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  Litchfield, New Hampshire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Litchfield is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA.
Originally known as Naticook, the name was changed to Brenton's Farm in 1729 when the land was granted to William Brenton, colonial governor of Rhode Island.
After Brenton's death in 1749, the land was granted to another group of settlers and named Litchfield after George Henry Lee, Earl of Litchfield.
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 NewHampshire.com - NH Towns - Litchfield
Following Brenton's death in 1749, the land was granted to new settlers, and named in honor of George Henry Lee, Earl of Litchfield.
Litchfield was the opposite landing-site of Thornton's Ferry, originating across the Merrimack River in the town of Merrimack.
From pick-your-own berries and corn during the summer months to pumpkin patches and perennials, Litchfield is known for the farm stands that have become a fixture on the landscape.
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 GENUKI: English Peerage 1790: Barons 4
Charles, fourth earl of Orrery, son of Roger second earl of Orrery, is considered as one of the literary ornaments of the reign of queen Anne.
ROBERT AURIOL DRUMMOND HAY, earl of Kinnoul, viscount Dupplin of Dupplin, and baron Hay of Kinfauns of the kingdom of Scotland; baron Hay of Pedwardin in the county of Hereford.
George, second earl of Kinnoul, his son, was constituted in the year 1632 captain of the yeomen of the guard to king Charles the first, and adhered to that monarch in the civil wars.
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 Litchfield, New Hampshire
Litchfield's population increased by a total of 6,933 residents, going from 427 in 1950 to 7,360 residents in 2000.
The 2004 Census estimate for Litchfield was 9,130 residents, which ranked 36th among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns.
Litchfield contains 14.9 square miles of land area and 0.4 square miles of inland water area.
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 GENUKI: English Peerage 1790: Extinct Peerage - Earls (3)
Richard Burgh, earl of Clanricard of the kingdom of Ireland, was created by king James the first 3 April 1624 lord Somerhil and viscount Tunbridge, and by king Charles the first earl of Saint Albans, which title became extinct upon the death of Ulic, second earl of Saint Albans, 1659.
George Montagu, grandson of Henry first earl of Manchester, was created by king William the third 1700 lord Halifax, and by king George the first viscount Sunbury and earl of Halifax, which titles became extinct upon the death of George, third earl of Halifax, 8 June 1771.
Margaret, daughter of Thomas earl of Coningsby, and wife of sir Michael Newton knight of the Bath, was created by king George the fist 1716 baroness and viscountess Coningsby, and succeeded to the title of countess of Coningsby upon the death of her father 1729.
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 Lord Litchfield on Photos365.co.uk
Patrick Litchfield, the 5th Earl of Lichfield, was the son of Viscount Anson and Princess Anne of Denmark and was the Queen's first cousin once removed.
Litchfield spent seven years in the Grenadier Guards and left to become an assistant in a commercial London studio, working mainly as a darkroom technician.
Litchfield openly admitted that he had numerous relationships with his models but he was only married once, for 11 years to Lady Leonora Grosvenor, sister of the Duke of Westminster, with whom he had three children.
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 Ralph Earl - Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Ralph Earl was born in 1751 in Worcester County, Massachusetts, the son of a farmer.
Earl returned to the United States in 1785 with an English bride, Ann Whiteside, and sent an announcement of his return to newspapers in Hartford, Connecticut and Worcester, Massachusetts.
Earl found enthusiastic patronage for his portraits among the social leaders of western and central Connecticut.
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 Litchfield Real Estate, Nancy Caron Realty, New Hampshire, NH
Demographics, 2000 Census: From 1990 to 2000, population in Litchfield increased by 33.4 percent to 7,360, adding 1,844 residents.
The median age is 33.2, the 9th lowest among the cities and towns, with 33.4 percent of the population under the age of 18, the 4th highest percent, and 3.5 percent age 65 and older, the lowest percent of people in this age group in the state.
Origin: Known as Naticook until 1729 when the land was granted as Brenton's Farm to William Brenton, Governor of Rhode Island and son-in-law to Governor Cranston.
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 Exploring Litchfield - ExploreNewEngland.com
Litchfield prides itself on being a ``quintessential New England village," said Janet Serra, executive director of the Northwest Connecticut Convention and Visitors Bureau.
In 1790, the Litchfield area, with a population of more than 20,000, was the third largest in the country, after New York and Philadelphia; Boston ranked fourth.
Litchfield's respect for the land and commitment to preservation seem a natural extension of the example set by these revolutionary conservationists.
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 10 Downing Street - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1684, Lady Charlotte Litchfield, daughter of King Charles II and his mistress, Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland protested to her father about the closeness of some new houses being built in front of hers, and that her privacy would be invaded once they were occupied.
Shortly afterward, Lady Charlotte Fitzroy, Charles II's illegitimate twelve-year-old daughter, moved in when she married the Earl of Litchfield who was Master of the Horse, a court position of great importance.
