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85. Helena TALCOTT56 was born on 13 Mar 1720 in Hartford,
Hartford County, Connecticut. Helena, daughter of Gov.
Joseph Talcott and Eunice Howell, was born in Hartford, Mach 13, 1720,
married First Rev. Edward Dorr (b. Nov. 2, 1722, at Lyme, Mass.) No children.
Rev. Edward was son of Edmund Dorr (b. Oct. 19, 1692) and Mary Griswold,
of Lyme, who was the 6th son Edward, of Boston and Roxbury, came over about 1670.
Rev. Edward Dorr died Oct. 20, 1772, in his 50th year. He graduated
at Yale College in 1772, ordained minister of the first church of Hartford, April
27, 1748, and succeeded the Rev. Daniel Wadsworth. :He was an amiable pleasant
man of clear understanding, solid judgment, of a kind and benevolent disposition,
extensively versed in theoretical and practical divinity, and a useful and instructive
preacher.
Helena, his widow, married, second, the Rev. Robert Breck (b. July 25, 1713).
He was graduated at Harvard College in 1730, ordained minister first parish
church at Springfield, Mass., Jan 26, 1736, and died April 23, 1784. He was
son of the Rev. Robert Breck, of Marlboro Newton, L.I., who was the son of John
Breck, of Dorchester, and was born Dec.7, 1682; H. C., 1700; who was afterward
ordained minister of Marlborough, Oct. 25, 1704, and died Jan. 6, 1731. The
father of Rev. John was Capt. John Breck, of Dorchester, who died Feb. 4, 1691-2.
Capt. John was the son of the first settler of the name. Edward Breck, of Dorchester,
who came over in 1636, was a freeman, 1639; selectman, 1642; often till he died,
Nov. 2, 1662.
Rev Robert Breck, of Springfield, married first, Eunice, daughter of Rev.
Dave Brewster, by whom he had children of whom Rev. Robert, of Northampton, was
one. His first wife died Aug. 12, 1767; he had no children by his second wife.
Helena TALCOTT and Rev. Edward DORR were married in Hartford, Hartford County,
Connecticut. Rev. Edward DORR56 was born on 2 Nov 1722 in Lyme, Grafton County, Massachusetts.57 He died on 20 Oct 1772 in Hartford,
Hartford County, Connecticut. Helena TALCOTT and Rev. Robert BRECK
were married in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut. Rev.
Robert BRECK died on 23 Apr 1784 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut. |