Samson
OCCOM
(b.
abt. 1723
,
Crown Colony of Connecticut
d.
14 July 1792
,
New Stockbridge, New York, USA
)
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Samson OCCOM was born abt. 1723 in Crown Colony of Connecticut
Samson OCCOM was the child of ? and ?Samson was a Native American/First Nation.
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Samson OCCOM died 14 July 1792 in New Stockbridge, New York, USA.
Son of Joshua Tomacham and Sarah ?
Occom was a member of the Mohegan nation, from near New London, Connecticut, who became a Presbyterian cleric.
He was officially ordained a minister on August 30, 1759, by the presbytery of Suffolk. Occom was never paid the same salary as white preachers, although promised he would be. The Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge also gave Occom a stipend for some time, but he lived in deep poverty for much of his life... wikipedia
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1792 Death 14 July 1792
New Stockbridge, New York, USA
Mill, Occum, Conn.
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Another mill village, Occum, developed along the Shetucket River and took its name from Samson Occom. A member of the Mohegan Tribe, Occom – whose name was often misspelled as Occum and Alcom – became a Presbyterian cleric and was among the first Native Americans to publish his writings in English.
By 1865, the village was the site of two woolen mills and in the following decade was the site of one of the first three Catholic churches built in Norwich... norwichbulletin.com
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Mill and Village, Occum, Conn.
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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state
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