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In 1804, brothers Charles and Oliver Johnson and their families became the area's first settlers. The first Christian church was the Free Will Baptist Church, founded circa 1811. On April 5, 1817, the town of Boston was formed from a portion of the town of Eden. The first post office opened in 1832 on the north side of town.
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- 1804 - (Boston, NY) - In 1804, brothers Charles and Oliver Johnson and their families became the area's first settlers.
www.wikipedia.org - 1811 - (Boston, NY) - The first Christian church was the Free Will Baptist Church, founded circa 1811.
www.wikipedia.org - On April 5, 1817 the town of Boston was formed from a portion of the Town of Eden.
www.wikipedia.org - 1832 - (Boston, NY) - The first post office opened in 1832 on the north side of town.
www.wikipedia.org - 1843 - (Boston, NY) - In 1843, the town suffered an epidemic (28 of the 43 residents were affected, 10 of them died) believed to be typhoid fever, possibly from a local well.
www.wikipedia.org - 1854 - Boston
Boston, a post-township of Erie county, New York, 18 miles S. by E. from Buffalo. Population, 1872.
A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ... Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.) Joseph Thomas January 1, 1854 Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854. 
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Boston, a post-village of Erie.co., N.Y., in Boston town ship, in a narrow valley, about 20 miles S.S.E. of Buffalo. It has 4 churches, a...Read MORE... - 1898 - Boston
The town of Boston was formed from Eden on the 5th of April, 1817, and includes all of township 8, range 7, of the Holland Company’s survey, except...Read MORE... 
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Boston, a post-village of Erie Co., N.Y., in Boston township (town), about 20 miles SSE. of Buffalo. Pop. of the town in 1900, 1398 ; of the village, ...Read MORE... 
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
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1804 - (Boston, NY) - In 1804, brothers Charles and Oliver Johnson and their families became the area's first settlers.
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1811 - (Boston, NY) - The first Christian church was the Free Will Baptist Church, founded circa 1811.
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On April 5, 1817 the town of Boston was formed from a portion of the Town of Eden.
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1832 - (Boston, NY) - The first post office opened in 1832 on the north side of town.
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1843 - (Boston, NY) - In 1843, the town suffered an epidemic (28 of the 43 residents were affected, 10 of them died) believed to be typhoid fever, possibly from a local well.
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1854 - Boston
Boston, a post-township of Erie county, New York, 18 miles S. by E. from Buffalo. Population, 1872.
A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ... Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.) Joseph Thomas January 1, 1854 Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854.
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1895 - Boston
Boston, a post-village of Erie.co., N.Y., in Boston town ship, in a narrow valley, about 20 miles S.S.E. of Buffalo. It has 4 churches, a... Read MORE...
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1898 - Boston
The town of Boston was formed from Eden on the 5th of April, 1817, and includes all of township 8, range 7, of the Holland Company’s survey, except... Read MORE...
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1916
Boston, a post-village of Erie Co., N.Y., in Boston township (town), about 20 miles SSE. of Buffalo. Pop. of the town in 1900, 1398 ; of the village, ... Read MORE...
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