Gov. William PITKIN

Male 1694 - 1769  (75 years)


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  1. 1.  Gov. William PITKIN was born on 30 Apr 1694 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; died on 01 Oct 1769 in East Hartford, Connecticut; was buried in Central Cemetery.

    Notes:

    Excerpt from Royal Families Americans of Royal and Noble Ancestry Vol. 1, Gov. Thomas Dudley: He was the first to resist the "stamp act", 1765, refusing with Governor Fitch and members of his council to take the oath to support it. He was governor of conneticut from 1766-1769. defeating Governor Fitch by a majority so great that the votes were not counted.

    William married Mary WOODBRIDGE on 07 May 1724 in First Church, Hartford, Connecticut. Mary (daughter of Rev Timothy WOODBRIDGE and Mehitabel WYLLYS) was born in 1692 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; died on 17 Feb 1766 in East Hartford, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]