Place:East Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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"East Haven - named 1707. Incorporated from New Haven 1785. Originally called Iron Works Village." - Ricker, 10

"The vital records of East Haven prior to 1852 are found in the first four volumes of Town Meetings. Reference to entries therein is indicated in this book by the abbreviation 'TM' with the volume number following.

This alphabetical list was taken from a set of cards based on a copy of the East Haven Vital Records made in 1914 by Miss Ethel L. Scofield, of New Haven, Conn. To this copy has been added tho death and marriage records found in Rev. Stephen Dodd's 'East Haven Register' reference to which in indicated in this book by the abbreviation 'DH'.

The Scofield Copy, now in the Possession of the Connecticut State Library, has not been compared with the original and doubtless errors exist. It in hoped that as errors or omissions are found notes will be entered in this volume and on the cards which are included in the General Index of Connecticut Vital Records also in the possession of the Connecticut State Library.

Hartford. Conn. October, 1924" Barbour Collection, East Haven Vital Records.

History

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East Haven is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 27,923. Located east of New Haven, it is part of the Greater New Haven area. East Haven is from Hartford, from New York City, from Providence, Rhode Island, and from Boston.

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The Connecticut Colony granted the town petition for Township in May 1707 and colonists changed the name from Iron Works Village to East Haven. Some outstanding land issues with New Haven and a minor feud with Governor Gurdon Saltonstall resulted in the rescinding of the township status; the area was made a parish of New Haven.

New Haven and neighboring towns such as East Haven have been destinations for a new wave of immigrants since the late 20th century, the majority of whom in East Haven are Latinos from Ecuador. In the 2010 census, Hispanics and Latinos made up more than 10% of the town's population.

On August 9, 2013, a Rockwell International Turbo Commander 690B crashed on approach, hitting two houses in an East Haven residential neighborhood near the airport. The impact and the resulting fires destroyed both houses. The private plane had taken off from Teterboro Airport in New Jersey. The incident resulted in four deaths: the pilot of the plane; his passenger, the pilot's 17-year-old son; and two children in one of the houses. They were girls of 13 years and one year of age.