Massive and square with many windows and a privacy wall, Litchfield House, as it was known at this time, had become a stately mansion, suitable for a royal daughter and her family that would eventually include thirteen children.
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 Newspaper Articles 1910
James Hancock was called to Litchfield Thursday by the serious illness of her aunt, Mrs.
Earl Major of this city was employed this week as attorney for the village of Panama.
Earl Risk who has been working in the office of the mine at Panama moved from that village the first of the week, to Gillespie where he is employed in the office at mine No. 3 of that city.
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 Nottinghamshire: history and archaeology | The Clifton Book (Nottingham): Chapter VII. Family notes (1)
succeeded her Father, the Earl of Darnley, when she was seven months old, and is the seventeenth holder of the title.
Catherine was first of all Miss Clifton; then Baroness Clifton in her own right: then by her marriage she became Lady Esme Stuart; upon her husband being created an Earl in 1619, she became Countess of March; and when he succeeded his brother in 1624 as third Duke, she became Duchess of Lennox.
and the later (Irish) barony by the Earl of Darnley, by whom however it is handed on as a courtesy title to his eldest son who was born in 1886 and is known as Lord Clifton of Rathmore.
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 Litchfield, New Hampshire NH, town profile (Hillsborough County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Litchfield is a town in Hillsborough County, in the Manchester-Nashua metro area.
At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Litchfield was $25,203, compared with $21,587 nationally.
Median rent in Litchfield, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $606.
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 BRIEFING; Honoring the Earl - New York Times
Lady Wright, wife of the British Ambassador, will be hostess at a tea today at the Sheraton Carlton in honor of the Earl of Litchfield, a cousin of Prince Charles who was official photographer at his wedding.
The Earl's photographs will be on exhibit when the royal couple visit a J.C. Penney store in suburban Virginia Nov. 11 as part of the chain's ''Best of Britain'' promotion.
Asked why the tea was being held, a Penney representative said the Earl had published a collection of British portraits called ''Beautiful Women'' and the tea is to let him meet American counterparts.
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 Miscellaneous Montgomery County, Illinois, Obituaries
Surviving are a son, Richard W. Wendel III of East Alton; daughter, Ashley Davis of Litchfield; his parents, of Litchfield; sisters, Tammy Green of Litchfield, Tricia Cadmus and husband Keith of Sawyerville, Billie Jo Walch and husband Craig of Raymond; and paternal grandparents, August J. and Velma P. Wendel of Litchfield.
While residing in Litchfield she was a piano teacher for Eichar Music in Litchfield and also taught piano in her home.
She was choir director, organist and pianist for the Presbyterian Church of Litchfield In Springfield, she worked for the House of Music as a piano teacher and as bookkeeper, and she was the organist and pianist for the First Church of God in Springfield.
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 Litchfield Performing Arts News
Litchfield Jazz Camp, in its 10th year, is open for a month to middle and high school students from across Connecticut thanks to support from the Connecticut State Department of Education, and to students of all ages worldwide.
The 2006 Litchfield Jazz Festival is August 4 to 6, 2006 and is held at the Goshen Fairgrounds in Goshen, CT For more information visit the Jazz Festival Line-Up Page.
Litchfield Jazz Festival announces 11th Anniversary Line-Up The Litchfield Jazz Festival is entering its 11th season at the Goshen Fairgrounds in Northwest Connecticut on August 4, 5, 6, 2006.
www.litchfieldjazzcamp.com /news.htm   (3235 words)

  
 Fire and Ice, by Andrew Tobias
And what people Earl and Eugenia and Arleen couldn't introduce them to, Jerry Zipkin ("The Duke and Duchess of Windsor are very good friends of mine") and Dennis and Ann Slater, always in the columns themselves, could.
Earl Blackwell had arranged the affair, which the London Times called the "ball of the century," for the flood relief of Venice.
When she finally did talk to friends, after the news had been leaked in Earl Wilson's column, she said she could offer no explanation for his leaving her, that it had come as a total surprise.
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 Litchfield Jazz Festival
Litchfield - The Litchfield Jazz Festival makes its 8th annual appearance at the Goshen Fairgrounds August 1-3.
Earl and his team of top-flight dancers will offer ballet, tap, modern, hip-hop and African dance to students of all ages from July 8 through August 1.
Kim’s credits include work with the Radio City Rockettes and 15 years of running her own school in Litchfield, CT. All dance students, like those of the jazz fest music school, will perform on their own stage at The Litchfield Jazz Festival.
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 Bedford NH Realtor | Bedford NH Real Estate | Bedford Luxury Homes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Earl of Chester is a title held by the Prince of Wales.
It was named for Sir Charles Wyndham, Earl of Egremont and Baron Cockermouth, who was a member of Parliament and Secretary of State when the Rockingham government favored conciliation with the American colonies.
The Earl was a close friend of Samuel Shute and Joseph Dudley, Governors of Massachusetts when New Hampshire was under that province's jurisdiction.
