Originally granted by the Massachusetts General Court to veterans of New England 's first war with Canada from Salem , Massachusetts , the area was known as Salem-Canada . John Cram and his family were the first settlers , and established a sawmill in the community in 1736 . The name Lyndeborough resulted from a re-grant to a group of people that included Benjamin Lynde , who later became Chief Justice of Massachusetts . This group of proprietors never lived in Lyndeborough and may never have visited the community . For instance , while serving as a proprietor of Lyndeborough , Judge Lynde lived in Massachusetts , where he presided in Suffolk County over the trial stemming from the Boston Massacre
Boston Massacre
Boston Massacre
Lyndeborough, New Hampshire