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It Happened In Milford Week 8

IT HAPPENED IN MILFORD WEEK 8  

co-authored by Jean Tsang and David Gregory

In 1672 a committee of six men from New Haven and nine from Milford established the boundary lines between the two communities of Milford and New Haven.

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In 1792 Mary “Molly” Fowler died at the age of 23. She was buried in Milford cemetery. The inscription on her tombstone reads:

 “Molly though pleasant in her day was suddenly seized and sent away.

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 How soon she’s ripe, how soon she’s rott’n.

Sent to her grave and soon forgott’n.”

On February 18, 1915 Milford Town Hall burnt to the ground.  In the following year a thousand people gathered for the laying of the cornerstone for the new town hall. Within the stone of Lee marble a copper box contained many documents, photographs, minutes of town meetings, reports, a telephone directory, various programs of Milford events, three arrowheads and other trophies.

For more information on the 375th Anniversary Celebration visit www.milfordct375.org.

 

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