Norwich Historical Figures

Over the past 350 years there have been hundreds of notable residents of Norwich. The table below provides links to Iconic Norwich placemarks for more than 100 Norwich historic figures. In addition to the Norwich Notables, the table includes entries for all the original 35 proprietors, all the Mayors of Norwich from 1784-1951 and all the “Knights and Grande Dames of Norwich.” The individuals referenced in this table were active in the 1659-1959 time period.

The search function can help you find a particular person. The columns can be ascending/descending sorted by clicking on the small white triangles in the top row of the table. 

If you click on the “Group” column, the entries will be sorted by the six groups:  a) Knights of Norwich, b) Grande Dames of Norwich, c) Mayors, d) Norwich Notables, e) Proprietors, and f) Civil War Figures

First & Middle NameLast NameYear BornYear DiedStreet NumberStreet NameGroupPlacemark Link
Uncas15881683Knights of NorwichClick Here
WilliamHyde1598168261West Town StreetProprietorClick Here
Major JohnMason16001672100West Town StreetKnights of NorwichClick Here
Deacon HughCalkins16031690134West Town StreetProprietorClick Here
Rev. NehemiahSmith160516863Wightman AvenueProprietorClick Here
WilliamBackus Sr.16061664348Washington StreetProprietorClick Here
JohnPease Sr.16081677232West Town StreetProprietorClick Here
Lt. ThomasTracy1610168511East Town StreetProprietorClick Here
JohnReynolds16151702320Washington StreetProprietorClick Here
RobertAllyn16161683190West Town StreetProprietorClick Here
Dr. JohnOlmstead1617168632Town StreetProprietorClick Here
ThomasBliss Jr.161816881Bliss PlaceProprietorClick Here
RichardEdgerton16201692130West Town StreetProprietorClick Here
JohnGager1620170380West Town StreetProprietorClick Here
Deacon ThomasAdgate16201707400Washington StreetProprietorClick Here
Rev. JamesFitch1622170210Elm AvenueKnights of NorwichClick Here
Lt. ThomasLeffingwell16241714348Washington StreetKnights of NorwichClick Here
ChristopherHuntington16241691500Washington StreetProprietorClick Here
JohnBirchard1628170258West Town StreetProprietorClick Here
Lt. FrancisGriswold16291671168West Town StreetProprietorClick Here
Deacon SimonHuntington1629170622East Town StreetProprietorClick Here
JohnPost1629171048West Town StreetProprietorClick Here
ThomasPost16311701120West Town StreetProprietorClick Here
JohnCalkins16341702140West Town StreetProprietorClick Here
Lt. WilliamBackus Jr.16341721140West Town StreetProprietorClick Here
SamuelHyde1636167765West Town StreetProprietorClick Here
JonathanRoyce16381690200West Town StreetProprietorClick Here
ThomasHoward16391675115West Town StreetProprietorClick Here
StephenGifford1641172470East Town StreetProprietorClick Here
JohnTracy Sr.16421702220West Town StreetProprietorClick Here
Deacon ThomasBingham1642173034West Town StreetProprietorClick Here
JosiahRead1643171760Lathrop LaneProprietorClick Here
ThomasWaterman1644170824West Town StreetProprietorClick Here
Ensign ThomasLeffingwell16491724348Washington StreetNorwich NotableClick Here
Sarah KembleKnight166617278Elm AvenueGrande Dames of NorwichClick Here
BostonTrowtrow1706177216Huntington LaneNorwich NotableClick Here
Hannah WatermanArnold17081759299Washington StreetNorwich NotableClick Here
General JabezHuntington1719178616Huntington LaneNorwich NotableClick Here
Major JohnDurkee17281782Bean HillNorwich NotableClick Here
SamuelHuntington1731179634East Town StreetKnights of NorwichClick Here
ChristopherLeffingwell17341810348Washington StreetNorwich NotableClick Here
ThomasHarland17351807357Washington StreetNorwich NotableClick Here
BenjaminHuntington17361800MayorClick Here
Dr. PhilipTurner1740181529West Town StreetNorwich NotableClick Here
General BenedictArnold17411801299Washington StreetNorwich NotableClick Here
General JedediahHuntington1743181823East Town StreetKnights of NorwichClick Here
AaronCleveland17441815122West Town StreetNorwich NotableClick Here
John McClarenBreed17481798MayorClick Here
JosephHowland17501836Union StreetNorwich NotableClick Here
ElishaHyde17511813192West Town StreetMayorClick Here
