John Skinner
American settler
About John Skinner
Lived 1590 – 1650 (aged 59–60).
John Skinner (1590–1650) was an early Puritan settler in the Massachusetts Bay Colony and one of the founders of Hartford, Connecticut. Skinner was a member of Thomas Hooker's party and probably came to New England from Braintree, Essex, England. He married Mary Loomis, daughter of Joseph Loomis. She later married Owen Tudor.
Skinner's homesite in Hartford was originally (in 1639) "on the west side of Main St., a little below the present [at 1886] corner of Pearl St." However, Skinner traded this lot with Richard Olmsted for a lot on the highway (later Trumbull St.).
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Who was John Skinner?
American settler
When was John Skinner born?
John Skinner was born in 1590.
When did John Skinner die?
John Skinner died in 1650.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: John Skinner (early settler)
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