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Martha Pardee
"Martha Pardee helped shape early Branford, nurturing a large family whose roots reached deep into the heart of colonial New England."
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Rebecca Ann Short
Rebecca faced the New World with resilience, raising a family of pioneers and supporting her husband Walter in every chapter.
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Thankful Bacon
Thankful’s name reflected her spirit—steadfast through widowhood, war, and frontier life, she raised a family with strength, remarried with hope, and left behind a legacy written in faith and resilience.
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Mary Attconson or Platt
Mary gave her life to motherhood in early Connecticut, remembered for her quiet strength and the daughter she left behind.
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Walter Hewitt III
Born in the shadow of revolution and raised on New England soil, Walter built a life of faith, family, and fierce endurance, forging a legacy that stretched from Canaan to the Finger Lakes.
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Thomas L. Hewitt
Thomas Jr. carried on the Hewitt legacy in Stonington, raising four children before being lost to the sea or misfortune too soon.
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Mary Ellen Marie Fanning
From Irish roots to Stonington’s soil, Mary raised a large family through faith, labor, and love, leaving a legacy rooted in strength and devotion across generations.
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Thomas James Hewitt
Lost at sea, Captain Thomas Hewitt sailed far from New England’s shores—his legacy riding the waves of time.
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