Cyndy : photos : HARTFORD: Center Church Burying Ground : No need to caption this one....nice and clear: Mary OLCOTT- powered by SmugMug

The original burying ground of the settlers cannot be found so the next best thing is the oldest surviving burial ground.
There are NO stones PRIOR 1709

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Cyndy > This marker was at the front (north) entrance....it is a
monument to the Black African Americans from 1640-1810, that was done by the Hartford school children.
In front of this was a huge plaque lying flat on the ground with
at least 100 persons.........the reason I use the term "persons"
is because many had no name and were listed as :
"child"..."servant"....."Maid"...etc. with their dates of birth and death or just date of death. I tried fitting the plaque into the frame of the camera but there was just no way I could and still be able to read it.

Cyndy > This was postioned on the eastern side entrance...

The Colony of Connecticut had a consitution from 1639 - 1789 and when the US Consitution was written many of the principles of the Connecticut Constitution was used in the new
US Consitution,1789.
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"John Haynes was one of the 3 framers of the first consitution creating a government upon which based the principles of American Consitution Liberty. " (anyone know who the other men are ?)

Cyndy > 1595 to 1654

In memory of John Haynes, first governor of the Colony of
Connecticut.

Cyndy > Over view of the Center Church Cemetery in Hartford.
The cemetery is surrounded by new buildings with floors
high above the graves.

Cyndy > All the first Hartford settlers are listed here.....all 4 sides.....

Cyndy > side # 2....Hartford settlers (if difficult to read, click on photo to enlarge.

No need to caption this one....nice and clear: Mary OLCOTT

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