Coffins Landing, the first settlement in Madbury, was established by Capt. Peter Coffin in 1663.
History of Madbury
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1663 AD
May
Settlement of Coffins Landing
Founding -
1716 AD
Durham parish established in Dover
FoundingThe Parish of Durham, which included the area that would become the Town of Madbury, was established in the Town of Dover in 1716.Location
Madbury, New Hampshire -
1717 AD
Original Coffinhurst Mansion Built
Construction beginning/endThe original Coffinhurst mansion constructed in 1717 by Barnabas Coffin, now a ruin referred to as the “Old House.”
Location
Coffinhurst -
1731 AD
13 March
Founding of the College at Dover
FoundingThe College at Dover founded by act of the New Hampshire provincial legislature.
Location
Madbury, New Hampshire -
1733 AD
Dover College renamed Litchmoor
FoundingThe College at Dover renamed Litchmoor College in 1733 to honor co-founder and early benefactor Ichabod Litchmoor.
Location
Madbury, New Hampshire -
1735 AD
Town of Durham Established
FoundingThe Town of Durham, which included the area that would become the Town of Madbury, was established in 1735.Location
Madbury, New Hampshire -
1755 AD
Madbury Parish established in Durham
FoundingThe Parish of Madbury was established in the Town of Durham in 1755.Location
Madbury, New Hampshire -
1775 AD
Madbury incorporated as a town
Founding -
1801 AD
Founding of The Drury Academy
FoundingThe Drury Academy was founded by Thomas Archer Drury in West Madbury village in 1801.
Location
Madbury, New Hampshire -
1812 AD
1814 AD
New Coffinhurst Mansion Built
Construction beginning/endNew Coffinhurst mansion, built between 1812 and 1814 as a wedding gift from Samuel Coffin to his new bride, Caroline (Orcutt) Coffin, has been home to seven generations of the Coffin family.
Location
Coffinhurst -
1819 AD
Litchmoor College Fire
Disaster / DestructionA fire sparked by an unattended heating stove destroyed Litchmoor Hall in 1819.
Location
Madbury, New Hampshire -
1886 AD
20 June
Consecration of Saint Barbara's Church
Religious eventSaint Barbara's Church consecrated, and the first Mass celebrated, on Sunday, June 20, 1886, by Rev. Alaister Duff, the parish's first pastor.
Location
Madbury, New Hampshire -
1900 AD
Demeritt Dry Goods Co. Established
FoundingMajor John Demeritt, recently returned from the Spanish War and retired from the Army, purchased the old Madbury General Store at the corner of Main and Bridge Streets from Benjamin Ball, and formed the Demeritt Dry Goods Company.
Location
Madbury, New Hampshire -
1911 AD
Coffins Landing Fire
Disaster / DestructionIn 1911 a major fire raged through Coffins Landing, destroying the entire village.Location
Madbury, New Hampshire -
1921 AD
Demeritt's Department Store Opens
Life, MilestoneThe Demeritt brothers, John and Ronald, opened Demeritt’s Department Store at its current location on the corner of Main and Depot Streets.
Location
Madbury, New Hampshire
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