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in reply to a message by clevelandkentevans
Is this an earlier woman named Chelsea, born in 1782 in Connecticut?
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80416341/chelsea-huxford
The birth register records her name as Chalsa but she named her daughter Chelsea in 1807. She's also from Tolland Connecticut, like the male Chelsea Colton born in 1798. What are the chances?
The battle of Chelsea Creek in 1775 might have inspired these namesakes.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80416341/chelsea-huxford
The birth register records her name as Chalsa but she named her daughter Chelsea in 1807. She's also from Tolland Connecticut, like the male Chelsea Colton born in 1798. What are the chances?
The battle of Chelsea Creek in 1775 might have inspired these namesakes.
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Sorry I missed that. The spelling of her name in the 1850 census is Chelsie and in the 1860 census is Chelsey. So yes, she is an earlier example than the one I found while writing my column.
I am not sure why a battle in Massachusetts would inspire these names in Connecticut. I think they are more likely linked to Chelsea Landing and Chelsea Parade, two historic neighborhoods within the city of Norwich, Connecticut.
I am not sure why a battle in Massachusetts would inspire these names in Connecticut. I think they are more likely linked to Chelsea Landing and Chelsea Parade, two historic neighborhoods within the city of Norwich, Connecticut.
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Israel Putnam lead a couple militias from Connecticut and the Battle of Chelsea Creek was where he distinguished himself enough to get a promotion. The win was considered a moral booster after the first two battles. I just thought maybe there could have been a relative who had fought there. It would have been the first battle fought for those militias in the Revolutionary War.
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