Governor of Connecticut Joseph Talcott

1669 - 1741  (71 years)

• Name	Joseph Talcott  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Title	Governor of Connecticut
  Birth	16 Nov 1669	Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA   [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	1711	Connecticut, USA   [1]
  	Major in the First Regiment of the Colony of Connecticut
  Elected	Between 1724 and 1741	Connecticut, USA
  	27th governor of the Connecticut Colony (He was the first Connecticut governor to be born in the state)
  Death	11 Oct 1741	Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA   [1, 4]
  Burial	Ancient Burying Ground, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA   [1]
  	Colonial Governor of Connecticut
  		Burial-TALCOTT Joseph Joseph Talcott - Ancient Burying Ground, Hartford CT ~ Colonial Governor of Connecticut + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16666109/
  		Ancient Burying Ground Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Find a Grave: #640502
  Person ID	I22408	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Major John Talcott, Jr,   b. 18 Dec 1630, Braintree, Essex, England d. 23 Jul 1688, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA (Age 57 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Helena Wakeman,   b. 23 Dec 1632, Bewdley, Worcestershire, England d. 22 Jun 1674, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA (Age 41 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	29 Oct 1650	Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA   [5, 6, 7, 8]
  Family ID	F9891	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eunice Howell,   b. 1678   d. 25 May 1738, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	1706  [3]
  Family ID	F8763	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 16 Nov 1669 - Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Military Service - Major in the First Regiment of the Colony of Connecticut - 1711 - Connecticut, USA Elected - 27th governor of the Connecticut Colony (He was the first Connecticut governor to be born in the state) - Between 1724 and 1741 - Connecticut, USA Death - 11 Oct 1741 - Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Burial - - Ancient Burying Ground, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia

  Seal-Connecticut http://www.theus50.com/connecticut/seal.php

  
  

  Burials

  Burial-TALCOTT Joseph Joseph Talcott - Ancient Burying Ground, Hartford CT ~ Colonial Governor of Connecticut + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16666109/

  
  

• Sources

  [S5142] Find a Grave - US Index (Famous), Governor TALCOTT Joseph 1669-1741 (Veteran) - Governor of Connecticut. BIRTH: 16 Nov 1669 Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut DEATH: 11 Oct 1741 (aged 71) Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut BURIAL: Ancient Burying Ground, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut MEMORIAL ID: 16666109 ______________________________________________________ Colonial Governor. He was Governor of Connecticut from 1724 to 1741. He was the first Connecticut governor to be born in the state. He held a number of city and state offices, was a judge of the Superior Court of Hartford, and starting in 1710, was a Major in the First Regiment of the Colony of Connecticut. He owned property in several Connecticut towns. Talcott Street in Hartford bears his name. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16666109/joseph-talcott# [S2252] Graden, Debra, comp., Connecticut State Register, 1924 Government and Military records, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2001;). [S164] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2004;), Source number: 851.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PAT. [S561] Ancestry.com, U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2014;). U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930 [S384] Ancestry.com, Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2016;). Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775 [S136] Ancestry.com, U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2012;), Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD ; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700 [S984] Heritage Consulting, Millennium File, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2003;). [S8180] Find a Grave: WAKEMAN Helena Talcott 1632-1674, Helena Wakeman Talcott. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37922232/helena_talcott