Thomas Fitch (governor)

It stands today as part of the Mill Hill Historic Park in Norwalk next to the Green.

[3] His son, Colonel Thomas Fitch, V (1725–1795), served with British colonial troops in the French and Indian Wars; primarily in upstate New York, near Fort Crailo.

After that conflict Thomas, V returned to Norwalk and was a prominent resident during and after the American Revolution.

He served as a town councilman and helped with the reconstruction efforts after the burning of Norwalk in 1779.

[5] The unincorporated settlement of Fitchville, located in the Firelands area of the historic Connecticut Western Reserve in the State of Ohio, is named for the governor and his family.

Coat of Arms of Thomas Fitch