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| | TOWN LIST- Hillsborough County NH - History and Genealogy |
 | | First granted in 1728 as Narragansett #3, the town was named after Lord Jeffrey Amherst, commander-in-chief of the colonials in the French and Indian War. |
 | | The town was named for Lord John Russell, fourth Duke of Bedford, a close friend of Governor Benning Wentworth. |
 | | The town was part of Society Land and was comprised of former portions of Hancock, Greenfield, Deering, and Francestown, the town was named in commemoration of the Battle of Bennington, fought on August 14-16, 1777, near Bennington, VT. Vermont's Bennington was named for Governor Benning Wentworth. |
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