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Robert Treat Sr.

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Robert Treat Sr.

Birth
Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
Death
12 Jul 1710 (aged 88)
Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA Add to Map
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Governor of Connecticut. He co-founded Newark, New Jersey with Jasper Crane and he was a founder of Milford, Connecticut. He was Deputy Governor of Connecticut from 1678-1683, Governor from 1683 to 1698, and Deputy Governor again from 1698-1708.

(The photograph shown on this entry appears to be that of Robert Treat Paine (signatory of the American Declaration of Independence), not Robert Treat. Needs checking.)
Governor of Connecticut. He co-founded Newark, New Jersey with Jasper Crane and he was a founder of Milford, Connecticut. He was Deputy Governor of Connecticut from 1678-1683, Governor from 1683 to 1698, and Deputy Governor again from 1698-1708.

(The photograph shown on this entry appears to be that of Robert Treat Paine (signatory of the American Declaration of Independence), not Robert Treat. Needs checking.)

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HERE LYETH INTERRED THE BODY OF COLL ROBERT TREAT ESQ. WHO FAITHFULLY SERVD THIS COLONY IN THE POST OF GOVERNOUR AND DEPUTY GOVERNOUR NEAR Ye SPACE OF THIRTY YEARS AND ATT. Ye AGE OF FOUR SCORE AND EIGHT YEARS EXCHANGED THIS LIFE FOR A BETTER JULY 12 ANNO DOM: 1710

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  • Added: Feb 16, 2000
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8485/robert-treat: accessed ), memorial page for Robert Treat Sr. (23 Feb 1622–12 Jul 1710), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8485, citing Milford Cemetery, Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.