History of Litchfield County Connecticut, With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches Of the Prominent Men and Pioneers By J. W. Lewis & Co., 1881 1,280 Pages, illustrated, indexed, searchable - Bonus Book – - Connecticut Once Upon A Time - By Maude Caroline Clifford Newton 1916 - Bonus Book #2 – Ye Names and Ages Of All Ye Old Folks In Every Hamlet, City and Town In Ye State of Connecticut 1884 ************************************************************************** Digital Book CD Requires Adobe Reader 7 or higher to View ************************************************************************** $11.99 + $1.99 shipping and handling http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=200450330773 Litchfield County was created on October 9, 1751, by an act of the Connecticut General Court from land belonging to Fairfield, New Haven, and Hartford counties. Between 1780 and 1807, several new towns were created at the boundaries between Litchfield County and other counties in Connecticut. The town of Watertown was established in 1780 from Waterbury and was placed under Litchfield County jurisdiction. The establishment of the town of Brookfield from part of New Milford in 1788 resulted in Litchfield County losing territory to Fairfield County. In 1796, the town of Hartland was transferred to Hartford County. In 1798, the town of Oxford was established from part of Southbury causing Litchfield County to lose territory to New Haven County. The establishment of the town of Canton in 1806 from part of New Hartford caused loss of territory to Hartford County. In 1807, the town of Southbury was transferred to New Haven County. The final boundary change occurred on October 8, 1807, when the town of Middlebury was established from part of Woodbury. CONTENTS CHAPTER I.Geographical and Descriptive. 13 CHAPTER II.Bench and Bae 14 CHAPTER III.Medical History. 48 CHAPTER IV.Military History. 6O CHAPTER V.Military History (Cont’d) 63 CHAPTER VI.Military History(Cont’d) 98 CHAPTER VII. Internal Improvements 100 CHAPTER VIII. Population a»d School Statistics.104 CHAPTER IX. Geographical-Topographical CHAPTER X. First Indlcatlons of Ruvoluthmary Spirit CHAPTER XI. Litchfield (Continued 120 CHAPTER XII. Litchfield (Continued)-Churches 129 CHAPTER XIII The Village of Litchfield 137 CHAPTER XIV. Litchfield (Continued), Officers CHAPTER XV. Proprieters of Winchester CHAPTER XVI. Winchester Pioneers CHAPTER XVII. Winchester (Cont’d) 198 CHAPTER XVIII. Winchester (Cont’d) Churches 201 CHAPTER XIX. Winchester (Cont’d) Incorporation CHAPTER XX. Barkhamstead CHAPTER XXI Barkhamstead (Cont’d) 239 CHAP T E R XXII. Barkhamstead (Cont’d) 243 CHAPTER XXIII. Barkhamstead (Cont’d) '41' CHAPTER XXI V. Barkhamstead (Cont’d) 240 CHAPTER XXV. Barkhamstead (Cont’d) Geographical-Topogiapliical—251 CHAPTER XXVI. Bridgewater 265 CHAPTER XXVII. Canaan. 264 CHAPTER XXVIII. Canaan (Coniinned).267 CHAPTER XXIX. Colebrook. 274 CHAPTER XXX. Cornwall. 287 CHAPTER XXXI. Cornwall (Cont’d) Churches CHAPTERR XXXII. Goshen. 322 CHAPTER XXXIII. Goshen ( Continued) 333 CHAPTER XXXIV. Goshen (Continued 346 CHAPTER XXXV. Harwinton. 374 CHAPTER XXXVI. Harwinton { Continued).379 CHAPTER XXXVII.Kent. 384 CHAPTER XXXVIII. Morris. 388 CHAPTER XXXIX.New Hartford 393 CHAPTER XL. New Milford 422 CHAPTER XLI New Milford (Cont’d426 CHAPTER XLII. New Milford (Cont’d) 438 CHAPTER XLIII. New Milford (Cont’d 445 CHAPTER XLIV. New Milford (Cont’d) 461 CHAPTER XLV. New Milford (Cont’d. 465, CHAPTER XLVI. Norfolk 488 CHAPTER XLVII. New Canaan CHAPTER XLVIII. Plymouth CHAPTER XLIX. Plymouth (Cont’d) 492 CHAPTER L. Plymouth {Conlinued) 600 CHAPTER LL Roxbury 612 CHAPTER LIII. Salisbury.. 618 CHAPTER LIV Salisbury (Cont’d) - 633 CHAPTER LV Churches Catholic 641 CHAPTER LVI. Sharon CHAPTER LVII. Sharon (Cont’d) CHAPTER LVIII. Thomaston. 599 CHAPTEK LIX. Torrington. 610 CHAPTER LX. Torrington (Cont’d) 620 CHAPTER LXI Torrington (Cont’d) 626 CHAPTER LXII. Torrington (Cont’d) 634 CHAPTER LXIII. Torrington (Cont’d) 637 CHAPTER LXIV. Warren. 641 CHAPTER LXV. Washington. 651 CHAPTER LXVI. Watertown. 660 CHAPTER LXVII. Watertown ( Cont’d) 672 CHAPTER LXIX. Woodbury. 685 CHAPTER LXX. Woodbury (Cont’d). 687 CHAPTER LXX I. Woodbury (Cont’d). 691 CHAPTER LXXIL Woodbury (Cont’d)693 CHAPTER LXXIII. Woodbury (Cont’d) 695 CHAPTER LXXIV Woodbury (Cont’d) CHAPTER LXXV. Woodbury (Cont’d) CHAPTER LXXVI. Woodbury (Cont’d) 705 SUPPLEMENT 723 BIOGRAPHICAL