Person:Timothy Jerome (1)
Timothy Jerome, Sr
b.1688 Isle Of Wight, Hampshire, England
d.23 Feb 1749/50 Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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  • H.  Timothy Jerome, Sr1688 - 1749/50
  • W.  Abigail Rich1687 - 1771
m. Est 1710
  1. Isabel Jerome1710 - 1777
  2. Timothy Jerome, Jr.1713 - 1763
  3. Zerubbabel Jerome1715 - 1783
  4. William Jerome1717 - 1794
  5. Abigail Jerome1719 -
  6. Elizabeth Jerome1722 - 1794
  7. Samuel Jerome, Sr1728 - Bef 1796
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Name Timothy Jerome, Sr
Gender Male
Birth? 1688 Isle Of Wight, Hampshire, England
Marriage Est 1710 Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, United Statesto Abigail Rich
Death? 23 Feb 1749/50 Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Burial? Meeting House Cemetery, Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut, United Statesage 62
Probate? 2 Mar 1749/50 Will proved

Timothy Jerome arrived at Meriden, Connecticut with a royal grant for a monopoly on the salt-making in the area. He died rich and was buried on Buckwheat Hill overlooking the land he owned. An inventory of his estate included a beaver hat, a punch bowl, a silk handkerchief, a large number of books, and four slaves named Pomp, Prince, Rose and Jenny.

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  1.   Meeting House Cemetery, in Find A Grave.

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