Eaton
[ eet-n ]
noun
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
a male given name.
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How to use Eaton in a sentence
Theophilus Eaton was a London merchant "of fair estate, and of great esteem for religion and wisdom in outward affairs."
The Colonies 1492-1750 | Reuben Gold ThwaitesTheophilus Eaton, first governor of the colony at New Haven, died.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellTheophilus Eaton, also governor of Connecticut, left in 1657 an inventory of goods of even greater value.
The Old Furniture Book | N. Hudson Moore
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