Groton, New Hampshire incorporated
- When
- 1796
- Where
- Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire
- Episodes
- 1
Groton is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, originally granted under the name Cockermouth, honoring Charles Wyndham, Baron Cockermouth and Earl of Egremont. In 1796, one of the later grantees, Samuel Blood, succeeded in renaming the town after his hometown, Groton, Massachusetts. The supplied passages describe this renaming; they do not state a formal incorporation date.
Episodes
Background and detail
Background. Groton is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The settlement was originally named Cockermouth in honor of Charles Wyndham, Baron Cockermouth and Earl of Egremont, who served as Great Britain's Secretary of State for the Southern Department from 1761 to 1763.
Renaming to Groton. In 1796, one of the later grantees, Samuel Blood, succeeded in renaming the town after his hometown of Groton, Massachusetts. This change replaced the town's original Cockermouth designation. The supplied passages record the renaming itself; they do not describe a formal incorporation act or state an incorporation date.
People involved
- Samuel Blood · Later grantee who succeeded in renaming the town after his hometown, Groton, Massachusetts
- Charles Wyndham, Baron Cockermouth and Earl of Egremont · Namesake of the town's original designation, Cockermouth; British Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1761–1763
Sources
- Groton, New Hampshire Wikipedia, revision of 2026-04-30
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