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About William Parker
William Parker (1618–1686) was an early Puritan settler in the Connecticut Colony. He arrived in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the summer of 1635 after sailing from London on May 21, 1635, aboard the ship Mathew. He settled in Newtowne, the community that is now Cambridge, and became one of the members of Thomas Hooker's congregation. He was one of the founders of Hartford, Connecticut.
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- settler
- Born
- 1618
- Died
- December 21, 1686