Deaths on January 7

Theophilus Eaton

Died on January 7, 1658

Theophilus Eaton, American farmer and politician, 1st Governor of the New Haven Colony (b. 1590)

Theophilus Eaton (c. 1590—January 7, 1658) was a wealthy Puritan merchant, first Governor of New Haven Colony, Connecticut, co founder of that same colony and co founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

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Theophilus Eaton
List of colonial governors of Connecticut

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Battle of the Sound
Second Northern War: Naval forces of the Dutch Republic defeat the Swedes in the Battle of the Sound.