American soldiers and sailors in the North Ireland home towns of our New Hampshire Scotch settlers: Historical New Hampshire / by Elmer Munson Hunt.

Title:

American soldiers and sailors in the North Ireland home towns of our New Hampshire Scotch settlers: Historical New Hampshire / by Elmer Munson Hunt.

Author:

Hunt, Elmer Munson, 1883-1968,

Call Number:

977.8 N5321h

Publication Information:

Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1944.

Physical Description:

p. 2 - 6 : illustration.

Source:

Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1944 Vol. 1, No. 1 (November, 1944) Historical New Hampshire.

Description:

The article discusses New Hampshire's Scotch-Irish heritage, noting that Northern Ireland and New Hampshire share a number of city names including Londonderry, Derry, and Antrim. It explores the history of Scotch colonization in Northern Ireland and the Scotch-Irish emigration to New England due to famine and religious restrictions. The author examines a petition from Scotch-Irish Reverend William Boyd to Massachusetts Governor Samuel Shute asking for the right to settle there. The relationship between New England Native Americans and Scotch-Irish New England residents is also discussed.

Subjects:

Scots-Irish.

Locations:

New Hampshire History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
New Hampshire Emigration and Immigration.

People:

Boyd, William. , Shute, Samuel, 1662-1742.

Terms of Use:

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Credit Line:

1944.