John Tryon (1703 - 1790)

Born 1 Mar 1703 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut

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Died 2 Oct 1790 at age 87 in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

John was born on March 1, 1702/3 in Wethersfield to David Tryon and Hannah Waddams.^[1] A baptism record exists for John Tryon, son of David, on March 7, 1702/3, in Wethersfield, Connecticut.^[2] He is almost certainly the John Tryon who died October 2, 1790 in Litchfield, Connecticut. The report in the newspaper says: "Late of Hartford", indicating his origins.^[3]

Newspaper Notice

On Saturday last, Mr. John Tryon, late of Hartford, aged 89, fell down a Chamber Stairs, and had his skull so badly fractured, that he expired during the night. He was much esteemed among his acquaintance ^[4].

Sources

1. ↑ Connecticut Vital Records to 1870 (The Barbour Collection): Wethersfield, page 263. Original record Vol. 1 p 48 (Americanancestry.org)
2. ↑ Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920: Volume 126 Wethersfield, p. 225. Original record Wethersfield Vol SM p. 29. (Ancestry.com)
3. ↑ Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934: Connecticut Newspaper Notices Vol 26. Page number obscured. (Ancestry.com)
4. ↑ Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut), 11 Oct 1790, Mon., Page 3 (newspapers.com)

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