William Cornwell Jr
Lifespan: 1609 - 1678
Birth: 21 Apr 1609 in Terling, Braintree District, Essex, England
Occupation: Soldier
Marriage: Mary Cornwell
Children: John Cornwell, William, Samuel
Parents: Unknown & Unknown
Death: 21 Feb 1678 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut
Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut
William Cornwell Jr.: A Founding Father of Middletown, Connecticut
Chapter 1: Early Life and Origins (1609–1640)
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Elizabeth lived through revolution and rebuilding, weaving resilience into every stitch of her rural life as she raised her family and shaped a legacy from the quiet corners of New York.
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Read MoreFranklin enlisted at 41 to fight in the Civil War, serving nearly four years as a musician and returning to Maine as a quiet hero.
Read MoreJohn left England to start anew in New London, where he married into the Palmer family and helped shape the colonial frontier.
Read MoreAnna’s grace and quiet strength nurtured four children and anchored the Hewitt family through ministry, farming, and change.
Read MoreThrough widowhood, motherhood, and the rise of modern America, Almeda held her family together with grit, grace, and the unspoken strength of generations of pioneer women.
Read MoreFrank journeyed from the tenement shadows of Lowell to the mills of Maine, quietly shaping America’s industrial rise with resilience and relentless labor.
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