Christening: 12 DEC 1591 Harwich, Tendring District, Essex, England
1st Marriage: 10 OCT 1622 “John Steele, son of Richard of this parish, & Rachel Talcott of Brancktree [i.e., Braintree].” Fairstead, Essex Co, England
Birth of Son: ABT 1625
Name: John Steele
Birth of Son: ABT 1626
Name: Samuel Steele
Lived in: 1630
Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts
Note: 1632
Details: A proprietor of New Town, now Cambridge, Massachusetts
Freeman: 1634
Moved to: 1635
Place: Hartford, Connecticut
Details: Was one of the founders of Hartford.
Note: 1636 – 1657
Details: Was representative to the General Court and Secretary. Was one of eight representative men appointed to govern Connecticut in 1636. Was secretary of the colony four years.
Note: 1645
Details: Was one of the founders of Farmington, Connecticut
2nd Marriage: 25 November 1655 Mercy (Ruscoe) Seymour, widow of Richard Seymour in Farmington, Hartford Co, Connecticut
Death: 25 NOV 1665 Farmington, Hartford Co, Connecticut
Burial: Ancient Burying Ground, Hartford, Hartford Co, Connecticut
Parents are Richard Steele and ?
Rachel Talcott
Birth: 1602 Harwich, Tendring District, Essex, England
Death: 24 OCT 1653 Farmington, Hartford Co, Connecticut
Click here to see parents: John Talcott and Anne Skinner
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