Esther (Gridley) Hart (1687 - 1743)

Born 15 May 1687 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Wife of John Hart — married 20 Mar 1706 (to 10 Jul 1743) in Connecticut

Descendants

Died 10 Jul 1743 at age 56 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

Esther was born in 1687 and baptized in Farmington on May 15, 1687^[1][2]

On March 20, 1706, she married John Hart. They were admitted into the church in Farmington on November 19 1718 and lived on John's father's property. They later moved to Kensington and had seven children.^[1][2]

Esther died on July 10, 1743, at the age of 57.^[1][2]

Children

• Esther, born Sept. 19th, 1707, married June 29th, 1727, Nathaniel Newell.
• Judah, born Oct. 25th, 1709, married Feb. 20th, 1784-35, Anna Norton.
• John, born Oct. 11th, 1714, married Anna Hall.
• Mary, born March 9th, 1717, married Dec. 6th, 1739, Timothy Root; second, Rev. Samuel Newell.
• Sarah, born June 19th, 1719, married June 19th, 1740, Stephen Root; second, Capt. Eldad Lewis.
• Solomon, born Oct, 1st, 1724, married March 3d, 1749-50, Experience Cole.
• Ruth, born Oct. 25th, 1729, died Oct. 13th, 1745, aged 16 years.

Burial

Memento Mori Cemetery, Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Andrews, Alfred. "Stephen Hart and his Descendants" (1875)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Hart, William Lincoln, "Hart Family History: Silas Hart, His Ancestors and Descendants" Alliance, Ohio. (1942).

See also:

• Hall, Mary A. (Newell), "Thomas Newell, Who Settled in Farmington, Conn. A.D. 1632 And His Descendants; A Genealogical Table". Cochrane Bros. Book and Job Printers, Southington, Conn., (1878). Page 26
• Find A Grave: Memorial #77180446