West Hartford in Capitol Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

Sarah Coffee

— Witness Stone —

Photographed by Conrad Ward

1. Sarah Coffee Marker

Inscription. 1686 - 1783
Kept house
Enslaved here
by Dr. Daniel Hooker

Erected 2020 by Witness Stones Project. (Marker Number CT31.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1686.

Location. 41° 45.862′ N, 72° 44.515′ W. Marker is in West Hartford in Capitol Region, Connecticut. It is on North Main Street north of Loomis Drive, on the right when traveling north. Located in Old Center Burying Yard. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: West Hartford CT 06107, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Jack (here, next

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to this marker); Infant (here, next to this marker); Boy (here, next to this marker); Greenville (here, next to this marker); Coffy (here, next to this marker); Ned (here, next to this marker); Dinah (here, next to this marker); Rubin (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Hartford.

Also see . . . Sarah Coffee (Witness Stones Project). (Submitted on January 24, 2026.)

Sarah Coffee Witness Stone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Conrad Ward, March 12, 2025

2. Sarah Coffee Witness Stone

(top row, fifth section, lower left)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 24, 2026, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 40 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 24, 2026, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.