Place:Francestown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States

Watchers
  • no watchers
Larger map


NameFrancestown
TypeTown
Coordinates42.983°N 71.8°W
Located inHillsborough, New Hampshire, United States
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Francestown is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,610 at the 2020 census.[1] The village of Francestown, population 201 in 2020, is in the center of the town.

[edit]

History

the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Incorporated in 1772, Francestown takes its name from Frances Deering Wentworth, the wife of colonial governor John Wentworth. There were 928 residents when the first census was taken in 1790. For some time the town used its location on the Second New Hampshire Turnpike, the only route between Boston and Vermont, to collect a toll of one cent per mile from coaches and wagons. High-quality soapstone was mined in Francestown from 1792 to 1912.

[edit]

Research Tips

This place has no commentary yet. It is only a stub. You can help by editing it and sharing what you know: research tips, history, relationships with other places, etc.


This page uses content from the English Wikipedia. The original content was at Francestown, New Hampshire. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with WeRelate, the content of Wikipedia is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
Retrieved from "https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Place:Francestown%2C_Hillsborough%2C_New_Hampshire%2C_United_States"