History
Brief: |
Settlers came here about 1650. On 11 September 1651, the Court ordered that the town of Mattabesick be established. In November 1653, the Court ordered that the Plantation of Mattabeseck be named Middletown. Town vital records begin 1651. Barbour collection records cover 1651-1854. |
| Name: | Mattabesett/Mattabeseck | | |
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| Surname: | Allen, Thomas |
| | Surname: | Bacon, Nathaniel |
| | Surname: | Blumfield, William |
| | Surname: | Cornwell, William |
| | Surname: | Hall, John |
| | Surname: | Hall, Richard |
| | Surname: | Hall, Samuel |
| | Surname: | Hamlin, Giles |
| | Surname: | Harris, Daniel |
| | Surname: | Harris, William |
| | Surname: | Hubbard, George |
| | Surname: | Kirby, John |
| | Surname: | Martin, John |
| | Surname: | Miller, Thomas |
| | Surname: | Sage, David |
| | Surname: | Savage, John |
| | Surname: | Smith, William |
| | Surname: | Stocking, Samuel |
| | Surname: | Stow, Samuel |
| | Surname: | Treat, Matthias |
| | Surname: | Webster, Robert |
| | Surname: | Wetmore, Thomas |
| | Surname: | White, Nathaniel | | |
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| Name: | Indian Hill Cemetery | | Location: | Vine and Washington St. (Rt66) Middletown | | |
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| Name: | Founders' Rock | | Description: | A large rock near Riverside Cemetery upon which is a bronze plaque containing the names of the first settlers. There is also a plaque with the names of the Indian landowners who sold the land to the settlers. 100 years later, in 2000, a rededication ceremony was held under the auspices of the Society of Middletown First Settlers Descendants (SMFSD). In 2001, an additional plaque with the names of the 22 wives of the first settlers was mounted on the same rock and dedicated by the members of SMFSD. | | Location: | St. John's Park | | Type: | Military | | Dedication Date: | 1900 | | Artist/Sculptor: | unknown | | |
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| Name: | Middlesex Community College | | Type: | College | | Location: | 100 Training Hill Rd., Middletown, CT, 06457 | | Website: | www.mxctc.commnet.edu | | |
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| Name: | Bernard Prue | | Contact Data: | 58 Farm Hill Road
Middletown, CT 06457 | | |
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