City/Town: Windham
Summary
City/Town
Name:
Windham
State:
Connecticut
County:
Windham County
Probate
District:
Pending
Year
Established:
1692
Year
Incorporated:
Form
of Government:
Town Meeting - Selectmen
Town
Hall Address:
Windham Town Hall
Web Address:
www.windhamct.com/
History
Brief:
This tract was part of the land bequeathed by Joshua Uncas, Sachem of the Mohegans, to 16 men in Norwich and neighboring towns. The General Court allowed the claim in 1678. The first settler was John Coates in the autumn of 1688. On 12 May 1692, the area became the town of Windham. Town vital records begin 1692. Barbour collection records cover 1692-1850.
Other City Names (0) Settled From (0) Population (8) Year: 1790 Population: 2765 Year: 1910 Population: 12604 Year: 1920 Population: 13801 Year: 1930 Population: 13773 Year: 1940 Population: 13824 Year: 1950 Population: 15858 Year: 1990 Population: 22039 Year: 2000 Population: 22857
Founding Families (33) Surname: Abbe Surname: Allen Surname: Armstrong Surname: Ashby Surname: Backus Surname: Bassett Surname: Birchard Surname: Cates Surname: Conant Surname: Crane Surname: Denham Surname: Dimmocks Surname: Dingley Surname: Fitch Surname: Gifford Surname: Ginnings Surname: Hall Surname: Hebard Surname: Hide Surname: Howard Surname: Huntington Surname: Kingsley Surname: Lincoln Surname: Magoon Surname: Millard Surname: Mitchell Surname: More Surname: Moulton Surname: Paline Surname: Ripley Surname: Smith Surname: Storrs Surname: Waldo
Cemeteries (9) Name: Ancient Cemetery Location: South Coventry Road Name: Barber-Brooks Cemetery Location: South part of town Name: Greek Cemetery Location: North Windham Road Name: New Cemetery Location: South Coventry Road Name: North Windham Cemetery Location: Lakeside Road Name: Old Cemetery Location: 979 Main Street Name: Russian Austrian Cemetery Location: North Windham Road Name: St. Joseph Roman Catholic Cemetery Location: Catholic Cemetery Road Name: Windham Cemetery Location: South Road, Office; 979 Main Street
Churches (13) Name: Calvary Baptist Church (860) Location: 412 Valley Street, Willimantic, CT 06226 Name: Church of the Nazarene (860) 423-1956 Location: 96 Lewiston Avenue, Willimantic, CT 06226 Website: www.nazarene.org Name: Ebenezer Lutheran Church (860) 423-2193 Location: 96 Oak Street, Willimantic, CT 06226 Website: www.summitandoak.org/ Name: First Baptist Church (860) 423-1542 Location: 667 Main Street, Willimantic, CT 06226 Name: First Congregational Church (860) 423-7197 Location: Windham Center Road, P.O. Box 102, Windham, CT 06280 Name: First Congregational Church of Willimantic (860) 423-6827 Location: 199 Valley Street, Willimantic, CT 06226 Name: Holy Trinity Orthodox Church (860) Location: 414 Valley Street, Willimantic, CT 06226 Website: www.orthodoxct.org/centact.htm Name: Jehovah's Witnesses (860) 456-8308 Location: 96 Quarry Street, Willimantic, CT Name: Salvation Army (860) 423-0977 Location: 316 Pleasant Street, Willimantic, CT 06226 Name: St. Joseph's Church (860) 423-8439 Location: 99 Jackson Street, Willimantic, CT 06226 Website: www.stjosephwilli.org/ Name: St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church (860) 423-4626 Location: 80 Maple Avenue, Willimantic, CT 06226 Name: St. Paul's Episcopal Church (860) 423-9653 Location: 27 Plains Road, Windham, CT 06280 Website: www.stpaulswindham.com/ Name: Willimantic Seventh-day Adventist (860)456-8951 Location: 126 Quarry Street, P.O. Box 192, Willimantic, CT 06226 Website: www.willimanticsda.org
