Abraham Davenport
Abraham Davenport (1715 – November 20, 1789) was an American politician who served in the Connecticut Governor's Council during the American Revolution, and as a colonel in the Connecticut state militia. He is famous for his response to New England's Dark Day, which many feared was a sign that the Last Judgment was approaching.
John Greenleaf Whittier wrote a poem about the famous incident, "Abraham Davenport" first published in The Atlantic Monthly (May 1866).
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- "Abraham Davenport 1715–1789" at The Stamford Historical Society
- Philips, David E. "Legendary Connecticut". ISBN 1-880684-05-5.
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