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|office=Deputy of the<br/>[[Connecticut General Assembly|General Court]]<br/>of the<br/>[[Connecticut Colony|Colony of Connecticut]]<br/>from [[Norwalk, Connecticut|Norwalk]]<ref name="histd">[http://books.google.com/books?id=YCgBAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA79&ots=FxmJkQXZPa&dq=Nathaniel%20Ely%20norwalk&pg=PA77#v=onepage&q=Nathaniel%20Ely&f=false An Historical Discourse in Commemoration of the Two-hundredth Anniversary of Norwalk]</ref> |
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'''Nathaniel Richards''' (1604 – 1681) was a founding [[settler]] of [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]] and [[Norwalk, Connecticut]]. He served |
'''Nathaniel Richards''' (1604 – 1681) was a founding [[settler]] of [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]] and [[Norwalk, Connecticut]]. He served as a deputy of the [[Connecticut General Assembly|General Court]] of the [[Connecticut Colony]] from Norwalk in October 1658. |
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He came to Massachusetts from England in 1632 on the ''Lyon''.<ref name="foh">[http://www.foundersofhartford.org/founders/richards_nathaniel.htm Founders of Hartford]</ref> He originally settled in Cambridge in 1633, and moved to Hartford in 1636 along with [[Thomas Hooker]] and about one hundred others. His home in Hartford was near the north bank of the Little River about where the west part of Pearl Street is now.<ref name="foh"/> |
He came to Massachusetts from England in 1632 on the ''Lyon''.<ref name="foh">[http://www.foundersofhartford.org/founders/richards_nathaniel.htm Founders of Hartford]</ref> He originally settled in Cambridge in 1633, and moved to Hartford in 1636 along with [[Thomas Hooker]] and about one hundred others. His home in Hartford was near the north bank of the Little River about where the west part of Pearl Street is now.<ref name="foh"/> |
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He was one of the signers of the agreement for the planting Norwalk June 19, 1650, and moved there in the same year.<ref name="foh"/> He served as a deputy of the General Court in 1658, as a selectman in 1670.<ref name="foh"/> |
He was one of the signers of the agreement for the planting Norwalk June 19, 1650, and moved there in the same year.<ref name="foh"/> He served as a deputy of the General Court in 1658, as a selectman in 1670.<ref name="foh"/> |
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He is listed on the Founders Stone bearing the names of the [[History of Hartford, Connecticut|founders of Hartford]] in the [[First_Church_of_Christ_and_the_Ancient_Burying_Ground|Ancient Burying Ground]] in Hartford, and he is also listed on the Founders Stone bearing the names of the founders of Norwalk in the [[East Norwalk Historical Cemetery]]. |
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== References == |
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Revision as of 18:51, 8 April 2014
Nathaniel Richards | |
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| Deputy of the General Court of the Colony of Connecticut from Norwalk[1] | |
| In office 1658–1659 | |
| Preceded by | Matthew Canfield |
| Succeeded by | Matthew Canfield |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1604[2] England[2] |
| Died | 1681[2] Norwalk, Connecticut[2] |
| Resting place | Ancient Burying Ground, Hartford, Connecticut[2] |
| Spouse(s) | a first wife, Rosamond Lindall Richards (m. March 15, 1663 or 1664)[3] |
| Residence(s) | Cambridge, Massachusetts Norwalk, Connecticut |
| Occupation | planter |
Nathaniel Richards (1604 – 1681) was a founding settler of Hartford and Norwalk, Connecticut. He served as a deputy of the General Court of the Connecticut Colony from Norwalk in October 1658.
He came to Massachusetts from England in 1632 on the Lyon.[4] He originally settled in Cambridge in 1633, and moved to Hartford in 1636 along with Thomas Hooker and about one hundred others. His home in Hartford was near the north bank of the Little River about where the west part of Pearl Street is now.[4]
He served as a constable in 1642 and 1650.[4] He served as a townsman in 1945.[4]
He was one of the signers of the agreement for the planting Norwalk June 19, 1650, and moved there in the same year.[4] He served as a deputy of the General Court in 1658, as a selectman in 1670.[4]
He is listed on the Founders Stone bearing the names of the founders of Hartford in the Ancient Burying Ground in Hartford, and he is also listed on the Founders Stone bearing the names of the founders of Norwalk in the East Norwalk Historical Cemetery.
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