Memorials and biographical sketch of Theophilus Eaton (1591-1658), son of Richard and Mary Eaton of Stony Stratford, Oxfordshire England. He became a deputy governor of the East India Company, and served as the English Ambassador to Denmark. He moved to Boston, Massachusetts in 1637, and became one of its magistrates before moving to New Haven, Connecticut, where he was the first Governor.

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Excerpt from Theophilus Eaton: First Governor of the Colony of New Heaven History of New England that Eaton was subsequently sent as his Minister to Denmark.* This is inherently improbable. Eaton was not the kind of man to attract the favor Of Charles I. Nor was he of such family or connections as to make it likely that he would be chosen to succeed Sir Robert Anstruther. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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