The Hebron Historical Society
Hebron, Connecticut
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Witness Stones Teaching materials for RHAM Middle School -- Henry Peters
Henry Peters biography from Black Roots in Southeastern Connecticut 1650-1900. Hewas the youngest son of Cesar and Lois Peters’ 10 children...
Witness Stones Educational lesson plans for RHAM Middle School --Cesar Peters and Pomp Mundo
The Cesar Peters & Sym Peters Site: A Multidisciplinary Collaboration building awareness of Racial Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity in Hebron, Connecticut...
Archaeological and Historical Research at the Cesar and Sim Peters House Site, Hebron, CT
In 2020 we initiated a long-term research project to explore the lives of the free African American Peters family...
Excerpts from Phase I Archaeological investigation of Henry Peters property
Excerpts from Phase I Archaeological investigation of Henry Peters property. Items cataloged and listed that were found on the property...
Henry Peters Will 1862
1 hat $.25
1 coat 1.00
1 pr pants .25
1 do (ditto) .25
3 old shirts .50
1 pr linen stockings . 25
1 pr boots .75
3 vest 1.00
2 beds 2.50
2 woolen blankets ,50
1 mirror .17
5 cotton quilts 1.25...
Henry Peters mortgages his farm to his son Horace
Volume 20, page 4
8/25/1851
Mortgage Deed
To all People to whom these Presents come – Greeting
Know ye that I Henry Peters of...
Henry Peters acquires more land
Half acre from Sylvester Gilbert 1845
Volume 19 Page 68
8-9-1845
Warranty Deed
To all People to whom these Presents come – Greeting...
Henry Peters acquires a farm of his own
Vol 16 / 112
05/21/1833
To all People to whom these presents shall come : Greetings, Know ye, that I Sylvester Gilbert of Hebron in...
Henry Peters sues William Owen
14/259
March 24, 1824
To the sheriff of the County of Tolland, his deputy, or other of the constables of the town of...
Settling Cesar and Sim Peters’ Estate
Volume 12 / page 254
12/25/1814
Know all men by these presents that I Sim Peters of Hebron in the County of Tolland widow...
Sim Peters Will (Cesar Peters married Sim after his first wife Lois died December 18, 1793 in Tolland, CT)
Will of Sim Peters
In the name of God amen
I Sim Peters of Hebron in the County of Tolland...
Cesar Peters’ Inventory
Historical Inventories
When a person died in the 18th and early 19th century, a list or inventory was created...
Cesar Peters’ Will
Understanding a will as a primary document
A will is written (or drawn up) before a person dies. The person...
Oral History
Interesting History Written on Tolland County’s First Governor by Hebron Woman
Susan Pendleton published in the Rockville Leader January 22, 1937...
Henry Peters biography from Black Roots in Southeastern Connecticut 1650-1900
Henry Peters was the youngest son of Cesar and Lois Peters’ 10 children
Henry was born circa 1788 in Hebron
On February...
Map of Historic Diversity and Archeological Sites
Map of Historic Diversity and Archeological Sites
Circa 12,500 years before present through 1900 CE
Hebron, Connecticut
This includes African Americans, Indigneus...
Where I Live – Hebron and Connecticut
A compilation of Local Connections to enhance studies of Connecticut
Using Where I Live by Elizabeth Norman, Melanie Meehan, and...