East Haddam in Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
Major Gen. Joseph Spencer
Photographed by Conrad Ward, January 18, 2025
1. Major Gen. Joseph Spencer Memorial
Connecticut
In Memory of
the Honourable
Joseph Spencer Esq
Major Gen. of the Army
of the United States of
America. Elected Counsellor
of the State of Connecticut
May 1766 and died in Office
Jan 13th 1789 in the 75th
Year of his Age.
Erected 1903 by State of Connecticut.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Patriots & Patriotism. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1766.
Location. 41° 27.28′ N, 72° 27.785′ W. Memorial is in East Haddam in Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Connecticut. It can be reached from Main Street. Located near the Nathan Hale School House. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 29 Main St, East Haddam CT 06423, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Connecticut River Valley and on the Connecticut Shoreline. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Middlesex County and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Liberty Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); Nathan Hale School House (within shouting distance of this marker); East Haddam (approx. 0.2 miles away); Goodspeed Opera House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Chester-Hadlyme Ferry (approx. 2.9 miles away); Hadlyme Station (approx. 2.9 miles away); Impressionism in Connecticut
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More about this memorial. The erection year is variously reported as 1903 or 1904 depending on the source.
Also see . . . Joseph Spencer Monument - The Connecticut Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Erected by the State of Connecticut due to the petition of the Nathan Hale Memorial Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
The Spencer familys graves and headstones were later removed from their first resting place in the Millington section of town to be near the monument. (Submitted on August 13, 2025.)
Photographed by Conrad Ward, January 18, 2025
2. Major Gen. Joseph Spencer Memorial
Photographed by Conrad Ward, January 18, 2025
3. Major Gen. Joseph Spencer Memorial
Photographed by Conrad Ward, January 18, 2025
4. Major Gen. Joseph Spencer Gravestone
Photographed by Conrad Ward, January 18, 2025
5. Major Gen. Joseph Spencer Memorial and Gravestones
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 105 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 13, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