Monuments (0) Communities (4) Name: North Windham Name: South Windham Name: Willimantic Name: Windham Center
Historical Locations (1) Name: The Jillison House Location: 627 Main Street, Willimantic, CT 06226
Notable Citizens (1) Name: Christopher Dodd (1944-) US Senator Type: Contemporary
Newspapers (2) Name: The Chronicle (860) 423-8466 Type: Both Location: One Chronicle Road, P.O. Box 148, Willimantic, CT 06226 Website: www.thechronicle.com/ Name: The Reminder (860) 875-3366 Type: Contemporary Location: 130 Old Town Road, P.O. Box 27, Vernon, CT 06066 Website: www.remindernewspapers.com
Schools (8) Name: Eastern Connecticut State University (860) 465-5000 Type: University Location: 83 Windham street, Willimantic, CT 06226 Website: www.easternct.edu/ Name: Natchaug School K-4 (860) 465-2380 Type: Grammar/Elementary Location: 123 Jackson Street, Willimantic, CT 06226 Website: www.windham.k12.ct.us/schools/nat/index.htm Name: North Windham School K-4 (860) 465-2400 Type: Grammar/Elementary Location: 112 Jorden Lane, Willimantic, CT 06226 Website: www.windham.k12.ct.us/schools/nws/index.htm Name: Quinebaug Valley Community College (860) 423-1824 Type: University Location: 729 Main Street, Willimantic, CT 06226 Website: www.qvcc.commnet.edu Name: Windham Center School (860) 465-2440 Type: Grammar/Elementary Location: 45 North Road/Rte 14, Windham Center, CT 06280 Website: www.windham.k12.ct..us/schools/wes/index.htm Name: Windham Center School (860) 465-2440 Type: Grammar/Elementary Location: 45 North Road, Rte 14, Windham Center, CT 06280 Website: www.windham.k12.ct.us/schools/wes/index.htm Name: Windham Hifgh School 9-12 (860) 465-2480 Type: High School Location: 355 High Street, Willimantic, CT 06226 Website: www.windham.k12.ct.us/schools/whs/default/html Name: Windham MiddleSchool 5-8 (860) 465-2351 Type: Middle School Location: 123 Quarry Street, Willimantic, CT 06226 Website: www.windham.k12.ct.us/schools/wms/index.htm
Libraries (1) Name: Willimantic Public Library (860) 465-3079 Type: Current Location: 905 Main Street, P.O. Box 218, Willimantic, CT 06226 Website: www.biblio.org/willimantic/
Published Histories (3) Name: A Memorial Volume of the Di-Centennial Celebration of the Town Windham Author: Windham Bicentennial Committee Date Published: 1893 Publisher: New England Home Printing Co. Name: History of Ancient Windham, Connecticut Author: William Lawton Weaver Date Published: 1864 Publisher: Weaver and Curtiss Description: Also a genealogical record of all the early families of ancient Windham, embracing the present towns of Windham, Mansfield, Hampton, Chaplin and Scotland Name: Windham, Connecticut: Profile of a Revolutionary Community, 1755-1818 Author: William Floyd Willingham Date Published: 1972 Publisher: Northwestern University
Genealogy Websites (3) Historic Timeline (4) Date: 1700 Description: Windham's first minister Rev. Samuel Whiting Date: 1823 Description: Windham, along with Lebanon, Columbia, Chaplin and Mansfield petitioned the General Assembily to become their own county. Date: 1877 Description: The Willimantic Enterprise, a newspaper serving Windham and surrounding towns in known today as The Chronicle Date: 1889 Description: The Willimantic State Normal School open as a school of higher education for women. In 1959 it became The Willimantic State College and today is known as Eastern Connecticut University.
Town Historian (1) Name: Contact the: Contact Data: Windham Historical Society Notes: Open second and third weekends of the month
Vital Records (1) Birth: 1667 - Present Marriage: 1682 - Present Death: 1693 - Present
