Lebanon (N.H. : Town)

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Biography

Lebanon was chartered as a town by colonial governor Benning Wentworth on July 4, 1761, one of 16 along the Connecticut River. It was named for Lebanon, Connecticut, from where many early settlers had come or would come, including the Rev. Eleazar Wheelock, who arrived in 1770 and founded Dartmouth College.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Petition of Towns of Plainfield, Lebanon, Cornish, Hanover, Canaan, and Cardigan

Item 1

Identifier: Mss 786151

Mss 786151

Date(s): 1786-02-01

Abstract

In English.