East Haddam in the Revolution

Venture Smith. Tier 2 - One sourced story.

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[Verified] Venture Smith, an enslaved African who bought his freedom, lived and farmed in East Haddam and is buried in the First Church cemetery. His 1798 narrative is one of the earliest published slave autobiographies. - Documenting Venture Smith Project

[Verified] Nathan Hale taught school briefly in East Haddam before the war. - ConnecticutHistory.org

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