being called the Connecticut colony before anyone else
The first governor of the Connecticut colony is John Haynes
The first governor of the Connecticut colony is John Haynes
Connecticut
Connecticut was first a proprietary colony, then finally succeeded in a Royal Charter under John Winthrop Jr. in 1662.
The state of Connecticut
The first colony of Connecticutt was New Haven founed in 1638
On 1788 of January 9 Connecticut was first founded and known as a colony
There were three colonies that settled in Connecticut that were combined under a royal charter in 1662. This unified Connecticut Colony was an English colony originally settled by the Puritans (River Colony) and combined the River Colony with the Saybrook and New Haven Colonies. The founders of the Connecticut Colony are considered to be Minister Thomas Hooker and Governor John Haynes.
The Bradley-Smith Company is credited with making the first lollipop in New Haven, Connecticut.
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut of Jan. 14, 1638 is considered to be the basis of Connecticut law and the first written constitution.
The dutch discovered Connecticut, but the English had the first perminent colony, people came 'cause of religious beliefs.
It was one of the first to be settled as a British colony, but it was the 5th to ratify the American Constitution.