30, 1686 before the planters at Norwalk obtained a Royal Charter from King James II.
Rilling was born in Norwalk, Connecticut, on August 6, 1947, to Harry S. and Mary L. Rilling. He spent his early childhood partially in New Canaan, but was primarily raised in Norwalk. His father was a greenhouse worker while his mother was a homemaker. [4] He has an elder brother and sister. Rilling graduated from Norwalk High School in 1965.
A Connecticut state representative was killed overnight in a wrong-way highway crash after having attended the governor's inaugural ball and his own swearing-in ceremony for a third term, House ...
Thomas Hanford (July 22, 1621 – 1693) was a founding settler of Norwalk, Connecticut. He was the first minister in Norwalk, and continued in charge of the settlement's church for forty-one years, until his death in 1693. In addition to his spiritual leadership, he also served as the civic leader and school teacher of the settlement. [2]
1853 Norwalk rail accident, Norwalk, Connecticut; 48 killed plus 30 injured. First movable bridge disaster in U.S. history and Connecticut's deadliest rail disaster to date [ 5 ] 1853 Providence and Worcester head-on collision , Valley Falls, Rhode Island; 14 killed plus 17 injured.
She married Granville Roman in 1953 and moved to Stamford, Connecticut. They soon bought a house in Norwalk, where they raised five sons. Granville died in 1999. [3] Roman worked in banking, advancing from teller to an executive position before going to work for the City of Norwalk.
Due to the advanced state of decomposition, the coroner was unable to determine her exact date of death. On May 2, 1968, 22-year-old Donna Roberts was reported missing and found dead on the next day, followed up by 21-year-old Gloria Conn on September 8, whose corpse was found only 60 yards away from where Roberts had been killed.