Samuel Orcutt

Samuel Orcutt (1824–1893) was an American historian and genealogist. He is the author of many books on Connecticut towns and family histories.[1][2] Orcutt also wrote a history called The Indians of the Housatonic and Naugatuck Valleys (Hartford, Conn. : Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co., 1882).[3]

Books
  • Henry Tomlinson, and his descendants in America : with a few additional branches of Tomlinsons, later from England / by Samuel Orcutt. ([Salem, Mass. : Higginson Book Co., 2007?])
  • A history of the city of Bridgeport, Connecticut / by Rev. Samuel Orcutt. ([New Haven, Ct.] : Published under the auspices of the Fairfield County Historical Society, 1887)
  • The history of the old town of Derby, Connecticut, 1642-1880 : with biographies and genealogies / by Samuel Orcutt and Ambrose Beardsley. (Springfield, Mass. : Springfield Print. Co., 1880)
  • A history of the old town of Stratford and the city of Bridgeport, Connecticut. ([New Haven, Conn. : Press of Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor], 1886)
  • History of the town of Wolcott (Connecticut) from 1731 to 1874, with an account of the centenary meeting, September 10 and 11, 1873; and with the genealogies of the families of the town.' (Waterbury, Conn., Press of the American printing company, 1874)
  • History of the towns of New Milford and Bridgewater, Connecticut, 1703-1882, (Hartford, Conn., Press of the Case, Lockwood and Brainard company, 1882)
  • History of Torrington, Connecticut, from its first settlement in 1737, with biographies and genealogies. (Albany, J. Munsell, printer, 1878)
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References
  1. Orcutt, Samuel (September 2, 1886). A History of the Old Town of Stratford and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Press of Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor – via Internet Archive. Samuel Orcutt.
  2. Orcutt, Samuel; Beardsley, Ambrose (September 2, 1880). The History of the Old Town of Derby, Connecticut, 1642-1880: With Biographies and Genealogies. Heritage Books. ISBN 9780788409073 – via Google Books.
  3. Orcutt, Samuel (September 2, 1882). "The Indians of the Housatonic and Naugatuck Valleys /". Hartford, Conn. hdl:2027/hvd.32044043333079. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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