Chloe Anthony

Stone Number: CT 238

Chloe and Timothy Anthony were an enslaved couple who lived with their growing family at the Thomas and Abigail Darling homestead in Woodbridge, Connecticut, now the site of the Amity and Woodbridge Historical Society. Presumably present when the Darling family moved from New Haven to their new home around 1774, Timothy and Chloe Anthony would have been accompanied by at least three children, a number which would grow to eight over the years. The Anthonys would have been present —and contributed their labor—as the Darling property evolved. At the same time, they would have looked on as Connecticut began agitating for freedom from British rule even as they and so many Connecticut residents like them lacked liberty themselves. Perhaps inspired by that spirit, in 1777, the Darlings freed Chloe and Timothy Anthony alongside their infant son, also named Timothy. That action by Thomas Darling ensured that their subsequent children—Titus, Philemon, and Abraham—would be born free. Their older children, however, Hila, Gad, Lettuce, and Luke, would have to wait. 

Dedicated On: June 13, 2026
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