Statue of Governor Theophilus Eaton at Connecticut State Capitol, Hartford,CT.
Governor of New Haven Colony
In office June 4, 1639 – January 7, 1658
Preceded by
office established
Succeeded by
Francis Newman
Commissioner of the United Colonies of New England for New Haven Colony
In office May 19, 1643 – January 7, 1658
Preceded by
office established
Succeeded by
Samuel Mason
Personal details
Born
c. 1590 Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire, England
Died
January 7, 1658 (aged 67/68) New Haven Colony
Spouse(s)
Grace Miller (until her death) Anne Yale
Profession
Merchant, politician
Theophilus Eaton house, New Haven, Connecticut
Theophilus Eaton (c. 1590—January 7, 1658) was a wealthy New England Puritan merchant, diplomat and financier, who took part in organizing and financing the Great Puritan Migration to America.[1] He was a founder of Massachusetts Bay Colony, and a founder and eventual governor of New Haven Colony.[1] He also cofounded Boston, Massachusetts, Greenwich, Connecticut and Eaton's Neck in New York.[2]
His brother, Nathaniel Eaton, became the first headmaster of Harvard college, building Harvard Yard and Harvard Library, and his son, Samuel Eaton, became one of the seven founders of the Harvard Corporation.
^ abCite error: The named reference Financing Pur1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Stories of old New Haven, Baldwin, Ernest Hickok, Abbey Press, New York, 1902, p. 16-19
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