The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
Prior to 19th century
1623 – Fort Hoop built by Dutch West India Company. 1635 – English settlers arrive. 1636 – First Church congregation relocates to "Newtown", Connecticut, from New Town, Massachusetts. 1637 Settlement renamed Hartford. Town square laid out. 1638 – Latin school founded. 1640 – Burying Ground established (approximate date). 1647 – Alse Young hanged for witchcraft. 1662 – Hartford serving as capital of Connecticut Colony. 1670 – Indian treaty signed. 1701 – Hartford and New Haven designated joint capitals of Connecticut Colony. 1720 - “Hartford Hills” separate to form the town of Bolton. 1758 - Noah Webster born here, publisher of Grammatical Institute of the English Language 1764 – Connecticut Courant newspaper begins publication. 1774 – Library Company formed. 1775 – 4th Connecticut Regiment organized. 1783 – Town of East Hartford separates from Hartford. 1784 City chartered. American Mercury newspaper begins publication. 1788 – Woollen mill in operation. 1790 – Population: 2,683. 1792 – Hartford Bank incorporated. 1796 American Cookery published. State House built. 1797 – Joseph Steward's museum opens.