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Did an ancestor travel the '''Old Connecticut Path''' of Massachusetts and Connecticut? Learn about this settler migration route, its transportation history, and find related genealogy sources.<br>[[Image:{{OConnPathmap}}]]__TOC__ | |||
=== History === | === History === | ||
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:*[[Hartford, Connecticut|'''Hartford''']]<br> | :*[[Hartford, Connecticut|'''Hartford''']]<br> | ||
'''Connecting Routes'''. The '''''Old Connecticut Path | '''Connecting Routes'''. The '''''Old Connecticut Path ''''' connected with many other settler migration routes: | ||
'''''Boston connections:''''' | '''''Boston connections:''''' | ||
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:*[[Connecticut River]] attracted settlers by way of the Atlantic Ocean. | :*[[Connecticut River]] attracted settlers by way of the Atlantic Ocean. | ||
'''Modern parallels'''. The modern roads that roughly match the '''''Old Connecticut Path | '''Modern parallels'''. The modern roads that roughly match the '''''Old Connecticut Path ''''' from Boston to Springfield to Hartford are: | ||
:*'''Broadway''' | :*'''Broadway''' westbound in Cambridge, Massachusetts | ||
:*'''Western Ave / Arsenal''' | :*'''Western Ave / Arsenal''' westbound to Watertown | ||
:*'''Main Street''' | :*'''Main Street''' westbound to Waltham | ||
:*'''US-20 W / Weston / Boston Post Road''' | :*'''US-20 W / Weston / Boston Post Road''' westbound to Shrewsbury | ||
:*'''MA-9''' | :*'''MA-9''' westbound to West Brookfield | ||
:*'''MA-67 / Boston Post Road''' | :*'''MA-67 / Boston Post Road''' westbound winding toward Palmer | ||
:*where it merges with '''US-20 W / Boston Road / State Street''' | :*where it merges with '''US-20 W / Boston Road / State Street''' westbound into Springfield | ||
At Springfield cross the Connecticut River on the south side of town | At Springfield cross the Connecticut River on the south side of town | ||
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Boston was founded in 1630 by Puritan immigrants from England. Springfield and Hartford on the Connecticut River were founded in 1636 by 100 Puritans colonists. The Indian footpath between these places and Boston attracted settlers who would be able to more easily get access to the markets. Many of the earliest settlers along the Old Connecticut Path would have been from Boston, Massachusetts area, and prior to that from England. Look at the earliest deeds, tax records, and histories of towns along the Old Connecticut Path to learn the names of the first settlers. If you already know the name of a settler near the Old Connecticut Path, you have a good chance of finding his or her genealogy in sources like: | Boston was founded in 1630 by Puritan immigrants from England. Springfield and Hartford on the Connecticut River were founded in 1636 by 100 Puritans colonists. The Indian footpath between these places and Boston attracted settlers who would be able to more easily get access to the markets. Many of the earliest settlers along the Old Connecticut Path would have been from Boston, Massachusetts area, and prior to that from England. Look at the earliest deeds, tax records, and histories of towns along the Old Connecticut Path to learn the names of the first settlers. If you already know the name of a settler near the Old Connecticut Path, you have a good chance of finding his or her genealogy in sources like: | ||
*Robert Charles Anderson, ''The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633'', 3 vols. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, c1995). {{WorldCat|33083117|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{ | *Robert Charles Anderson, ''The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633'', 3 vols. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, c1995). Online at: [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/393/great-migration-begins-immigrants-to-ne-1620-1633-vols-i-iii American Ancestors] by NEHGS ($). {{WorldCat|33083117|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|22717|item|disp=FS Library Book 974 W2a}}. | ||
=== External links === | === External links === | ||
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