Originally granted by the Massachusetts General Court to veterans from Salem, Massachusetts, of New England's first war with Canada, 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.New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Profile Bureau 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.
Originally granted by the Massachusetts General Court to veterans from Salem, Massachusetts of New England's first war with Canada 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.New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Profile Bureau The name "Lyndeborough" resulted from a re-grant to a group of people that incl,uded Benjamin Lynde, who later became Chief Justice o.f 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 presid,ed in Suffolk County over the trial stemming from the Boston Massacre.