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Colonial settlers of New Hampshire were mostly of British origin. The earliest settlers came from [[Massachusetts|Massachusetts]] and [[Connecticut Genealogy|Connecticut]] or directly from [[England|England]]. Beginning in 1719 they were joined by large numbers of Scotch-Irish. By the end of the 18th century, most of the original Indian tribes had moved northward to [[Canada Genealogy|Canada]]. | Colonial settlers of New Hampshire were mostly of British origin. The earliest settlers came from [[Massachusetts|Massachusetts]] and [[Connecticut Genealogy|Connecticut]] or directly from [[England Genealogy|England]]. Beginning in 1719 they were joined by large numbers of Scotch-Irish. By the end of the 18th century, most of the original Indian tribes had moved northward to [[Canada Genealogy|Canada]]. | ||
After the Civil War, large numbers of French-Canadians moved southward from Quebec province to work in the textile mills. Today about one-fourth of New Hampshire residents are of French-Canadian descent. European immigrants also came to New Hampshire in the late 1800s, including large numbers of Irish and Italians and smaller groups from Scandinavia and Poland. | After the Civil War, large numbers of French-Canadians moved southward from Quebec province to work in the textile mills. Today about one-fourth of New Hampshire residents are of French-Canadian descent. European immigrants also came to New Hampshire in the late 1800s, including large numbers of Irish and Italians and smaller groups from Scandinavia and Poland. | ||