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January 16, 2013

This Day in History

On this day in 1790, Dudley Atkins was authorized by the General Court to change his name to Dudley Atkins Tyng. The change was requested by a distant relative to allow him to receive a large inheritance, some of which today includes the town of Tyngsborough.

— Information provided by the Historical Society of Old Newbury

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