Vital Records Of Croydon New Hampshire 1900

This book, authored by Dean Crawford Smith and Melinde Lutz Sanborn, provides an extensive compilation of vital records from Croydon, New Hampshire, up to the end of 1900. Published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society, it serves as a valuable resource for genealogists and historians seeking detailed historical data and context.

Foundation and Name: Croydon was officially incorporated in 1763 and named after a suburb of London, England. The London Croydon was a well-known area and location of a palace associated with archbishops of Canterbury.

Early Settlement: The first group of settlers arrived in Croydon in 1766, having traveled from Grafton, Massachusetts. They faced hardships and challenges, clearing dense forests to make way for farming, and relying on their resilience and resourcefulness, according to insidecroydon.com. One notable anecdote involves Ezekial Powers, a member of the initial settling party, who bravely swam a swollen river to retrieve the town plan th