John Raymond Jr.
John Raymond Jr. (September 9, 1665 – April 12, 1737) was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk, Connecticut Colony, in the October 1716 session.
John Raymond Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk[1] | |
| In office October 1716 – May 1717 | |
| Preceded by | John Copp, John Betts |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 9, 1665[2][3] Norwalk, Connecticut Colony[2] |
| Died | April 12, 1737 (aged 71) [2] Norwalk, Connecticut Colony[2] |
| Resting place | East Norwalk Historical Cemetery, Norwalk, Connecticut |
| Spouse | Elizabeth St. John (m. March 7, 1690)[4][2][5] |
| Children | Mary Raymond Street, Hannah Raymond Finch, Lemuel Raymond, Jabez Raymond, John Raymond, Elizabeth Raymond, Elija Raymond, Sarah Raymond Burwell, Zuriel Raymond, Ashael Raymond[4][2][5] |
| Residence(s) | Willow Street, Norwalk, Connecticut Colony |
| Occupation | surveyor[5] |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Captain[5] (1710) |
| Unit | Norwalk Trainband[5] |
He was the son of John Raymond and Mary Betts.[4]
On December 16, 1713, Raymond was appointed by a majority vote of a town meeting to a committee including Joseph Platt and James Stewart to establish a road to Ridgefield.[6]
References
- An Historical Discourse in Commemoration of the Two-hundredth Anniversary of the Settlement of Norwalk, Connecticut
- "Ancestral File," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/9995-5QD : accessed 2014-05-19), entry for John Raymond.
- NEHGR
- Norwalk vol. 1
- Genealogies of the Raymond Families of New England
- The Ancient Historical Records of Norwalk, Connecticut
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