Hinsdale, Cheshire County, New Hampshire History

Hinsdale lies in the southwestern part of the county, in lat. 42º 48', and long. 4º 32', bounded north by Chesterfield, east by Winchester, and southwest by the left bank of Connecticut river, the township being triangular in outline. It originally comprised within its limits the township of Vernon, on the opposite side of the river. This land, as it originally stood, was granted by Massachusetts at a very early period. Even after the river had been declared the boundary line between the provinces of New Hampshire and New York, and the township had in this manner been divided, the different parts, though under distinct organizations, still retained their original name, and were thus known until the zest of October, 1802, when the name of Hinsdale, in Vermont, was changed to that of Vernon. The date of the first grant is not accurately known. In a petition, still extant, from Samuel Hunt, by his attorney, Oliver Willard, which was presented to the provincial government of New York on the 3d of November, 1766, it is stated, that the tract of land comprised in this township, "was purchased of native Indians and granted by the province of the Massachusetts Bay, near one hundred years ago, and was soon afterwards cultivated and settled; and that it was afterwards found to be in the province line of New Hampshire, and was then confirmed to the proprietors by power dated the 3d of September, 1753." The power referred to was the New Hampshire charter of the township, issued in 1753.

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.

• History of Hinsdale, New Hampshire
  • Early Settlement of Hinsdale, New Hampshire
  • General History of Hinsdale, New Hampshire
  • History of the Industry of Hinsdale, NH
  • Town of Hinsdale, New Hampshire
• Church History of Hinsdale, New Hampshire
  • The First Congregational Church of Hinsdale, NH
  • The Methodist Episcopal Church of Hinsdale, NH
• Biographies, Genealogies, and Sketches of Hinsdale, NH
  • Adams, Oliver
  • Andrews, Elisha, Rev.
  • Bennett, John G., Rev.
  • Blanchard, Aaron
  • Boyden, Frederick, Dr.
  • Brockway, John, Rev.
  • Burnham, Bill, Dea.
  • Butler, Josiah
  • Butler, Valentine
  • Cooper, Elijah
  • Crowninshield, David
  • Doolittle, Oliver, Capt.
  • Estey, Isaac
  • Fletcher, Abel
  • Gay, Bunker, Rev.
  • Haile, William, Hon.
  • Hamilton, Henry H., Rev.
  • Hildreth, Reuben
  • Holland, George W.
  • Hooker, George P.
  • Hooker, Henry
  • Horton, Simeon
  • Ide, Henry, Capt.
  • Jones, Henry M.
  • Leonard, William S.
  • Liscom, Lemuel
  • Martin, Willard
  • Newton, Ivah
  • Packer, Jeremy, Rev.
  • Richardson, Nelson
  • Rose, Samuel
  • Rugg, Daniel
  • Sanderson, Dwight Leonard
  • Sargeant, Charles R.
  • Slate, Obed
  • Stearns, Walter C.
  • Stebbins, Elihu
  • Streeter, John
  • Taylor, Thomas, Capt.
  • Thomas, Amos
  • Thomas, Daniel
  • Thomas, Israel
  • Thomas, Nathan
  • Todd, Caleb, Hon.
  • Todd, Levi
  • Worden, Kimbal C.

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