Windsor in Capitol Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
Windsor Pilgrims
Photographed by Antonio Prats, March 6, 2010
1. Windsor Pilgrims Marker
Inscription.
Windsor Pilgrims. . Original homestead of John and Thomas Hoskins, father and son, who arrived on the Mary and John from England in 1630. They were members of the Dorcester party that settled Windsor north of the Rivulet in 1632. Goodman John Hoskins served as a delegate to Connecticut's General Court in 1637. John married Ann Filer, raised four children here, and passed away in 1648. Thomas married Elizabeth Gaylord Birge, raised one child, and passed away in 1666. John's great grandson built the present house prior to the American Revolution in 1750. The farm was passed down through the generations and stayed in the Hoskins family until 1822
Original homestead of John and Thomas Hoskins,
father and son, who arrived on the Mary and John
from England in 1630. They were members of the
Dorcester party that settled Windsor north of the
Rivulet in 1632. Goodman John Hoskins served as
a delegate to Connecticut's General Court in 1637.
John married Ann Filer, raised four children here,
and passed away in 1648. Thomas married Elizabeth Gaylord Birge, raised one child, and passed away in 1666. John's great grandson built the present house
prior to the American Revolution in 1750. The farm
was passed down through the generations and stayed in the Hoskins family until 1822
Location. 41° 52.284′ N, 72° 37.682′ W. Marker is in Windsor in Capitol Region, Connecticut. It is on Connecticut Route 159, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Windsor CT 06095, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in
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the Connecticut River Valley, in Greater Hartford, and in the Knowledge Corridor. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Hartford County and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2010, by Antonio Prats of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 1,645 times since then and 25 times this year. Photo1. submitted on March 8, 2010, by Antonio Prats of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
