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Thomas Hosmer

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Thomas Hosmer

Birth
Hawkhurst, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England
Death
12 Apr 1687 (aged 82–83)
Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.7649923, Longitude: -72.6743175
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This marker appears to be a cenotaph, and states he came from Hawkhurst, Kent England
and died at Northampton Mass, and "was buried there..."
actual grave site in Northampton. See
13900467.

Source: The Memorial History of Hartford CT 1663-1884 Volume I page 247 by James Hammond
Trumbull...
Brief Biography of Thomas Hosmer
Birth: Sept. 3, 1603
Kent, England
Death: Apr. 12, 1687
Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
"Thomas Hosmer aged 83 yers. He dyed Aprill 12 1687."
Thomas Hosmer, son of Stephen and Dorothy Hosmer, was born in Hawkhurst, County Kent,
Sept. 3, 1603.
Children of Thomas Hosmer and 1st wife Frances:
2.) Clemence married 1st on Sept 3, 1662 Deacon Jonathan Hunt of Northampton ; married
2nd in 1694 John Smith of Milford

This was a story on Ancestry; source not given.
Thomas Hosmer
Baptized: 02 JAN 1602/03 Hawkhurst, Kent, England
1st Marriage: 06 APR 1635 to Frances Bushnell
Note: 1635
Details: Freeman in Newtown, now Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Cambridge records show
that he resided on the south side of Brattle St.
Moved to: JUN 1636
Place: Hartford Connecticut
Details: He left Cambridge and went to Hartford, Connecticut, probably with Rev. Thomas
Hooker, and became one of the founders of Hartford. He was one of the original settlers
of Hartford
Constable: 1639, 1663
Land Rec:14 JAN 1639
Details: The first record of Town proprietors of land in Hartford is set to him -
60acres. His home lot was on the edge of the South Meadow, near the South end of Governor
St.
Birth of Daughter: 1639
Name: Clemence Hosmer
Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Land Rec: 1642
Details: He owned land on the south side of Winthrop Street between Brighton and Spring
Streets.
Townsman: 1643, 1671
Note: Was Deputy several times
Submitted by Teeter Grosvenor
This marker appears to be a cenotaph, and states he came from Hawkhurst, Kent England
and died at Northampton Mass, and "was buried there..."
actual grave site in Northampton. See
13900467.

Source: The Memorial History of Hartford CT 1663-1884 Volume I page 247 by James Hammond
Trumbull...
Brief Biography of Thomas Hosmer
Birth: Sept. 3, 1603
Kent, England
Death: Apr. 12, 1687
Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
"Thomas Hosmer aged 83 yers. He dyed Aprill 12 1687."
Thomas Hosmer, son of Stephen and Dorothy Hosmer, was born in Hawkhurst, County Kent,
Sept. 3, 1603.
Children of Thomas Hosmer and 1st wife Frances:
2.) Clemence married 1st on Sept 3, 1662 Deacon Jonathan Hunt of Northampton ; married
2nd in 1694 John Smith of Milford

This was a story on Ancestry; source not given.
Thomas Hosmer
Baptized: 02 JAN 1602/03 Hawkhurst, Kent, England
1st Marriage: 06 APR 1635 to Frances Bushnell
Note: 1635
Details: Freeman in Newtown, now Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Cambridge records show
that he resided on the south side of Brattle St.
Moved to: JUN 1636
Place: Hartford Connecticut
Details: He left Cambridge and went to Hartford, Connecticut, probably with Rev. Thomas
Hooker, and became one of the founders of Hartford. He was one of the original settlers
of Hartford
Constable: 1639, 1663
Land Rec:14 JAN 1639
Details: The first record of Town proprietors of land in Hartford is set to him -
60acres. His home lot was on the edge of the South Meadow, near the South end of Governor
St.
Birth of Daughter: 1639
Name: Clemence Hosmer
Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Land Rec: 1642
Details: He owned land on the south side of Winthrop Street between Brighton and Spring
Streets.
Townsman: 1643, 1671
Note: Was Deputy several times
Submitted by Teeter Grosvenor

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  • Originally Created by: Judith
  • Added: Jul 28, 2005
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11436105/thomas-hosmer: accessed ), memorial page for Thomas Hosmer (1604–12 Apr 1687), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11436105, citing Ancient Burying Ground, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by CMWJR (contributor 50059520).