Redding, Connecticut Colony

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Redding, Connecticut Colony was an 18th-century New England town in the British colony of Connecticut, known as a rural settlement that later became part of modern-day Redding, Connecticut.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former municipality
historic town
settlement in the Thirteen Colonies
adjacentTo Bethel, Connecticut Colony NERFINISHED
Danbury, Connecticut Colony NERFINISHED
Ridgefield, Connecticut Colony NERFINISHED
Weston, Connecticut Colony NERFINISHED
characteristic agricultural community
rural settlement
climate humid continental climate
colonialAdministration Connecticut General Assembly NERFINISHED
colonialStatus town in a British colony
continent North America
country Kingdom of Great Britain
currencyUsed British pound sterling NERFINISHED
Connecticut colonial currency
demographics Native American presence in surrounding region
predominantly English colonists
economy small-scale trade
subsistence farming
follows indigenous lands of the region
foundInHistoricalContext Thirteen Colonies NERFINISHED
governmentForm colonial town government
historicalLanguageVariant Colonial American English NERFINISHED
historicalRelation predecessor of modern Redding, Connecticut
language English
legalSystem English common law
locatedIn British America NERFINISHED
Connecticut Colony NERFINISHED
New England
militaryObligation local militia service
partOf Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony NERFINISHED
New England town system
Province of Connecticut NERFINISHED
presentDayLocation Fairfield County, Connecticut NERFINISHED
Redding, Connecticut NERFINISHED
primaryActivity farming
timber cutting
regionType inland town
religion Congregationalism
Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
sovereignState Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED
taxAuthority Connecticut colonial government
timePeriod 18th century
transport colonial roads and paths

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Joel Barlow placeOfBirth Redding, Connecticut Colony