Colonel JoshuaHuntington1751182111Huntington LaneNorwich NotableClick Here
JamesLanman17671841MayorClick Here
JosephOtis17681854Knights of NorwichClick Here
CalvinGoddard17681842MayorClick Here
Deacon WilliamCleveland17691837122West Town StreetNorwich NotableClick Here
GurdonChapman17821864269BroadwayMayorClick Here
Captain Samuel ChesterReid17831861Norwich NotableClick Here
Francis AsherPerkins17841864MayorClick Here
WilliamWilliams178818709Chelsea ParadeNorwich NotableClick Here
Lydia HuntleySigourney17911865189BroadwayGrande Dames of NorwichClick Here
JohnBreed17911865MayorClick Here
Captain ErastusWilliams17931867MayorClick Here
Frances ManwaringCaulkins17951869Grande Dames of NorwichClick Here
Harriet PeckWilliams179518809Chelsea ParadeGrande Dames of NorwichClick Here
William CharlesGilman17951863MayorClick Here
William ParkinsonGreene17951864MayorClick Here
Charles JamesLanman17951870MayorClick Here
Eliza WaitHuntington1796187199Washington StreetGrande Dames of NorwichClick Here
General Daniel P.Tyler17991882Civil WarClick Here
Charles WilliamRockwell17991866MayorClick Here
JohnDunham18001878194Washington StreetMayorClick Here
Sarah L. HuntingtonSmith18021836Grande Dames of NorwichClick Here
William W.Backus18031892330Washington StreetNorwich NotableClick Here
William AlfredBuckingham18041875307Main StreetKnights of NorwichClick Here
William AlfredBuckingham18041875307Main StreetMayorClick Here
Lafayette SabineFoster18061880315BroadwayMayorClick Here
DavidRuggles18101849Sylvia LaneCivil WarClick Here
Admiral Joseph P.Lanman18111874Civil WarClick Here
Sarah HarrisFayerweather18121878Jail HillGrande Dames of NorwichClick Here
William LymanBrewer18131886MayorClick Here
Charles A.Converse18141901185Washington StreetKnights of NorwichClick Here
John FoxSlater18151884228BroadwayKnights of NorwichClick Here
James AlbertHovey18151892MayorClick Here
Lucius WymanCarroll18151900257BroadwayNorwich NotableClick Here
Amos WyliePrentice18161894MayorClick Here
LorenzoBlackstone18191888138Washington StreetMayorClick Here
John W.Stedman18201896Norwich NotableClick Here
James StedmanCarew18211881MayorClick Here
Hugh HenryOsgood18211899MayorClick Here
HenryBill18241891270BroadwayNorwich NotableClick Here
General Henry W.Birge18251888Civil WarClick Here
James LloydGreene1827188328Greene AvenueMayorClick Here
Aaron DwightStevens18311860Civil WarClick Here
General EdwardHarland18321915Civil WarClick Here
General William A.Aiken18331929157Washington StreetCivil WarClick Here
David C.Case18341861Bean HillCivil WarClick Here
General James B.Coit18361894Civil WarClick Here
General William G.Ely18361906Civil WarClick Here
Increase W.Carpenter18361894MayorClick Here
Charles FredericThayer18421915MayorClick Here
CostelloLippitt18421924MayorClick Here
George W.Smith184419167Cliff StreetCivil WarClick Here
Calvin LutherHarwood18441910MayorClick Here
Frederic LarnedOsgood18491923206Washington StreetMayorClick Here
Stiles AsbelCrandall18511932MayorClick Here
Howard L.Stanton18541936Fairmount StreetNorwich NotableClick Here
Jeremiah JosephDesmond18561926MayorClick Here
William A.Slater18571919228BroadwayNorwich NotableClick Here
Timothy C.Murphy18591937MayorClick Here
Edith C.Roosevelt18611948130Washington StreetGrande Dames of NorwichClick Here
Milo RobertsonWaters18671932MayorClick Here
Herbert MorganLerou18711959MayorClick Here
Dr. Ier J.Manwaring18721958East Great PlainGrande Dames of NorwichClick Here
Dr. CharlesOsgood18761881MayorClick Here
Allyn LarrabeeBrown18831973MayorClick Here
Lee RoyRobbins18861973MayorClick Here
DannyMurphy1886195275Spring StreetNorwich NotableClick Here
William JosephFitzgerald18871947MayorClick Here
Richard J.Marks Jr.19031977MayorClick Here
Edward G.Moran19031981MayorClick Here
Anthony WayneO'Connell19071988MayorClick Here
LeftyDugas19071997126Providence StreetNorwich NotableClick Here
James J.Mullins19081994MayorClick Here
Edwin H.Land19091991Knights of NorwichClick Here
Richard L.Norman19102000MayorClick Here
MorganBowers16??170140SturtevantProprietorClick Here
JohnBradford1618c167610East Town StreetProprietorClick Here
JohnBaldwin1630c1681210West Town StreetProprietorClick Here