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Col Roger Newton

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Col Roger Newton

Birth
Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Death
15 Jan 1771 (aged 86–87)
Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.2242167, Longitude: -73.0525003
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87th year of his age

Roger Newton, son of Samuel and Martha (Fenn) Newton of Milford, Conn., b. 1684/5, at Milford; m. April 10, 1712, Susanna Bryan, daughter of Samuel and Martha (Whiting) Bryan, b. 1690.
He d. Jan. 15, 1771. She d. March 15, 1776.

CHILDREN, NEWTON.
1. Roger, bapt. March 14, 1713; supposed to have died early.
2. Susanna, bapt. Jan. 14, 1716; d. at Middletown, Conn., May 9, 1803; m. Samuel Whittlesey, Sept. 2, 1743.
3. Martha, b. Jan. 27, 1729; d. Oct. 27, 1812; m. Chauncey Whittlesey (third wife), Oct. 13, 1753.

~The Descendants of Rev. Thomas Hooker, Hartford, Connecticut, 1586-1908; Edward Hooker; Margaret Huntington Hooker, 1909; pg. 27-28.

Town records Milford, Conn:
Capt. Roger Newton m. Mrs. Susannah Bryan, April 10, 1712.
-Roger, son of Capt. Roger Newton & Susannah, b. Mar. 14, 1713.
-Susannah, dau. of Capt. Roger Newton & Susannah, b. Jan. 14, 1715.
-Martha, dau. of Capt. Roger Newton & Susannah, b Jan. 27, 1729.
87th year of his age

Roger Newton, son of Samuel and Martha (Fenn) Newton of Milford, Conn., b. 1684/5, at Milford; m. April 10, 1712, Susanna Bryan, daughter of Samuel and Martha (Whiting) Bryan, b. 1690.
He d. Jan. 15, 1771. She d. March 15, 1776.

CHILDREN, NEWTON.
1. Roger, bapt. March 14, 1713; supposed to have died early.
2. Susanna, bapt. Jan. 14, 1716; d. at Middletown, Conn., May 9, 1803; m. Samuel Whittlesey, Sept. 2, 1743.
3. Martha, b. Jan. 27, 1729; d. Oct. 27, 1812; m. Chauncey Whittlesey (third wife), Oct. 13, 1753.

~The Descendants of Rev. Thomas Hooker, Hartford, Connecticut, 1586-1908; Edward Hooker; Margaret Huntington Hooker, 1909; pg. 27-28.

Town records Milford, Conn:
Capt. Roger Newton m. Mrs. Susannah Bryan, April 10, 1712.
-Roger, son of Capt. Roger Newton & Susannah, b. Mar. 14, 1713.
-Susannah, dau. of Capt. Roger Newton & Susannah, b. Jan. 14, 1715.
-Martha, dau. of Capt. Roger Newton & Susannah, b Jan. 27, 1729.

Inscription

"The truly honorable and pious Roger Newton, Esq., an officer of distinguished note in ye expeditions of 1709 and 1710, for many years one of the Council, and colonel of the Second regiment of militia, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas thirty-three years, until he departed this life, Jan. 15, 1771, in the 87th year of his age.
"His mind returned to God intombed here lies
The part, the Hero left beneath the skies
Newton as steel inflexible from right
In Faith in Law in Equity in Fight."



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  • Created by: Jan Franco
  • Added: Aug 6, 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15165982/roger-newton: accessed ), memorial page for Col Roger Newton (1684–15 Jan 1771), Find a Grave Memorial ID 15165982, citing Milford Cemetery, Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Jan Franco (contributor 46625834).