Brett, "Frack" was used in the original BG series in the same euphemistic expletive sense as it is in the "re-imagining". Given the original aired in 1978, it seems like a stretch to infer they replaced "f**k" with "frack" as a nod to phreaker/hackers.

Mormonism is definitely a New England 
export (which went through upstate NY). 
Containing elements of other "second great 
awakening" beliefs along w/ a bit of 
freemansonry thrown in. 
 
Joseph smith was born on the VT/NH border 
area. There is an official birthplace site and 
a number of "Joseph Smith Lived Here" type sites. 
People actually moved around a lot back then 
perhaps even more than average today. Often, even 
people who farmed rented farmland so they were 
not necessarily tied to owning their own farm. 
I believe his father was a shopkeeper and a farmer 
at different times. 
 
Mary Baker Eddy (Christian Science) was born 
in Concord NH and most of the big shaker sites 
are in New England). 
 
This region really did produce unconventional beliefs.