Surnames Starting with A and B
Surnames Starting with G and H
Surnames Starting with R and S
Surmanes Starting with T to W (end of Chatham Vital Records)
Historical Marker in East Hampton "East Hampton was first settled in 1710, when Gideon Goffe and his family located in an area along the
Connecticut River which later became established as the parish of Middle Haddam. Families from the locality moved
eastward and settled in the hills surrounding Lake Pocotopaug, and in 1746 named their community East Hampton.
In 1767, the town was incorporated as Chatham in honor of the Earl of Chatham in England for his support of the
American colonies at that time. The name of the town was changed to East Hampton in 1915. Historically, bell manufacturing,
mining, and shipbuilding enterprises within the town stood exemplary of early American industry. Transcribed by: Robert Hull
Erected by: THE TOWN OF EAST HAMPTON AND THE CONNECTICUT HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1975"
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