Wethersfield Wedding

Wethersfield is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. Many records from colonial times spell the name Weathersfield. The population was 26,271 at the 2000 census.

Founded in 163334 by a group of Puritans led by John Oldham, Wethersfield has its niche in history, being "Ye Most Ancient Towne" in Connecticut, as set out by the Code of 1650 "Colonial Records of Connecticut."

Four witch trials and three executions for witchcraft occurred in the town in the 17th century. Mary Johnson was convicted of witchcraft and executed in 1648, Joan and John Carrington in 1651.[1] Landowner Katherine Harrison was convicted, and although her conviction was reversed, she was banished and her property seized by her neighbors.[2][3]

Silas Deane, commissioner to France during the American Revolutionary War, lived in the town. His house is now part of the Webb Deane Stevens Museum.

Wethersfield is located at 41 42' 43" North, 72 39' 48" West (41.7122 -72.6636).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 34.0 km (13.1 mi). 32.1 km (12.4 mi) of it is land and 1.9 km (0.7 mi) of it (5.49%) is water.