Solomon Palmer (1709 - 1771)

Born 6 Apr 1709 in Branford, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Betts — married 9 Feb 1737 in Branford CT

Husband of Abigail Foote — married 11 Sep 1739 in Branford, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 2 Nov 1771 at age 62 in Litchfield, Connecticut

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Biography

Rev Solomon Palmer was born on 6 April 1709, in Fairfield, Connecticut to Daniel Palmer and Elizabeth Hilliard (Hillard - Hillier - Hillyer). He married, in Branford, Feb 9, 1737-8 to Mary Betts who died Feb. 4, 1739. They had one child.

He married Abigail Foote on Sept. 11, 1739, widow of Jacob Curtiss, in Connecticut. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters.

Around 1735 he began preaching with the Branford Church and by 1741 he was employed in Cornwall, Litchfield Co. Connecticut but was not sympathetic with the Great Revival of the times.In 1754, he announced himself an Episcopalian and travelled to England to receive Orders. He found that he could not support himself, with a large family and died in poverty on 8 December 1771, in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, at the age of 62, and was buried in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States.^[1]

Inscription Rev Solomon Palmer the first Episcopal Minister of this Town died Dec 8, 1771 aged 62 Gravesite Details Litchfield and Morris Inscriptions D. C. Kilbourn in Litchfield, CT 1905^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Dexter, Franklin Bowditch. Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College (Holt, 1885) Vol. 1, Page 387, Page 401
2. ↑ Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGV-VX8Z : 16 December 2021), Solomon Palmer, ; Burial, Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States of America, West Cemetery; citing record ID 127761361, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• Dexter, Franklin Bowditch.Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College|Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College]] (Holt, 1885) Vol. 1, Page 387, Page 401

• Gold, Theodore Sedgwick. Historical Records of the Town of Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut|Historical Records of the Town of Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut]] (Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co., Hartford, Conn., 1904) Page 386: Children: "From Cornwall town records: Rev. Solomon Palmer and Abigail, his wife..."

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F748-174 : 7 January 2020), Solomon Palmer in entry for Solomon Palmer, 1740.

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2SZ-XMS : 7 January 2020), Solomon Palmer in entry for Abigail Palmer, 1742.

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F748-1Q4 : 7 January 2020), Solomon Palmer in entry for Chiliab Palmer, 1744.

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WQ-5JG : 7 January 2020), Solomon Palmer in entry for Anna Palmer, 1746.

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WQ-5JN : 7 January 2020), Solomon Palmer in entry for Sarah Palmer, 1748.

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WQ-5Q1 : 7 January 2020), Solomon Palmer in entry for Amey Palmer, 1750.

• "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7D5-9X7 : 16 September 2020), Rev. Solomon Palmer, 1771.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGV-VX8Z : 16 December 2021), Solomon Palmer, ; Burial, Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States of America, West Cemetery; citing record ID 127761361, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.