Aaron Bronson

Aaron Bronson

Male 1712 - 1774  (61 years)


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  • Name Aaron Bronson 
    Birth 10 Nov 1712  Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 12 Aug 1774  Kensington, Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Blue Hills, Bloomfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I312684225168  Oswald Genealogy
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2025 

    Father Samuel Bronson,   b. Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Sarah Gibbs,   b. Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Oct 1741, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 04 May 1687  Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1597  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Abigail Porter,   b. Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationbur. 1805, South Burying Ground, Kensington, Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 26 Oct 1737 
    Family ID F1592  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2025 

  • Notes 
    • Widow Abigail married 22 Nov 1750 Isaac
      Widow Abigail married 22 Nov 1750 Isaac Bronson Born 27 March 1707, the first child born in Middlebury, whose father Isaac ( his father Isaac is believed to have been one of the first company who came to Waterbury, where he lived on North Main St.; and his father John was of Hartford and Farmington) born 1670 was the first permanent settler in Middlebury. I. B. removed his new family to Middlebury, ( where were born Titus 5 Oct 1751 and Abigail 12 Aug 1753.) Four of Caleb's sons established homes in Middlebury ( then Waterbury : Middlebury was organized as a parish 1791, incorporated as a town Oct 1807 ) ; in the Revolutionary struggle, Abner, Benjamin, and Caleb espoused the patriot cause, while Hermon and Cornelius sided with the Tories. ( From page 996 in volume 2 of " The Munson Record." )

      This individual has the following other
      This individual has the following other parents in the Ancestral File: Samuel /BRONSON,/ (AFN:GG7C-ZN) and Sarah /GIBBS,/ (AFN:GG7D-0S)

      NOTE:name also spelled Brownson. REF:Bar
      NOTE:name also spelled Brownson. REF:Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records for Marriage; MSS Genealogy of Gridley Family communicated by Duane Holmes. Hinman, Connecticut Puritans.

      Source: Bronson Families Desc of John Ri
      Source: Bronson Families Desc of John Richard & Mary Film #0893749
      IGI
      Mesa Library 1991 Individual # 1812

      ! Birth recorded, with all brothers and
      ! Birth recorded, with all brothers and sisters, in Waterbury Vit. Rec. In the Middlebury Vit Rec is recorded his death, ae 92 and the note that he was the first child born in the area. Middlebury & Waterbury are adjoining.

      Eunice/Richards 3 Jul 1734
      Eunice/Richards 3 Jul 1734

      1 _IFLAGS 0 This individual has the fol
      1 _IFLAGS 0 This individual has the following other parents in the Ancestral File: Samuel /BRONSON/ (AFN:CC3G-B3) and Sarah /GIBBS/ (AFN:CC3G-C8) This individual has the following other parents in the Ancestral File: Samuel /BRONSON/ (AFN:CC3G-B3) and Sarah /GIBBS/ (AFN:CC3G-C8)

      Waterbury Revolutionary War Veteran
      Surg
      Waterbury Revolutionary War Veteran
      Surgeon's mate 2nd Continental Dragoons 14 Nov. 1779 and served to the close of the war. Bronson ,Mr. Isaac d Dec 7, 1799 age 92 yrs (He was the first child born in this place)


      DEATH: On Isaac's tombstone:

      DEATH: Here lieth the Body of Mr. Isaac Bronson who departed this Life, Cec. 7th A&gtD&gt 1799, in his 93rd year, His was the first child born in this place.

      "Hark from the toms a doleful sound;
      My ears attend the cry:--
      Ye living men, comve view the ground
      Where you must shortly lie:

      Abigail/Brockett * 22 Nov 1750 New Haven
      Abigail/Brockett * 22 Nov 1750 New Haven, Conn.

      This individual has the following other
      This individual has the following other parents in the Ancestral File: Samuel /BRONSON/ (AFN:CC3G-B3) and Sarah /GIBBS/ (AFN:CC3G-C8)

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