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 Welcome to Litchfield New Hampshire
With only a fire station, a few stores, and an attractive old library at its town center, Litchfield is hard to take in on one trip.
Much of the town remains agricultural, a tribute to the days when Litchfield led the state in farm production.
But with Manchester, Derry, Hudson, and Nashua on near borders, Litchfield is slowly becoming part of the integrated network of communities that is today's Gateways region.
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 Sir Arthur Guinness   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Miss Gertrude Thrift, a genealogist, who compiled this history, was unable to establish any connection with the Earls of Litchfield as described by Burke (ie Burke's Peerage).
The youngest of Benjamin's three sons, Edward, was the first Earl of Iveagh, and Edward's son, Rupert, the second Earl, gave Iveagh House to the state in 1939.
GO Ms 262, p 211 records that Charles Lee, an officer, who was by family tradition, a descendant of a younger branch of the Earl of Litchfield's family, had a son, William Lee, who was born in England in 1708, came to Ireland as a child, and was a merchant in Dublin.
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 OPSI - UK Legislation
Earl of Buchan's estate: vesting in trustees lands in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Wiltshire, Oxfordshire and York.
Estate of Richard late Earl of Ranelagh: vesting lands in Middlesex and Berkshire in trustees to be sold for certain purposes.
Earl of Burlington's estate: supplying an omission in a former Act [1717, c. 11] [power to grant leases of a piece of ground behind Burlington House].
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 Quarrendon
On the attainder of Thomas Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, it was granted, in 1397, to Thomas Mowbray, afterwards Duke of Norfolk; and on his attainder, which followed soon afterwards, became again vested in the crown.
Sir Edward Henry Lee was created Viscount Quarendon and Earl of Litchfield, in 1674.
The title became extinct in 1776, by the death of the Earl of Litchfield, the last heir male of the Lees of Quarendon.
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 Newspaper Article: Happy Birthday to You, President Roosevelt (Franklin Delano)
There is Ditchley House, ancestral home of the Lees and named for Ditchley in England, the home of the Earl of Litchfield who was a Lee.
Robert E. Lee and her husband, the general, were distantly related as has been known, but their kinship came from the Stratford Lees, being descended from Colonel Richard Lee and Hancock Lee of Ditchley.
Robert E. Lee belonged to the Randolph family of "Chatsworth" on the James, and through the vein, descended likewise from the Lees of Ditchley, while on her father's side, through the Calverts, she traced her lineage back to the Earl of Litchfield whose daughter, Charlotte Lee, married the fifth Lord of Baltimore.
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 webGED: The Bement Family Data Page
Martha Bingham, was born 14 April 1743 in Windham, Windham Co., Connecticut and died 14 Jan 1790 at Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut.
She was the daughter of Sir Thomas Boleyn, later earl of Wiltshire and Ormonde.
After spending the years 1519 to 1521 at the French court, Anne returned to England and was courted by the heir to the earldom of Northumberland and by the king himself.
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 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Earl seems like the best man in the mile run, al- though the freshmen are seriously handicapped by the loss of Stevens, who strained a tendon in the Lowell meet.
Although rather weak in the shot put, the squad has two good men in Turner and Brownie, while Buchan- an, Wallace and Burrows are 'the strongest men in the high jump.
Mile run-Won by Litchfield, '17; Earl, '18, and Parker, '17, tied for second.
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 Regency - Ren to Robb
But her choice is unacceptable, and when she engages the disreputable third Earl of Heathmont to help her arrange an elopement, little does she count on her growing passion for this unlikely knight-errant.
Nonetheless, Mina was delighted when the earl's family invited her to Mayfair for the season...though quite distraught when they inexplicably appointed Lord Cavendish as her guardian, a situation that promised to be a calamity on both sides.
The Earl could not possibly notice this modest miss--who far preferred books to beaus--when so many bold beauties were his for the taking.
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 HOUSE WITH A LUSTROUS PAST - New York Times
Room No. 1 features the Ditchley Bed, or ''Lady Litchfield's Bed.'' It is believed that the wife of the 1st Earl of Litchfield gave birth to all of her 18 children in this sturdy canopied four- poster.
After guiding me through the extensive wine cellar, he opened Ditchley's treasure box and showed me a lock of hair from the head of King Charles II and a piece of the blue garter the king's father, Charles I, wore to the execution block.
Perhaps the most appealing memento is the leather- bound cookbook of Lady Charlotte, Charles II's daughter and the first Countess of Litchfield.
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 Hell Fire and Freemasonry
The hell fire clubs took their generic name from that of one early example of their type.
The Hell Fire Club was founded in 1719 by two prominent Freemasons; the Duke of Wharton and George Lee, the Earl of Litchfield.
Another Freemason and a close friend of the Duke of Wharton, the Earl of Rosse was instrumental behind establishing the Dublin Hell Fire Club.
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