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Thomas Hooker founded Hartford. He was a Puritan of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, but started to disagree with some of the Puritans in Massachusetts. He decided to go start a new colony, Connecticut.

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Who founded the settlement of Hartford which became part of the Connecticut colony?

Thomas Hooker founded Hartford. He was a Puritan of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, but started to disagree with some of the Puritans in Massachusetts. He decided to go start a new colony, Connecticut.


How did Hartford become the capital in Connecticut?

Hartford became the capital of Connecticut Colony in 1662, and then became the state capital of Connecticut after the American Revolution. It was the largest city in Connecticut colony when it was named the capital.


Who colony did Hartford become part of?

Hartford, Connecticut, originally part of the Connecticut Colony, was founded in 1636 by settlers from Massachusetts. The Connecticut Colony was one of the original Thirteen Colonies in North America. Hartford later became the capital of Connecticut when the colony was officially established. In 1788, Connecticut ratified the U.S. Constitution and became one of the first states in the Union.


Which colony did Thomas Hooker lead one hundred settlers to establish a settlement at Hartford?

Connecticut


Who founded Hartford witch became part of the Connecticut colony?

thomas hooker


Who was the leader of the colony of Connecticut?

A puritan Thomas Hooker, who led 100 settlers into the to be Hartford, Connecticut where the colony was founded.


The communities of Windsor and Wethersfield and Hartford united to form the colony of?

Connecticut. Your welcome.


Settling Hartford leader?

There are two Hartford's Hartford, Connecticut and Hartford, Michigan


What is the predominant religion of Hartford Connecticut during the beginning of the colony?

Puritains founded the colony on a very short reign. For about 30 years Hartford was a Purtain colony


Who is the leader of settling Hartford?

The leader of the settlement of Hartford was Thomas Hooker, a Puritan minister. He led a group of settlers from the Massachusetts Bay Colony to the Connecticut River area in 1636, where they established Hartford. Hooker is often regarded as one of the founders of Connecticut and played a significant role in shaping its early governance and democratic principles.


What colony had reverend Thomas hooker?

Connecticut and he founded Hartford in 1636.


Who discovered the state of Connecticut?

The first European to discover the area now called Connecticut was Dutch trader Adriaen Block, who explored from New Amsterdam (New York) up the Connecticut River. He founded the first European settlement in Connecticut, a trading post just north of where modern-day Hartford is located.Thomas Hooker did not discover Connecticut, but he was the first European to establish a permanent settlement there, founding the town of Hartford in 1636.