About Eleazer Kimberly
Lived 1639 – 1709 (aged 69). Eleazer Kimberly was an American politician.
Eleazer Kimberly (November 17, 1639 – February 3, 1709) was the sixth Secretary of the State of Connecticut.
Born in New Haven, Connecticut, to Thomas Kimberly and Alice Atwood of England, He was a schoolmaster in Wethersfield from 1661 to 1689. In the 1690s, he held several positions in Glastonbury, including Commissioner and Town Clerk. He was "one of the best penmen of his time, as attested by the town and colony records."
Kimberly was also a minor character in the 1958 children's historical novel, The Witch of Blackbird Pond.
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Who was Eleazer Kimberly?
American politician
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Eleazer Kimberly was born on 17 November 1639.
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Eleazer Kimberly died on 3 February 1709.
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Eleazer Kimberly was a politician.
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Eleazer Kimberly was American.
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