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Birge family record
00-2010-152-0
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 00-2010-152-0
Scope and Contents
Record of the marriage of James Birge and Sally Palmer Birge in 1780 and the birth of their children in the 1780s and 1790s.
Dates:
Created: circa 1810s
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
History of First Church of Christ Congregational Church
00-2011-117-0
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 00-2011-117-0
Scope and Contents
The History of First Church of Christ Congregational Church collection (2011-117-0) is a collection of papers and a manuscript found in Small Acquisitions. The collection pertains to a history and list of members of the First Church of Christ Congregational Church in Litchfield Connecticut. Leonard Woolsey Bacon the pastor of the church was compiling a list of members from 1721 (when the church was founded) to 1859 (when he was pastor of the church). The collection contains two letters from...
Dates:
Created: 1859; Other: Date acquired: 03/06/2013
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Litchfield War Records Committee records
2011-15-0
Collection
Identifier: 2011-15-0
Scope and Contents
The Litchfield War Records Committee records (2011-15-0, 1.88 linear feet) document men and women who served in the armed forces and auxiliary groups from Litchfield, Conn., during World War II. The papers consist of questionaires, photographs, minutes, notes, subject files, correspondence, and ephemera.
The largest group of papers are returned questionnaires that list the service person's name, address, date of birth, next of kin, service dates and places, promotions, date and...
Dates:
Created: 1940-1946; Other: Date acquired: 03/04/2012
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Seymour family papers
1949-37-0
Collection
Identifier: 1949-37-0
Scope and Contents
The papers of the Seymour family of Litchfield, Conn. Principal figures are Maj. Moses Seymour (1742-1826); two of his sons, Ozias Seymour (1776-1851), and Epaphroditus Seymour (1783-1854); and Ozias Seymour's son, Origen Storrs Seymour (1804-1881). A number of other members of the Seymour family and its relatives, in particular, members of the Storrs family of Mansfield, Conn., and Woodruff family of Litchfield, are also represented. The papers include correspondence, business records,...
Dates:
Created: 1777-1923; Other: Date acquired: 11/30/1948
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Sheldon family papers
1955-34-0
Collection
Identifier: 1955-34-0
Scope and Contents
The Sheldon family papers primarily relate to Daniel Sheldon (1726-1772) and Lucretia Gross Sheldon (1724-1772), their son Dr. Daniel Sheldon (1750-1840), their grandchildren Daniel Sheldon Jr. (1780-1828), Lucy Sheldon Beach (1788-1889), Henry Sheldon (1790-1868?) and William Sheldon (1802-1826), and their great grandson Frederick Sheldon (1827-1907). The papers consist of correspondence, memoranda, school papers, and other items.
Dr. Daniel Sheldon was a son of Danel and Lucretia Gross...
Dates:
Created: 1768-1897; Other: Date acquired: 11/30/1938
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Stoddard family papers
1997-34-0
Collection
Identifier: 1997-34-0
Scope and Contents
The papers (1703-1906) of the Stoddard family of Litchfield, Conn., including correspondence, deeds, documents related to estates, legal documents, financial records, and other items. John Stoddard (1674/5-1727/8) of Wethersfield, Conn., was one of the original proprietors of Litchfield. He married Sarah Camp. Their children were Lydia, Moses, Sarah, Jerusha, Mary, John, Abigail, James, Josiah, and Prudence. Moses Stoddard (1700/1-1777) married Ruth Goodwin. Their children were Hannah,...
Dates:
Created: 1703-1906; Other: Majority of material found in 1703-1851; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1997
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Grant Wickwire papers
2010-99-0
Collection
Identifier: 2010-99-0
Scope and Contents
Deeds, promissory notes, and a certificate indicating service in the American Revolution relating to Litchfield, Conn., resident Grant Wickwire (1760-1848).
Grant Wickwire was born in Colchester, Conn. He settled in Litchfield County in 1788. He served in the American Revolution and received a pension. In 1791, he married Sarah Throop (1776-1821), the daughter of William Throop and Eunice Stilson. Grant Wickwire and Sarah Throop Wickwire had thirteen children.
Dates:
Created: 1789-1823
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Samuel Wright papers
1953-26-0
Collection
Identifier: 1953-26-0
Scope and Contents
The papers of Samuel Wright (1789-1875) of Litchfield, Conn., including correspondence, deeds, financial records, legal documents, records related to the militia, and tax collection documents. Samuel Wright was the son of Jonathan Wright (1745/46-1836) and his third wife, Thankful Landon (1757?-1831), who was the widow of Benjamin Gibbs. Jonathan's first wife was Leah Bissell (1747?-1782). Many of the deeds in the papers relate to land transactions involving his wives' families. Samuel...
Dates:
Created: 1767-1877; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1953
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
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