Did Faith actually witness this famous battle? Visiting the area on June 17, 1775 exposed her to war. I have enjoyed watching Ken Burns' documentary, The American Revolution, and appreciate all the hard work that has gone into it . However, I was more than a bit disturbed by the lack of screen time for colonial Connecticut merchants and politicians that did so much for the war during the first few years. Connecticut merchants and their associates (i.e. ship captains) fed and

This post offers just a glimpse into some of the people close to Jabez during his lifetime. There are so many it will be impossible to write about them all. Merchants, ministers, enslaved workers, politicians, ship captains, kin, cousins. The list goes on. Half-size, full-length portrait of Major General Jabez HUNTINGTON by John Trumbull (1756-1843). Reportedly first commissioned portrait done by Trumbull (in 1777). Jabez had just been made sole Major General of Connecticut m

Warning: Studying New England Puritan/Yankee families requires extreme patience due to the repetitive use of the same given names up,...