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| English: Pratt Street, Downtown Hartford, Connecticut (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
(Abigail Turner is my second cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Edward Turner & Mary Sanford.)
"In the years prior to the American Revolution, Hartford changed from an agrarian to a mercantile society. Its shops bustled while its port throbbed with activity as ships laden with treasures from the Orient and Indies docked. It was this wealth of commercial activity that prompted the growth of Hartford as an insurance capital. Prosperous merchants, fearing the loss of the cargoes stored in warehouses along the river, subscribed to The Hartford Fire Insurance Company. Hartford's preeminence as a whaling town grew simultaneously." Hartford: History
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