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Newark was founded in 1666 by Connecticut Puritans led by Robert Treat from the New Haven Colony. The New Haven colonists had been forced out of power for sheltering the judges who had fled to Connecticut after sentencing Charles I of England to death.[citation needed] They sought to establish a colony with strict church rules similar to the one they had established in Milford, Connecticut. Treat wanted to name the community "Milford." Another settler Abraham Pierson said the community reflecting the new task at hand should be named "New Ark" or "New Work." The name was shortened to Newark. Newark is short for "New Work" - Cioned by settlers from Milford, Ct.
Some of these settlers wanted to name the place "Milford" aftre their home town.
Some very old maps also show two names for the area "Newark" and "Milford".
Newark obviously stuck - "Milford" did not.
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Towns in New Jersey in colonial times?
Elizabeth, Newark,
Who founded Newark New Jersey?
the hackensack indians founded it then gave newark to robert treat and john gregory
Where did the plane that crashed in Pennsylvania on 911 2001 come from?
It was a flight from Newark New Jersey destined for San Francisco.
What are some important places in New Jersey?
the important places are Trenton and Newark
Why was New Jersey colonized?
The colonial history of New Jersey started after Henry Hudson sailed through Newark Bay in 1609. ... Carteret had been governor of the Isle of Jersey. Berkeley and Carteret sold the land at low prices and allowed the settlers to have political and religious freedom.
