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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.
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Thomas Hooker and his people traveling. Despite the refusal of Thomas Hooker's request for removal, settlers continued to pour into the valley. In May 1635 the Saybrook Colony was established at the mouth of the Connecticut River. [22] Considerable amounts of emigrants from Massachusetts also settled in the recently established town of ...
Ground level behind Stony Creek Brewery with dock and Branford River in background. The Stony Creek Brewery is a craft brewery established in 2010 by Manny Rodriguez and Peggy Crowley, [1] located in Branford, Connecticut. [2] Until 2012, the company produced only a small number of craft brews through a larger company, Thomas Hooker Brewery. [1]
John Skinner (1590–1650) was an early Puritan settler in the Massachusetts Bay Colony and one of the founders of Hartford, Connecticut. [1] [2] Skinner was a member of Thomas Hooker's party and probably came to New England from Braintree, Essex, England. [3] He married Mary Loomis, daughter of Joseph Loomis. She later married Owen Tudor. [4]
At Hartford, William was active in the community and held prominent public office positions throughout his life. William was chosen "Townsman" of Hartford in 1642, 1655, 1661, and again in 1673; he was also chosen Constable in 1651; he was the town's List and Rate Maker in 1668; he was elected Deputy Constable nearly every session between ...
When the Connecticut Colony was established in the 1630s, its religious organizations were dominated by Rev. Thomas Hooker. Following Hooker's death in 1647, issues of church doctrine and governance began to divide his congregation in Hartford. These led to a split in 1670, in which the Second Church was formed by 31 members of that congregation.