Colonial America
Colonial Events in New Hampshire
29 events — 1492 to early statehood
10,000 BC
Abenaki Peoples Inhabit New Hampshire Region
New Hampshire · Other · Pre-Columbian
1622
Land Grants Issued to Mason and Gorges
New Hampshire · Founding · Colonial Period
1623
Permanent English Settlement of New Hampshire Coast
New Hampshire · Settlement · Colonial Period
1623
First Permanent European Settlement at Dover
New Hampshire · Settlement · Colonial Period
1623
David Thompson Settles at Odiorne's Point
New Hampshire · Settlement · Colonial Period
1629
Mason Names Territory New Hampshire
New Hampshire · Other · Colonial Period
1629
Mason and Gorges Divide Land; New Hampshire Named
New Hampshire · Other · Colonial Period
1638
Founding of Exeter by John Wheelwright
New Hampshire · Founding · Colonial Period
1641
New Hampshire Placed Under Massachusetts Governance
New Hampshire · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1641
New Hampshire Towns Placed Under Massachusetts Jurisdiction
New Hampshire · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1675
King Philip's War Extends to New Hampshire
New Hampshire · Conflict · Colonial Period
1679
Province of New Hampshire Established by Royal Charter
New Hampshire · Founding · Colonial Period
1679
King Charles II Establishes Royal Province of New Hampshire
New Hampshire · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1686
New Hampshire Absorbed into Dominion of New England
New Hampshire · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1691
Separate Charters Issued for Massachusetts and New Hampshire
New Hampshire · Legislation · Colonial Period
1741
Benning Wentworth Appointed Governor; Dual Governorship Ends
New Hampshire · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1741
Benning Wentworth Appointed Governor of New Hampshire
New Hampshire · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1741
King George II Rules on New Hampshire-Massachusetts Border
New Hampshire · Legislation · Colonial Period
1749
Wentworth Issues Disputed Land Grants in New York Territory
New Hampshire · Legislation · Colonial Period
1754
French and Indian War on New Hampshire's Frontier
New Hampshire · Conflict · Colonial Period
1764
King George III Rules in New York's Favor Over NH Grants
New Hampshire · Legislation · Colonial Period
1764
Board of Trade Rules Against Wentworth's Land Grants
New Hampshire · Legislation · Colonial Period
1766
Wentworth Steps Down as Governor
New Hampshire · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1774
Raid on Fort William and Mary
New Hampshire · Battle · Revolutionary Era
1775
New Hampshire Provincial Congress Raises Volunteer Force
New Hampshire · Other · Revolutionary Era
1776
New Hampshire Establishes Independent State Government
New Hampshire · Founding · Revolutionary Era
1776
New Hampshire First Colony to Declare Independence
New Hampshire · Other · Revolutionary Era
1779
Portsmouth Slaves Petition for Freedom
New Hampshire · Other · Revolutionary Era
1783
Treaty of Paris Confirms American Independence
New Hampshire · Treaty · Revolutionary Era
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