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

Rubin

— Witness Stone —

Photographed by Conrad Ward, March 12, 2025

1. Rubin Witness Stone

Inscription. Baptized 1770
Farmer
Enslaved here
by John Whitman

Erected 2020 by Witness Stones Project. (Marker Number CT35.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Agriculture • Civil Rights • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1770.

Location. 41° 45.862′ N, 72° 44.514′ 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

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of this marker: Greenville (here, next to this marker); Boston Nichols (here, next to this marker); Ned (here, next to this marker); Coffy (here, next to this marker); Rose Nichols (here, next to this marker); Sarah Coffee (here, next to this marker); Boy (here, next to this marker); Lydia Boston (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Hartford.

Also see . . . Rubin (Witness Stones Project).

Rubin was enslaved by John Whitman and Abigail Pantry Whitman. He lived in an outbuilding on North Main Street.

(Submitted on January 24, 2026.)

Photographed by Conrad Ward, March 12, 2025

2. Rubin Witness Stone

(top row, fifth section, upper right)

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 51 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.