Dutch traders had established a permanent settlement near Hartford as early as 1633. Soon English settlers began to arrive in the area from Massachusetts. In 1636, after being driven from Massachusetts, Clergyman Thomas Hooker and his followers arrived in Hartford and declared freedom from all save Divine Authority. In 1639 the "Fundamental Orders" were given to govern the colony. In 1662 Connecticut finally obtained a Royal Character under John Winthrop Jr. One of the New England colonies, Connecticut was also a corporate colony; In 1788 Connecticut was the fifth state to ratify the Constitution. plus the P. tribe.
There are two Hartford's Hartford, Connecticut and Hartford, Michigan
Steve birton
Thomas Hooker
Brandon Gillette was the leader
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The leader of the colony was a man named Steve Burton.
thomas hooker
A puritan Thomas Hooker, who led 100 settlers into the to be Hartford, Connecticut where the colony was founded.
Samuel bruton !!!!!!!!!!
an english colony, connecticut
Connecticut's first bridge was built in 1808 across the Connecticut River at Windsor.
Thomas Hooker was the founder of Connecticut .He founded Connecticut in 1636!