SOCIETY OF MIDDLETOWN UPPER HOUSES, established in 1905 was an organization of the desendents of the early settlers of the town of Cromwell, Connecticut. From its Articles Of Incorporation, the organization's purposes were "to obtain title to and to hold the plot of land on which our memorials do and are to stand; to foster the spirit of reverence for our ancestors; to hold reunions of our members and of other descendants of families of Middletown Upper Houses; and to gather and to disseminate information historical, genealogical, and biographical concerning Middletown Upper Houses and its families."
http://www.archive.org/stream/middletownupperh00adamo/middletownupperh00adamo_djvu.txt
The town of Cromwell, located in Middlesex County, lies on the Connecticut River just north of Middletown. Originally part of the Mattabesset settlement, in 1651, the area became known as Middletown Upper Houses—being separated from Middletown by the Sebethe River. Settlers thrived in the area and, in 1851, incorporated, completing their separation from Middletown and forming the town of Cromwell. Named after Oliver Cromwell, an English military and political leader, the town today has two distinct historic districts, the Main Street Historic District and the Middletown Upper Houses Historic District. Both of these areas are on the National Register of Historic Places.
http://connecticuthistory.org/towns-page/cromwell/
See also:
http://www.cromwellhistory.org/Cromwell_History.html
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