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Fitzwilliam, Cheshire County, New Hampshire
History
Fitzwilliam, one of the southern tier of townships in the
county, lies in lat. 42º 45 and long. 4º 54', bounded north by Troy and
Jaffrey, east by Jaffrey
and Rindge, south by the state line, and west by Richmond. The town was
originally granted by the Masonion proprietors, as Monadnock No. 4,
January 15, 1752, to Roland Cotton and forty-one others. These grantees,
however, failed to comply with the requirements of the charter and thus
forfeited their right to the territory, and it was subsequently, early in
1765, re-granted to Samson Stoddard and twenty-three associates. On May
19, 1773, upon petition of the inhabitants, a New Hampshire charter was
obtained of Governor Wentworth, and the town was incorporated under its
present name, given in honor of the Earl of Fitzwilliam.
This history entails tax records, sketches of early industry, churches,
military, and benevolent societies, as well as biographies, genealogies
and sketches of the early settlers.
