Connecticut: Polity Style: 1689-1776

18/28 Apr 1689	the government of the Territory and Dominion of New England effectively collapsed following the insurrection in Boston on 18/28 Apr 1689 (Byfield's Account of the Revolution in New England, pp. 5-10)
9/19 May 1689	the government of Connecticut under the Charter of 1662 is restored by a resolution passed at a meeting of the General Court held in Hartford on 9/19 May 1689 (Bulkeley, pp. 154-159; Connecticut Colonial Records, 3:455-460)
9/19 May 1689 - 10? Oct 1776	Colony of Connecticut [1]
9? May 1776	the exercise of authority in the name of the King of Great Britain is discontinued, and authority continues to be exercised in the name of the Governor and Company of the Colony of Connecticut, in accordance with an act passed by the General Court or Assembly on or after 9 May 1776 (Connecticut Colonial Records, 15:281-282; Connecticut Session Laws, 1776, p. 420) [2][3]
4 Jul 1776	the British colonies represented in the Continental Congress are proclaimed free and independent states in accordance with a declaration approved at the session of the Congress held on 4 Jul 1776 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Continental Congress Journals, 5:510-515; The Pennsylvania Evening Post, No. 228, 6 Jul 1776, pp. 335-336)
10? Oct 1776	the Declaration of Independence of the United States is approved, Connecticut is declared a free and independent state under the Charter of 1662, and writs and other documents are directed to be issued in the name of the Governor and Company of the State of Connecticut, in accordance with a resolution adopted by the General Court or Assembly on or after 10 Oct 1776 (Connecticut State Records, 1:3-4) [3][4]

In more formal use: (His Majesty's) English Colony of Connecticut, in New England, in America.
Full title: An Act in Alteration of an Act, intitled, An Act prescribing Forms of Writs, Processes, &c.
The date of passage of this resolution, like that of most contemporary acts and resolves adopted by the General Assembly of Connecticut, cannot be determined with certainty, as such acts were typically dated as of the first day of the session, regardless of the actual day on which they were voted.
The status of the resolution was altered by An Act for confirming the Laws of this State as revised and amended, and for repealing such as are not contained in the foregoing Code, passed on or after 13 Jan 1784 by the General Assembly (Connecticut State Records, 5:281-282). A slightly edited version of this resolution was subsequently enacted as law under the title An Act containing an Abstract and Declaration of the Rights and Privileges of the People of this State, and securing the same (Connecticut Session Laws, 1784, pp. 1-2).