Archive:Ancient New England Town Names
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- Solus, ME -- perhaps Solon
- Newtown, MA -- Cambridge
- Westown, MA -- Weston
- Dunstable, NH -- Nashua
- Groton, NH -- Mason and Wilton
- Mile Strip, NH -- Hollis
- Mont Vernon, NH -- Amherst
- Nashville, NH -- Nashua
- No. 1, NH -- Warner
- Packersfield, NH -- Nelson
- Raby, NH -- Brookline
- Simbrick, NH -- Stoddard
- Sliptown, NH -- Sharon and Temple
- Society Land, NH -- Francestown
- Soliphan, NH -- probably Sullivan
- Suncook, NH -- Pembroke
- Wardsobrough, NH -- in Vermont
Canada Towns
Granted to Men Engaged in the Canada Expedition.
- Beverly Canada -- Weare, NH
- Dorchester Canada -- Ashburnham, MA
- Ipswich Canada -- Winchendon, MA
- Lower Ashuelot -- Swanzey, NH
- Musketaquid -- Concord, MA
- Nashobah -- Littleton, MA
- Nichewoag -- Petersham, MA
- Nottingham -- Hudson, NH
- Number Four -- Charlestown, NH
- Petapawag -- Groton, MA
- Phipps Canada -- Jay, ME
- Quaboag -- Brookfield MA
- Rowley Canada -- Rindge, NH, also called Monadnock No. 1.
- Salem Canada -- Peterborough or Lyndeborough, NH
- Sudbury Canada -- Bethel, ME
- Upper Ashuelot -- Keene, NH
Narragansett Towns
Granted to the Heirs of the Soldiers in King Philip's War.
- Narragansett No. 1 -- Buxton, ME
- Narragansett No. 2 -- Westminster, MA
- Narragansett No. 3 -- Amherst, NH
- Narragansett No. 4 -- Hatfield, MA, or Goffstown, NH
- Narragansett No. 5 -- Bedford, NH
- Narragansett No. 6 -- Templeton, MA
- Narragansett No. 7 -- Gorham, ME
Monadnock Towns
Granted by the Masonian Proprietors, NH.
- Monadnock No. 1 -- Rindge, NH
- Monadnock No. 2 -- Jaffrey NH
- Monadnock No. 3 -- Dublin, NH
- Monadnock No. 4 -- Fitzwilliam, NH
- Monadnock No. 5 -- Marlborough, NH
- Monadnock No. 6 -- Nelson, NH
- Monadnock No. 7 -- Stoddard, NH
- Monadnock No. 8 -- Washington, NH
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