Northeastern Windham Incorporated as Canada Parish

Title

Northeastern Windham Incorporated as Canada Parish

Description

People from Massachusetts and Windham settle the northeastern corner of Windham in the early eighteenth century. In 1716, the settlements became a parish of Windham, which gives them some independence in municipal and religious matters.

Source

Ellen Douglas Larned, History of Windham County, Connecticut, Volume I: 1600-1760 (Worcester, MA: Charles Hamilton, 1874), 94-6.

Date

1716-12

Contributor

horn_allen

Collection

Citation

“Northeastern Windham Incorporated as Canada Parish,” History Digitized, accessed March 12, 2026, https://easternct-digitalhistory.com/items/show/673.