James Treat II

Brief Life History of James

When James Treat II was born on 1 April 1666, in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Lieut James Treat I, was 31 and his mother, Rebecca Latimer, was 19. He married Prudence Chester on 17 December 1691, in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 18 February 1742, in his hometown, at the age of 75, and was buried in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Treat II
1666–1742
Prudence Chester
1666–1727
Marriage: 17 December 1691
Abigail Treat
1692–1739
Charles Treat
1693–1742
Prudence Treat
1697–1744
Eunice Treat
1698–1738
James Treat III
1701–1762
Oliver Treat
1705–1785
Jerusha Treat
1706–1782

Sources (27)

  • James Treat, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • James Treat, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
  • James Treat in entry for Prudence Chester, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"

World Events (1)

1668

As early as 1668, Sergeant Richard BECKLEY bought from Turramuggus, Sachem of the Matttabesett tribe of Indians, a tract of 300 acres in what is known as Beckley Quarter, in the northeast part of the town of Berlin. In May, 1713, Newington, including Beckley Quarter, was incorporated as the Second or West Society of Wethersfield; in October, 1715, Beckley Quarter wa annexed to the Second Society of Farmington (Great Swamp), named Kensington in May, 1722, and now a part of the town of Berlin. The cemetery at Beckley Quarter was opened in 1760, Daniel BECKLEY, Jr., who died 4 March 1760, being the first to be buried there. The town of Berlin, taken from Wethersfield, Farmington, & Middletown, was incorporated in May 1785.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Tritt or Trede .

English: variant of Threatt .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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