History
Brief: |
Inhabitants of Milford purchased land here from the Indians in 1707. It was incorporated as the town of New Milford in October 1712. Town vital records begin 1702. Barbour collection records cover 1712-1860. |
| Name: | History of the Towns of New Milford and Bridgewater CT | | Author: | Samuel Orcutt | | Date Published: | 1882 | | Publisher: | Press of the Case, Lockwood and Brainard Co. Hartford | | Description: | The book covers the history from 1703- 1882. it was reprinted in 1976 by the New Milford Historical Society. |
| | Name: | Howard Peck's New Milford Memories of a Connecticut Town | | Author: | Howard Peck | | Date Published: | 1991 | | Publisher: | Phoenix Publishing West Kennebunk ME | | Description: | History of New Milford by Howard Peck. He was born in New Milford in 1893 and died there 1984. His manuscript was given to the New Milford Historical Society and was printed in memory of Howard Peck. | | |
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| Name: | Joann Chapin | | Contact Data: | 151 Chapin Road
New Milford, CT 06776 | | |
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