Add YOUR Family To This Page
History of Milton, Massachusetts, USA
Journey back in time to Milton, Massachusetts, USA
Visit Milton, Massachusetts, USA. Discover its history. Learn about the people who lived there through stories, old newspaper articles, pictures, postcards and genealogy.
Are you from Milton? Do you have ancestors from there? Tell us YOUR story!

Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Milton was settled around 1640 as a part of Dorchester by Puritans from England Referred to as "Unquity", the term used by the Neponset Tribe of the Massachusetts Indians meaning "Lower Falls," which was translated into "Lower Mills" after the establishment of the Stoughton Grist Mill in 1634. kids.kiddle.com
Milton includes: Adamsville, Blue Hill, Brush Hill, and Lower Mills.
netronline.com/mass_lookup.htm
There is MUCH more to discover about Milton, Massachusetts, USA. Read on!
Old Photos, Pictures, Advertisements and Postcards from Milton, Massachusetts, USA
Unofficial Guide to Ancestry.com: How to Find Your Family History on the #1 Genealogy Website
History, News and Stories of Milton, Massachusetts, USA

-
1636 - Milton is settled
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
-
1662 - Milton is incorporated
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
-
1845 - MILTON. [Pop. 1,822. Inc. 1662.]
Milton, called by the Indians, Uncataquisset, was originally a part of Dorchester, and probably not named in honor of John Milton, the Great... Read MORE...
-
1854 - Milton
Milton, a post-township of Norfolk county, Mass., 8 miles S. from Boston. Pop., 2241.
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.
1871 - New Public Library
The town of Milton, Mass., with a population of less than 3,000, has voted $5,000 to establish a public library, and an equal amount has been raised... Read MORE...
1886 - "Anna and Wendell Phillips" is to be the inscription on the tombstone of the famous Abolitionist and his wife, at Milton, Mass.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
July 3, 1886
-
Milton Massachusetts, 1890
Milton is an old suburban town of much scenic beauty, lying in the northeasterly part of Norfolk County. It is bounded on the north by Boston... Read MORE...
-
1895 - Milton
Milton, a post-township, in Norfolk co., Mass., on the Neponset River, and on a branch of the Colony Railroad, 7 or 8 miles S. of Boston. It contains ... Read MORE...
-
1906
Milton, a banking post-village in Milton township (town), Norfolk co., Mass., on the Neponset River and on the New York, New Haven and Hartford R., 8 ... Read MORE...
-
1938 - "Long Island Express"
The "Long Island Express" was first detected over the tropical Atlantic on September 13, although it may have formed a few days earlier. Moving... Read MORE...
-
1960 - March 3-5 -Eastern Massachusetts greatest March snowstorm of record -
The storm produced record 24 hour snowfall totals of 27.2 inches at Blue Hill Observatory, 17.7 inches at Worcester, and 16.6 inches at Boston. Winds ... Read MORE...
-
1960 - September 12 - Hurricane Donna produced wind gusts to 138 mph at Blue Hill Observatory MA
The Weather Channel
Milton, Massachusetts, USA Genealogy
Ancestors Who Were Born in Milton, Massachusetts, USA
We currently have information about ancestors who were born in Milton.View Them Now (sorted by year of birth)
Ancestors Who Died in Milton, Massachusetts, USA
We currently have information about ancestors who died in Milton.View Them Now (sorted by year of death)
Ancestors Who Were Married in Milton, Massachusetts, USA
We currently have information about ancestors who were married in Milton.View Them Now
Not the place you are looking for? Try again!


Search for Your Family by Place
Updated: 11/21/2019 12:19:01 PM
Are you from Milton? Do you have ancestors from there? Tell us YOUR story!
If you'd like to be contacted by others who have ancestors from Milton, leave a message here!The comments you read here belong only to the person who posted them. We reserve the right to remove off-topic and inappropriate comments.