Early Connecticut Marriages As found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800,
Vol 2, Rev. Frederick W. Bailey, 1898;
East Hartford Congregational Church

[Material provided by Linda Gruben]
[Transcribed by Jane Devlin]

[p. 85] The Congregational Church of East Hartford was organized in 1702. The town was incorporated in Oct 1783, having been previously a part of Hartford. The church records have largely disappeared. The following are all of the early marriages. Marriage records found among Rev. Dr. Williams' papers: David CADWELL & Mindwell JUDSON, 18 Dec 1783 Theodore TREAT & Mary WILLIAMS, 18 Dec 1783 James MORRIS & Martha RISLEY, 18 Dec 1783 Jason MILLER & Hannah CHADWICK, 1 Jan 1784 Jonathan PRATT & Betsey MERROW, 30 Jan 1784 Richard GOODWIN & Ruth ROBERTS, 6 Feb 1784 Samuel CHURCH & Dorothy OLMSTEAD, 11 Mar 1784 Lemuel DEMING & Thankful ROBERTS, 1 Apr 1784 Elijah DEMING & Lucy RISLEY, 8 Apr 1784 John PORTER & Mary WILLIAMS, 20 May 1784 Nehemiah RISLEY & Martha BELMONT, 3 Jun 1784 Ashbel EASTON & Sarah ARNOLD, 22 Aug 1784 Samuel ROBERTS & Mary BURNHAM, 6 Jan 1785 John Church HUTCHINS & Eliza WILLIAMS, 17 Feb 1785 Philemon STEDMAN & Anne CROSBY, 2 Jun 1785 Peter RICHIE & Louisa GRISWOLD, 21 Jul 1785 Shubael DRAKE & Bathsheba WILLIAMS, 8 Dec 1785 Moses ENSIGN & Jennie FORBES, 16 Feb 1786 Ezra BRAINARD & Mabel PORTER, 9 Mar 1786 Shubael GRISWOLD & Saffa FLAGG, 25 May 1786 Hezekiah WILSON & Mehetable KENDALL, 27 Jun 1786 Thomas GULLIVER & Thankful PORTER, 21 Sep 1786 [p. 86] Noah RISLEY & Mary ARNOLD, 2 Nov 1786 John PAGE & Jerusha OLMSTEAD, 9 Nov 1786 Ashbel OLMSTEAD, Jr., & Mary FORBES, 16 Nov 1786 Elisha WARREN & Lucretia BREWER, 28 Dec 1786 Isaac (?) JONES & Anne FORBES, 10 Jan 1787 Aaron COLTON & Eliza OLMSTEAD, 26 Apr 1787 Sergt. Timothy CHEENEY & Martha WHITE, 17 May 1787 Elisha ROBERTS & Sally RISLEY, 7 Jun 1787 George PITKIN & Mabel OLMSTEAD, 5 Jul 1787 Ebenezer KELLOGG & Abigail OLMSTEAD, 22 Jan 1789 Theodore ------- & Elizabeth PITKIN, 29 Jan 1789 Jonathan THOMPSON & Eunice FITCH, 24 Apr 1789 Timothy HILLS & Jerusha STANLEY, 13 Aug 1789 Capt. Samuel SMITH & Widow Sarah STANLEY, 13 Aug 1789 John COTTON & Eunice WARREN, 4 Apr 1790 Samuel FLAGG & Polly WYLES, 28 Nov 1790 Shubael GRISWOLD & Sarah STANLEY, 6 Jan 1791 Capt. Moses FORBES & widow Mary WRIGHT, 1792 Samuel PITKIN & Sally PARSONS, 25 Jul 1792 Solomon ENSIGN & Elizabeth CHANDLER, 11 Oct 1792 John (?) FARRINGTON & Ruth DEMING, 29 Dec 1792 Enoch KIMBALL & Polly KILBOURN, 1 Dec 1793 George HILLS & Anne WARREN, 9 Mar 1794 Daniel ROBERTS & Mabel EASTON, 8 Jul 1794 Elijah FULLER & Hannah CHANDLER, 21 Sep 1794 Solomon WARREN & Kate KENNEDY, 12 Oct 1794 Josiah WHITE & Rebecca HILLS, 2 Dec 1794 Benjamin WICKS & Nabby ROBERTS, 21 Oct 1795 Col. Jon. WELLS & widow Mabel HILL, 20 Jan 1795 Jonah WILLIAMS & Phene (?) FORBES, 26 Jan 1795 Ozias WILLIAMS & Anne SMITH, 18 Sep 1797 Ebenezer HILLS & Elizabeth KENNEDY, 17 Jan 1798