Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-04

Salem, named from Salem, Mass
and incorporated as New Salem, from
Colchester, Lyme and Montville, May,
1919.
Ledyard, Incorporated from Groton,
May, 1885; named from Col. William
Ledyard, commander at Fort GrisWold,
Groton, 1881.
East Lyme. named 1916; incorpor-
ated from Lyme and Waterford, May,
1889.
Old Lyme, incorporated as South
Lyme, from Lyme, 1855; named Old
Lyme, 1857
Sprague, incorporated from Lisbon
and Franklin. May, 1851, and named
from W. Sprague, village founder.
Windham County.
Woodstock, settled as New Roxbury,
Mass, 1885; named 1890 from Wood
stock in OXfordshiH, annexed to Con-
necticut, May. 1749.
! Windham, settled 1886; granted to
| be township, May, 1892: named from
| Windhan in Sussex
| Plainfield, settled 1889: name de-
scriptive, authorized October 100.
Canterbury, settled 1890, set off from
| Plainfield October 1908: named from
| Canterbury in Kent
Killingly, township grant, May 1908:
and named from Killingly Manor, near
Pontefract YorkS
Ashford. named October 171O. prob
ably from Ashford in Kent, England.
| Pomfret, settled in 1905; named
May 1913. from Poutefract in York
shire.
Thompson. named 1870 from its
chief owner, Sir Robert Thompson
incorporated from KiIlingly, May 1885.
| Brooklyn, named 1852 brook line (the
Quinebaugi; a society 1854: incorpor-
ated from Canterbury and Pomfret
May 1885.
Hampton, incorporated from Brook
Ign, Canterbury, Mansfield. Pomfret
and Windham, October 1885; named
from Hampton in Middlesex.
Sterling, incorporated from Volun-
town, May 1894, and named from DR.
John Sterling, a resident.
Chaplin, society. named 1909 from
its deacon BENZ. Chaplin, incorporated
from Mansfield and Hampton, May
1872.
Eastford, named as east parish OF
Ashford, 1777: Incorporated from Ash
ford, May 1847.
Putnam, incorporated from Putnam
Thompson and Killinglv. May, 1855
named from Gen. Israel Putnam.
Scotland, parish named by first set
tier, M2goon. a Scot 1905: incorpor
ated from Windham, May 1857.
ToIIand County.
Mansfield, settled 1886; set off from
Windham, October 1902; named from
Major Mosts Mansfield.
Hebron, named 1907, from Heb. yeb-
ron enclosure (derivation) of WORD
Hebron" doubtful. IAN Associa
ton" league" and "confederacy'
and other meanings given this wore
by various authorities; incorporated
Coventry, named f2m Coventry il
Warwickshire. C~tober I'LL; incor
porated May 171z.
Tolland, named May, 1715, from
Holland in Somersetshire, whence
came Henry Wolcott, grandfather 0
I Gov. Roger Wolcott, chief owner.
: Stafford, settled in 1919: named from
Stafford town in Staffordshire.
Bolton. named and incorporated DC
tober, 1920; named from Bolton i,
Lancashire, or the Duke of Bolton
! Wilmington, named wellington
May 1925, from Wellington in Somer
setshire birthplace of Henry Wolcott
: whose grandfather Roger was chic
: purchaser, 1920; which gave title f
Duke Of Wellington: but incorporate
p, May. 1921 as "Willington."
: Somers. set off from Enfield r.
Mass. and ron7a7 "~---- -~7 Somers
=, July, 1884: annexed May, 1749.
: Union, setJle, 4.-.. as tniol
Lands" named 1872: incorporated DC
, tober 1874 (union of East Stafford ant
I state lands).
Ellington, named 1875 from Filing
>, ton in Yorks or Hunts; incorporated
/ from East Windsor, May. 1856.
Columbia incorporated from Leba
/, non May, 1904. and given the poeti
r name for the United States.
Vernon, Incorporated from Bolton
!, October 1908, and named probabl
from the English admiral. Edwart
= Vernon.
Andover, parish named 1747. per
r haps from Andover, Mass, incorpor