In 1900, Levi Prosser, the son of a prominent Bloomfield family, left 1/6th of his estate to the Town of Bloomfield to establish a free public library. For more information on the Prosser family, see the timeline of Levi Prosser’s life and corresponding original documents below:
- 1823-1900 Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934 – AncestryLibrary.com – Levi, Amanda, Harriet, infant son
- 1830 United States Federal Census – AncestryLibrary.com – James Prosser with Levi
- 1840 United States Federal Census -AncestryLibrary.com – James Prosser with Levi
- 1848 Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920 – AncestryLibrary.com – Levi marriage to Harriet Wilcox
- 1850 United States Federal Census – AncestryLibrary.com – Levi Prosser
- 1850 U.S. Federal Census – Slave Schedules – no results for Prosser – AncestryLibrary.com
- 1850 United States Federal Census – AncestryLibrary.com – Emery & Ann Amsden
- 1850 United States Federal Census – AncestryLibrary.com – William Philbrick
- 1852 U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current – AncestryLibrary.com – Infant Son Prosser of Levi and Amanda 1857-1858
- 1852-1858 Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920 – AncestryLibrary.com – Levi, Amanda, Harriet, infant son
- 1853 U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current – AncestryLibrary.com – Harriet Wilcox Prosser Field
- 1855 Massachusetts, U.S., State Census – AncestryLibrary.com – Levi Prosser
- 1860 United States Federal Census – AncestryLibrary.com – Levi Prosser
- 1860 U.S. Federal Census – Slave Schedules – no results for Prosser – AncestryLibrary.com
- 1860 United States Federal Census – AncestryLibrary.com – Gideon & Mary Hickock
- 1865 Massachusetts, U.S., State Census – AncestryLibrary.com – Levi Prosser
- 1870 United States Federal Census – AncestryLibrary.com – Levi Prosser
- 1875 U.S., Passport Applications, 1795-1925 – AncestryLibrary.com – Levi Prosser
- 1880 United States Federal Census – AncestryLibrary.com – Levi Prosser
- 1887 The Hartford Courant – More Charity
- 1887 The Hartford Courant – The Prosser Farm Gift
- 1893 The Hartford Courant – Good Police Work
- 1898 Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915 – AncestryLibrary.com – Levi Prosser
- 1901 Levi Prosser Hartford CT Probate & Will
- Northeast Slavery Records Index (NESRI) is an online database comprised of an extensive compilation of slavery-related records from the northeastern states. See the Search Instructions for guidance navigating the database.