Helmut Winter
Helmut Winter, 88, of Bristol, widower of Leokadia (Kopacz) Winter and Maria Winter, died on Sunday, Sept. 26, at John Dempsey Hospital, Farmington. Helmut was…
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Raymond P. Taillon
Raymond P. Taillon, 93, of Bristol, widower of Rita Z. (Zang) Taillon, died on Friday, Sept. 24, at home. Raymond was born in Bristol on…
Wendy Small
Wendy M. Small, 59, of Bristol, died on Thursday, Sept. 23, at home. Wendy was born in Waterville, Maine, on Jan. 23, 1962, and was…
Yolanda ‘Lonnie’ Lagasse
Yolanda (Beardsley) “Lonnie” Lagasse, 80, of Bristol, beloved wife of Joseph W. Lagasse, died on Monday, Sept. 20, at The Pines at Bristol. Lonnie…
Sonia M. Lavigne
Sonia M. (St-Germain) Lavigne, 74, of Bristol passed away, Sept. 18, at her home. She was the wife of William E. Lavigne. She was born…
Dawn Norton
It is with sadness that we announce the passing of our family’s matriarch, Dawn (Brouker) Norton, 90 years young. To know Dawn was to love…
Rinette Ouellette
Rinette (Raymond) Ouellette, 87, of Bristol passed away Tuesday, Sept. 14, at The Reservoir in West Hartford. She was the widow of Ernest J. Ouellette….
Carol Fitz
Carol (Granger) Fitz, 94, beloved wife of 70 years to Robert “Dick” Fitz, passed away on Sept. 13, at home surrounded by her loving family…
Ronald D. York
Ronald D. York, Sr., 78, of Bristol, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 7, at Village Green of Bristol. He was the husband of Susan (Desmarais)…
Dianna S. McCallister
Dianna S. McAllister, 86, of Bristol, widow of Vincent J. McAllister, died on Monday, Sept. 6, at home surrounded by family. Dianna was born on…
James Loughery
James Loughery, 66, of Wethersfield, beloved husband of Pamela (Sinnott) Loughery, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Sept. 4, after a yearlong battle with cancer. Jim…
Fernand Champagne
Fernand Champagne, 79, of Bristol, passed away, Wednesday, Aug. 25, at Village Green of Bristol. He was the husband of Nancy (Marrocco) Champagne. Fernand was…
Firefighter who passed was a Bristol native
The volunteer Burlington firefigher who died Thursday from complications after a medical emergency two days after a New Hartford blaze that took down a historic building was…
![$150 reward [cut of runaway slave] Ranaway from the subscriber, on the night of the 2d instant, a negro man, who calls himself Henry May, ... William Burke, Bardstown, Ky., September 3d, 1838.](https://i0.wp.com/www.bristoledition.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/runaway-slave-reward-poster.jpg?resize=260%2C146&quality=89&ssl=1)
Bristol’s Runaway Slaves: Part 1 — Harry Jackson
Harry Jackson was a runaway slave who became Bristol, Connecticut’s oldest resident, passing away in 1904. His life, a blend of hardship and resilience, unfolded from Paterson, New Jersey, to Bristol, where he integrated into the community. Researching his story revealed limited records, underscoring the importance of preserving his legacy.