One of the first settlers of Colchester.
The eldest son of Nathanial Foote and Margaret Bliss, the projector of the settlement of Colchester, CT and great-grandson of Nathaniel Foote, the settler, - was one of the most active, prominent and useful men in the new town, - having been honored in succession with almost every municipal office in the gift of his fellow citizens. He was School-Master, Surveyor, Committee to lay our Lands, Selectman, Deputy to the General Court. He was first elected Representative to the General Assembly in 1706 and was re-elected for twenty-two sucessive sessions. He died on the 20th of August 1774, aged 92 years.
1st Wife: Ann Clark, married 4 Jul 1711 in Colchester, New London, CT
Children all born in Colchester:
1. Nathaniel b. 28 May 1712 d. 9 May 1811
2. Israel b. 16 Oct 1713 d. 25 Aug 1785
3. Ann b. 25 Apr 1715
4. Daniel b. 6 Feb 1716/7 d. 27 Dec 1801
5. Charles b. 26 Dec 1718 d. 15 Jun 1719
6. Hannah b. 17 Apr 1720
7. Elizabeth b. 14 Feb 1722
8. Charles b. 10 Nov 1723 d. 25 Aug 1795
9. Asa b. 4 May 1726
2nd Wife: Mercy, married September 13, 1727 in Colchester, New London, CT
Son: Jared Foote
The eldest son of Nathanial Foote and Margaret Bliss, the projector of the settlement of Colchester, CT and great-grandson of Nathaniel Foote, the settler, - was one of the most active, prominent and useful men in the new town, - having been honored in succession with almost every municipal office in the gift of his fellow citizens. He was School-Master, Surveyor, Committee to lay our Lands, Selectman, Deputy to the General Court. He was first elected Representative to the General Assembly in 1706 and was re-elected for twenty-two sucessive sessions. He died on the 20th of August 1774, aged 92 years.
1st Wife: Ann Clark, married 4 Jul 1711 in Colchester, New London, CT
Children all born in Colchester:
1. Nathaniel b. 28 May 1712 d. 9 May 1811
2. Israel b. 16 Oct 1713 d. 25 Aug 1785
3. Ann b. 25 Apr 1715
4. Daniel b. 6 Feb 1716/7 d. 27 Dec 1801
5. Charles b. 26 Dec 1718 d. 15 Jun 1719
6. Hannah b. 17 Apr 1720
7. Elizabeth b. 14 Feb 1722
8. Charles b. 10 Nov 1723 d. 25 Aug 1795
9. Asa b. 4 May 1726
2nd Wife: Mercy, married September 13, 1727 in Colchester, New London, CT
Son: Jared Foote
One of the first settlers of Colchester.
The eldest son of Nathanial Foote and Margaret Bliss, the projector of the settlement of Colchester, CT and great-grandson of Nathaniel Foote, the settler, - was one of the most active, prominent and useful men in the new town, - having been honored in succession with almost every municipal office in the gift of his fellow citizens. He was School-Master, Surveyor, Committee to lay our Lands, Selectman, Deputy to the General Court. He was first elected Representative to the General Assembly in 1706 and was re-elected for twenty-two sucessive sessions. He died on the 20th of August 1774, aged 92 years.
1st Wife: Ann Clark, married 4 Jul 1711 in Colchester, New London, CT
Children all born in Colchester:
1. Nathaniel b. 28 May 1712 d. 9 May 1811
2. Israel b. 16 Oct 1713 d. 25 Aug 1785
3. Ann b. 25 Apr 1715
4. Daniel b. 6 Feb 1716/7 d. 27 Dec 1801
5. Charles b. 26 Dec 1718 d. 15 Jun 1719
6. Hannah b. 17 Apr 1720
7. Elizabeth b. 14 Feb 1722
8. Charles b. 10 Nov 1723 d. 25 Aug 1795
9. Asa b. 4 May 1726
2nd Wife: Mercy, married September 13, 1727 in Colchester, New London, CT
Son: Jared Foote
The eldest son of Nathanial Foote and Margaret Bliss, the projector of the settlement of Colchester, CT and great-grandson of Nathaniel Foote, the settler, - was one of the most active, prominent and useful men in the new town, - having been honored in succession with almost every municipal office in the gift of his fellow citizens. He was School-Master, Surveyor, Committee to lay our Lands, Selectman, Deputy to the General Court. He was first elected Representative to the General Assembly in 1706 and was re-elected for twenty-two sucessive sessions. He died on the 20th of August 1774, aged 92 years.
1st Wife: Ann Clark, married 4 Jul 1711 in Colchester, New London, CT
Children all born in Colchester:
1. Nathaniel b. 28 May 1712 d. 9 May 1811
2. Israel b. 16 Oct 1713 d. 25 Aug 1785
3. Ann b. 25 Apr 1715
4. Daniel b. 6 Feb 1716/7 d. 27 Dec 1801
5. Charles b. 26 Dec 1718 d. 15 Jun 1719
6. Hannah b. 17 Apr 1720
7. Elizabeth b. 14 Feb 1722
8. Charles b. 10 Nov 1723 d. 25 Aug 1795
9. Asa b. 4 May 1726
2nd Wife: Mercy, married September 13, 1727 in Colchester, New London, CT
Son: Jared Foote
Bio by: Star Rhodes
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