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16 Westford Road
P.O. Box 98
Eastford, CT 06242
(860) 974-0133
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This was part of the Wabbaquasset Country and was granted to Simeon Stoddard 3rd, of Boston in satisfaction of a judgment in 1695. It became known as the Stoddard Tract. In May 1706, the General Court tried to settle rival claims, as this land was part of that granted to Major Fitch of Norwich. In April 1710 John Perry of Marlborough, MA bought land on the Still River to begin the Plantation of New Scituate. In October 1777, the General Assembly granted this settlement the privileges of a Society, giving it the name of the Parish of Eastford. It became the town of Eastford in May 1847. Town vital records begin 1847. Barbour collection records cover 1847-51.
Other City Names (0)
No Data Available.
Settled From (1)
Town Name:
Ashford
Population (8)
Year:
1870
Population:
984
Year:
1910
Population:
513
Year:
1920
Population:
496
Year:
1930
Population:
529
Year:
1940
Population:
496
Year:
1950
Population:
600
Year:
1990
Population:
1314
Year:
2000
Population:
1618
Founding Families (6)
Surname:
Bolles
Surname:
Keyes
Surname:
Lyon
Surname:
Paine
Surname:
Stevens
Surname:
Stoddard
Cemeteries (13)
Name:
(Abandoned) Cemetery
Location:
Pilcher District
Name:
De Riva Cemetery
Location:
Phoenixville
Name:
Deane Cemetery
Location:
On road from Sibley Corner to Ashford
Name:
General Lyon Cemetery
Location:
Phoenixville
Name:
Grove Cemetery
Location:
US 53
Name:
Lambert Cemetery
Location:
In the State Forest
Name:
Latham Cemetery
Location:
Phoenixville
Name:
North Ashford Cemetery
Location:
US 53
Name:
Old Cemetery
Location:
US 53
Name:
Palmer-Lewis Cemetery
Location:
On road from Sibley Corner to Ashford
Name:
Snow and Spaulding Cemetery
Location:
US 53
Name:
Trowbridge Cemetery
Location:
Near Eastford Village
Name:
Weeks Cemetery
Location:
Buhler farm south part of town
Churches (2)
Name:
Congregational Church of Eastford (860) 974-0294
Location:
8 Church Road, Eastford, CT 06242
Name:
Eastford Baptist Church (860) 974-1414
Location:
133 Union Road, Eastford, CT 06242
Monuments (1)
Name:
General Nathaniel Lyon Monument
Description:
12' high with a marble pedestal, shaft and dove
Location:
General Lyon Cemetery, 35 General Lyon Road, Eastford, CT 06242
Type:
Military
Dedication Date:
unknown
Artist/Sculptor:
Sanford Grasser
Communities (2)
Name:
North Ashford
Name:
Phoenixville
Historical Locations (0)
No Data Available.
Notable Citizens (1)
Name:
Nathaniel Lyon (1818-1861) Graduated from West Point, first union general killed in the Civil War
Type:
Historic
Newspapers (1)
Name:
The Chronicle (860) 432-8466
Type:
Contemporary
Location:
One Chronicle Road, P.O. Box 148, Willimantic, CT 06226
