Town of Richmond USGenWeb

New Hampshire

History of Richmond

The town was first chartered in 1735 by Governor Jonathan Belcher of Massachusetts.
Granted to soldiers returning from the war in Canada, it was named "Sylvester-Canada"
in honor of Captain Joseph Sylvester of Scituate, Massachusetts, who was killed in 1690
during an attempt to capture the city of Quebec. After the border between Massachusetts and
New Hampshire was fixed, the town fell on the New Hampshire side of the line. It was
incorporated in 1752 as "Richmond" by Governor Benning Wentworth. He named it after
Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond, a staunch advocate of colonial independence.
It was settled about 1757 by emigrants from Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

Richmond - Town of Richmond

Cemeteries in Richmond - Search the 13 cemeteries in Richmond, NH

World War II US Army - Pvt. Carl E. Pease - 26 years old - 101st Airborne Division, 506th Parachute Infantry "Killed in Action" 5 Oct. 1944 - Netherlands

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