Boxford, Massachusetts, USA
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Where is Boxford, Massachusetts, USA? Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Boxford was first settled in 1646 as part of Rowley Village by Abraham Redington. When it was officially incorporated in 1685, about forty families resided in Boxford.
Farming was the primary occupation of the early settlers although craftsmen were also found among the townspeople. The largest industry in Boxford was the match factory (located on Lawrence Road) which operated from 1866 to 1905.boxfordhistoricalsociety.com/ historyofboxford.html
Boxford, Massachusetts, USA
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"... Located at 2 Topsfield Road in East Boxford Village, it was built in 1760 for Rev. Elizur Holyoke. It remained in the Holyoke family until 1866, when it was sold to Elvin French..." boxfordhistoricalsociety.com)
Holyoke-French House - 1760
"... Located at 2 Topsfield Road in East Boxford Village, it was built in 1760 for Rev. Elizur Holyoke. It remained... Read MORE...
Boxford, Massachusetts, USA
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Boxford, Massachusetts, USA
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Boxford was first settled in 1646 as part of Rowley Village by Abraham Redington.
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1685 - Boxford is incorporated
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1701 - The First Church was built in 1701 in East Boxford Village
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24. BOXFORD. [Pop. 942. Inc. 1685.]
Boxford was originally a part of Rowley.
Although the soil is not generally good, the chief...Read MORE...
Boxford was originally a part of Rowley.
Although the soil is not generally good, the chief...Read MORE...
Boxford Massachusetts, 1890
Boxford is a large and long township of an irregular form, occupying a central position in Essex...Read MORE...
Boxford is a large and long township of an irregular form, occupying a central position in Essex...Read MORE...
1916
Boxford, a post-village of Essex co., Mass., in Box- ford township (town), 1 mile from Boxford...Read MORE...
Boxford, a post-village of Essex co., Mass., in Box- ford township (town), 1 mile from Boxford...Read MORE...
Ancestors Who Were Born Here
 
Eunice BURNHAM
(2 February 1703, Boxford, Massachusetts, USA - , )
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Nathan BURNHAM
(19 March 1700, Boxford, Massachusetts, USA - , )
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Phoebe BURNHAM
(2 February 1705, Boxford, Massachusetts, USA - , )
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Sarah BURNHAM
(30 Jan 1712, Boxford, Massachusetts, USA - , )
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Thomas CARLTON
(10 November 1730, Boxford, Massachusetts, USA - , )
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John HAZEN
(21 February 1711, Boxford, Massachusetts, USA - 1754, Lyme, Connecticut, USA)
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Ephraim PEABODY
(16 February 1720, Boxford, Massachusetts, USA - 14 October 1775, Eastford, Connecticut, USA)
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Alice PERLEY
(1680, Boxford, Massachusetts, USA - 19 July 1746, Thompson, Connecticut, USA)
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Jane STICKNEY
(31 December 1731 , Boxford, Massachusetts, USA - 1765, , Massachusetts, USA)
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Mary TRUMBULL
(13 March 1674, Boxford, Massachusetts, USA - 22 March 1717, Windsor, Connecticut, USA)
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Ancestors Who Died Here
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Moses BRADSTREET
(1800, - 10 August 1828, Boxford, Massachusetts, USA)
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Nathaniel BURNHAM
(4 September 1662, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA - 16 April 1746, Boxford, Massachusetts, USA)
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Nathaniel (Daniel) BURNHAM
(4 April 1682, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA - 16 April 1746, Boxford, Massachusetts, USA)
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Isaac CUMMINGS
(15 September 1664, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA - 6 August 1746, Boxford, Massachusetts, USA)
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Mary CUMMINGS
(16 February 1672, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA - 16 December 1698, Boxford, Massachusetts, USA)
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Thomas CUMMINGS
(27 June 1670, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA - 25 December 1749 , Boxford, Massachusetts, USA)
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Mary HOWLETT
(1 January 1642, Boston, Massachusetts, USA - 21 October 1718, Boxford, Massachusetts, USA)
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Mary HUTCHINSON
(28 December 1630, North Muskham, England - 8 December 1715, Boxford, Massachusetts, USA)
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Madeleine MELANÇON (MELANSON)
(abt. 1697, , Acadia, Canada (Acadie) - March 1758, Boxford, Massachusetts, USA)
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John NELSON
(30 June 1668, Rowley, Massachusetts, USA - 15 August 1706, Boxford, Massachusetts, USA)
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Benjamin NURSE (NOURSE)
(20 February 1686, Salem, Massachusetts, USA - 1 January 1772, Boxford, Massachusetts, USA)
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Sarah OSGOOD
(4 November 1675, Andover, Massachusetts, USA - 23 September 1724, Boxford, Massachusetts, USA)
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John PEABODY
(1642, Hampton, New Hampshire, USA - 5 July 1720, Boxford, Massachusetts, USA)
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Lydia PEABODY
(30 August 1640, Hampton, New Hampshire, USA - 30 April 1715, Boxford, Massachusetts, USA)
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John PERLEY
(abt. 1636, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA - 15 December 1729, Boxford, Massachusetts, USA)
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Mehitable PORTER
(24 June 1682 , Salem, Massachusetts, USA - 9 May 1738, Boxford, Massachusetts, USA)
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Robert SMITH
(6 August 1626, Kirton, Lincolnshire, England - 30 August 1693, Boxford, Massachusetts, USA)
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Arthur Putman UPTON
(1865, Wakefield, Massachusetts, USA - 19 November 1894, Boxford, Massachusetts, USA)
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Ancestors Who Were Married Here
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Thomas CUMMINGS (27 June 1670 - 25 December 1749 ) &
Mehitable PORTER (24 June 1682 - 9 May 1738)
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Samson HOWE (13 November 1682 - 3 September 1736) &
Alice PERLEY (1680 - 19 July 1746)
married 10 June 1710 |
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Thomas CARLTON (10 November 1730 - ) &
Jane STICKNEY (31 December 1731 - 1765)
married 28 November 1754 |
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