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In 1663, one John Ayer of Haverhill, Massachusetts, bought approximately 300 acres of land from the Indians, - as much, according to legend, as he could walk around in a day. His was the first permanent settlement in the area and this land has never been out of the Ayer name, having been passed in direct male descent from father to son for ten generations. Two more generations are in waiting.
Whether the said John Ayer at some time returned for his family is not certainly known but in due time some of them came to him. He had been in trouble with the Indians in Massachusetts but seems to have had no problems with the few he encountered in Connecticut. His cabin stood near the rock with the plaque bearing his name at Ayer's Gap, placed there by descendants many years later. The mountains around him harbored rattlesnakes and he is said to have brought in hogs to exterminate them.
Like Rome, Franklin, then West Farms, was established on seven hills: Hearthstone, Center or Middle, Pleasure, Meetinghouse, Blue, Little Lebanon and Portipaug/ Pautipaug. Her territory originally embraced also the western half of what became Sprague and the eastern part of New Concord which became Bozrah...
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- 1786 - (Franklin, CT) - Originally called West Farms, the town of Franklin in the New London County hills of east-central Connecticut separated from Norwich and incorporated in 1786.
It took its new name in honor of Benjamin Franklin.
connecticuthistory.org/ towns-page/ franklin/ - 1819 - Franklin
Franklin is a post township, situated on the northern border of the county, 34 miles from Hartford; bounded on the northeast by Windham, and the Shetu...Read MORE... 
Residence of Col. Jacob Kingsbury, of Franklin.
"Jacob Kingsbury was born July 6, 1756, in Franklin County, Connecticut. In 1775, Kingsbury enlisted as a private in the Continental Army. He served in General Anthony Wayne’s Indian
campaigns and... Read MORE...
Postcard- 1854 - Franklin
Franklin, a post-township of New London county, Connecticut, 30 miles E. by S. from Hartford. Population, 895.
A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ... Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.) Joseph Thomas January 1, 1854 Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854. - 1859
FRANKLIN, a township of New London co., in the state of Connecticut, 37 m. SE of Hartford, watered by Shetucket and Susquetonscut rivers and Beaver br...Read MORE... - 1895 - Franklin
Franklin, a post-township of New London co., Conn., on the New London Northern Railroad, 7 miles N.W. of Norwich. It has a church, a grist-mill, and 2...Read MORE... 
Bailey's Ravine, Franklin, Conn.
"Ayers Gap is a rugged place that conceals an exquisite cascading waterfall amidst crags of exposed rock outcrops. There are flowing brooks, waterfalls, stately hemlocks and the cool, moist aroma of the preserve's ... Read MORE...
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Water Nymph at Bailey's Ravine, Franklin, Conn.
Postcard- 1916
Franklin, a post-township (town) of New London co., Conn., on the New London Northern R., 7 miles NW. of Norwich. Pop. in 1900, 646.
Lippincotts New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns, Resorts, Islands, Rivers, Mountains, Seas, Lakes, Etc., in Every Portion of the Globe, Part 1 Angelo Heilprin Louis Heilprin - January 1, 1916 J.B. Lippincott - Publisher
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"Jacob Kingsbury was born July 6, 1756, in Franklin County, Connecticut. In 1775, Kingsbury enlisted as a private in the Continental Army. He served in General Anthony Wayne’s Indian
campaigns and was promoted to lieutenant of infantry in 1789. On November 24, 1799, he married Sarah Palmer Ellis. Upon promotion, Lieutenant Colonel Kingsbury was given command of Fort Wilkinson, Georgia, and later was one of the principal builders of the fort at
Bellefontaine. He was promoted to colonel inspector-general before retiring from the army in 1815. After retiring, he returned to his family home in Franklin, Connecticut, where he died on July 1, 1837." www.mohistory.org)
Residence of Col. Jacob Kingsbury, of Franklin.
"Jacob Kingsbury was born July 6, 1756, in Franklin County, Connecticut. In 1775, Kingsbury enlisted as a private in the Continental Army. He served in General Anthony Wayne’s Indian
campaigns and... Read MORE...
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"Ayers Gap is a rugged place that conceals an exquisite cascading waterfall amidst crags of exposed rock outcrops. There are flowing brooks, waterfalls, stately hemlocks and the cool, moist aroma of the preserve's interior gorge, also known as Bailey's Ravine. Above the ravine, a blazed trail follows the spine of a ridge, affording a terrific view east across the Franklin countryside." www.nature.org)
Bailey's Ravine, Franklin, Conn.
"Ayers Gap is a rugged place that conceals an exquisite cascading waterfall amidst crags of exposed rock outcrops. There are flowing brooks, waterfalls, stately hemlocks and the cool, moist aroma of the preserve's ... Read MORE...
Franklin, Connecticut, USA
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Water Nymph at Bailey's Ravine, Franklin, Conn.
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1786 - (Franklin, CT) - Originally called West Farms, the town of Franklin in the New London County hills of east-central Connecticut separated from Norwich and incorporated in 1786.
It took its new name in honor of Benjamin Franklin.
connecticuthistory.org/ towns-page/ franklin/
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1819 - Franklin
Franklin is a post township, situated on the northern border of the county, 34 miles from Hartford; bounded on the northeast by Windham, and the... Read MORE...
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1854 - Franklin
Franklin, a post-township of New London county, Connecticut, 30 miles E. by S. from Hartford. Population, 895.
A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ... Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.) Joseph Thomas January 1, 1854 Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854.
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1859
FRANKLIN, a township of New London co., in the state of Connecticut, 37 m. SE of Hartford, watered by Shetucket and Susquetonscut rivers and Beaver... Read MORE...
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1895 - Franklin
Franklin, a post-township of New London co., Conn., on the New London Northern Railroad, 7 miles N.W. of Norwich. It has a church, a grist-mill, and... Read MORE...
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1916
Franklin, a post-township (town) of New London co., Conn., on the New London Northern R., 7 miles NW. of Norwich. Pop. in 1900, 646.
Lippincotts New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns, Resorts, Islands, Rivers, Mountains, Seas, Lakes, Etc., in Every Portion of the Globe, Part 1 Angelo Heilprin Louis Heilprin - January 1, 1916 J.B. Lippincott - Publisher
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