Until around 1680, New Hampshire was officially a part of this colony
[DOC] [TLE] New England colonies: Massachusetts New Hampshire Connecticut ... [PAR] the New England colonies, those of Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode ... 
because they wanted to "purify" England's official religion, the Church of ..... was 
never a colony but remained part of Massachusetts from 1677 up until it ... 1679-
1680: New Hampshire becomes a separate English royal