The town of Brooklyn was incorporated May, 1786, and taken from Pomfret and Canterbury. Trinity Episcopal Church dates from 1769 and a church erected in 1771. The Rev. Daniel Fogg was rector from 1772. The following are the marriages recorded: Search Historical Newspaper Collections John Cambell & Mary Johnson, July 17, 1772 Jeremiah Wheeler & Elizabeth Troop, Oct. 27, 1778 Daniel Putnam & Catharine Hutchinson, Sept. 2, 1782 Stephen Finch & Margareta (Tyler) a mulatto girl, (no date) Jesse Parke & Kezia Adams, Jan. 1, 1784 Joseph Cheney & Selah Tyler, June 22, 1784 Samuel Brown & Clarissa Geer, April 7, 1785 Jonathan Stevens & Eleanor Adams, Oct. 20, 1785 Asaph Adams & Orinda Abbot, Oct. 20, 1785 William Brown & Sarah Whaley, Oct. 8, 1786 Smith Barrett & Abigail White, Oct. 4, 1787 William Eldredge & Sarah Austin, Feb. 14 (or 24), 1788 Sylvester Daily & Abigail (a negro girl), June 15, 1788 Benj. Brayton & Zerviah Adams, Sept. 10, 1788 William Kelly & Delight Adams, Jan. 27, 1791 David Bissell & Hart Wickham, Feb. 7, 1791 Peter Davison & Susanna Weaver, Nov. 6, 1791 Israel Putnam & Claryna Chandler, Feb. 26, 1792 Francis Casar (?) Leroy & TJnice Moulton, June 5, 1793 Cuff Fellows & Dinah Black, Sept. 5, 1793 John Rice & Mary Allen, Nov. 21, 1793 Abner Adams & Desire Ashcraft, Sept. 25, 1794 Daniel Fogg & Deborah Brinley, Dec. 2, 1794 Lewis Adams & Hannah Luce, April 12, 1795 Eddy Winslow & Azubah Allen, July 5, 1795 Geo. Candall & Betsy Adams Oct. 18, 1795 Joseph Ashcraft & Sarah Hall, Dec. 24, 1795 Lathrop Cushman & Catharine Allen, Dec. 22, 1796 Jas. Hide & Lucy Ashcraft, Nov. 7, 1797 Andrew Hopkins & Susanna Hollis, Nov. 26, 1797 Frederick Perkins & Lucy Eldridge, Nov. 8, 1798 Abishal Sharp & Mary Child, Jan. 26, 1800 Geo. & Lydia Black, March 27, 1800 Sam’l Hide & Anna Cundall, Nov. 26, 1801 John Liscomb & Hannah Waters, Feb. 28, 1802 David Ingals & Sarah Bowman, Nov. 8, 1802 Geo. Brinley & Catharine Putnam, April 30, 1805 Martin Gallop, & Ruth Pettingall, Sept. 30, 1805 Ranford Button & Eleanor Parke, Nov. 3, 1805 Edward Brinley & May Jonston of Newort, April 15, 1807