Fabyan (previously known as New Boston) is a village in the town of
Thompson, Connecticut
Thompson is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The town was named after Sir Robert Thompson, an English landholder. The population was 9,189 at the 2020 census ...
, United States. The former Indian village of
Maanexit was located near what is now Fabyan and Maanexit was a
praying town
Praying towns were settlements established by English colonial governments in New England from 1646 to 1675 in an effort to convert local Native Americans to Christianity.
The Native people who moved into the towns were known as Praying Indi ...
which was home to a population of
Praying Indian
Praying Indian is a 17th-century term referring to Native Americans of New England
New England is a region consisting of six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Ver ...
s. Fabyan started as a mill village, named New Boston, which contained a
clothier and a
potash
Potash ( ) includes various mined and manufactured salts that contain potassium in water- soluble form. manufacturer as well as the New Boston Textile Company, which was purchased in 1908 by the Fabyan Brothers, who changed the name of the mill and village to Fabyan.
[Zachary Lamothe, "Fabyan, Connecticut," History, Travel https://backyardroadtrips.com/2020/06/02/fabyan-connecticut/ (accessed 11/17/20)]
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Villages in Connecticut
Thompson, Connecticut