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This category includes people who were notable in the Connecticut Colony prior to the era of American Revolution. That is, they were notable before about 1765. People who are primarily associated with the Revolutionary era are located Category:People of Connecticut in the American Revolution, instead of this category.
The Connecticut Colony, originally known as the Connecticut River Colony, was an English colony in New England which later became the state of Connecticut. It was organized on March 3, 1636, as a settlement for a Puritan congregation of settlers from the Massachusetts Bay Colony led by Thomas Hooker .
Thomas Hooker (July 5, 1586 – July 7, 1647) was a prominent English colonial leader and Congregational minister, who founded the Connecticut Colony after dissenting with Puritan leaders in Massachusetts. He was known as an outstanding speaker and an advocate of universal Christian suffrage.
A History of Connecticut: Its People and Institutions (1914) 608 pp; based on solid scholarship online; Federal Writers' Project. Connecticut: A Guide to its Roads, Lore, and People (1940) famous WPA guide to history and to all the towns; Fraser, Bruce. Land of Steady Habits: A Brief History of Connecticut (1988), 80 pp, from state historical ...
The following is a list of notable people who were born, raised, or a resident of the U.S. state of Connecticut, with place of birth or residence when known. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Joan R. Kemler, first woman to serve as Connecticut State Treasurer; Eleazer Kimberly, in 1696 became Secretary of Connecticut Colony; "the first male born in New Haven" Richard C. Lee, mayor of New Haven; Joe Lieberman, Connecticut Attorney General, U.S. Senator, and 2000 U.S. vice presidential candidate; William D. Lindsley, U.S. Congressman ...
This category includes people associated with Connecticut during the American Revolution. People in this category should not also be placed in Category:People of colonial Connecticut, unless they were notable in Connecticut before the Revolutionary era (i.e., before about 1765).
Coe was a founder of two towns in the Connecticut Colony. [5] In June 1635, Coe joined Andrew Warde and a few others in starting a new plantation at Wethersfield, Connecticut (originally Pyquag), [20] [1] in the fertile Connecticut River Valley, where he lived for five years.