John Haynes
John Haynes
1594 – 1654
Of Copford Hall. Essex England. Third Governor of Massachusetts. A founder of this commonwealth & its first Governor. A lover of religious liberty. A man trusted and honored.
Near this place he was buried & by this tablet The Connecticut Society of The Colonial Dames of America commemorates his public services.
A.D. 1915
Marker can be reached from Main Street near Gold Street, on the right when traveling south.
Courtesy hmdb.org
