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Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk, MA
Roxbury is a neighborhood within Boston, Massachusetts. It was one of the first towns founded in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630. It became a city in 1848 and was annexed to Boston in 1868. genealogytrails.com
Roxbury includes: Mount Pleasant, Roxbury Crossing, Dudley Street Station, and Fort Hill.
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- 1630 - Roxbury is settled and incorporated
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates - 1845 - ROXBURY. [Pop. 9,089 Inc. 1630.]
Roxbury, the largest town in Norfolk County, is the only town naturally united to Boston by land.
On a level tract, called Jamaica Plain, is a...Read MORE... - 1846 - Roxbury is incorporated as a city
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates - 1854 - October 1 - The watch company founded in 1850 in Roxbury by Aaron Lufkin Dennison relocates to Waltham, Massachusetts, to become the Waltham Watch Company, a pioneer in the American System of Watch Manufacturing.
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Roxbury, a beautiful city of Norfolk county, Massachusetts, 8 miles S. from Boston, with which it is connected by what is termed "Boston Neck."...Read MORE... - 1867 - Annexed to Boston
Roxbury was incorporated as a town September 28, 1630; as a city March 12, 1846; and was annexed to Boston June 1, 1867.
A Gazetteer of the State of Massachusetts, with Numerous Illustrations Rev. Elias Nason, M.A.; revised and enlarged by George J. Varney. Boston: B.B. Russell. 1890, 724 pages 
1868 - In the city of Boston there are 507 streets, and 489 courts and places. The newly acquired Roxbury adds 107 streets, and 101 courts and places.
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February 1, 1868- 1869 - An Israelite in Roxbury, Mass., was recently fined for keeping open his store on Sunday.
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February 20, 1869 - 1895 - Roxbury / Boston Highlands
Roxbury, or Boston Highlands, a former city of Norfolk co, Mass., on Massachusetts Bay, 3 miles S.S.W. of Boston. The site is elevated and uneven,...Read MORE... 
Dudley Street Terminal Station, Roxbury, Mass.
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Roxbury, or Boston Highlands, a former city of Suffolk co., Mass., on Massachusetts Bay, 3 miles SSW. of Boston, of which it now constitutes a part....Read MORE... 
Roxbury Crossing (1909)
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The Old Monroe House. The Oldest House in Roxbury, Mass. Built 1683.
Postcard- 1967 - June 2 - Race riots in Roxbury section of Boston
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June 2, 1967
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Dudley Street Terminal Station, Roxbury, Mass.
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Roxbury Crossing (1909)
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The Old Monroe House. The Oldest House in Roxbury, Mass. Built 1683.
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1630 - Roxbury is settled and incorporated
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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1845 - ROXBURY. [Pop. 9,089 Inc. 1630.]
Roxbury, the largest town in Norfolk County, is the only town naturally united to Boston by land.
On a level tract, called Jamaica Plain, is a... Read MORE...
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1846 - Roxbury is incorporated as a city
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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1854 - Roxbury
Roxbury, a beautiful city of Norfolk county, Massachusetts, 8 miles S. from Boston, with which it is connected by what is termed "Boston Neck."... Read MORE...
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1854 - October 1 - The watch company founded in 1850 in Roxbury by Aaron Lufkin Dennison relocates to Waltham, Massachusetts, to become the Waltham Watch Company, a pioneer in the American System of Watch Manufacturing.
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1867 - Annexed to Boston
Roxbury was incorporated as a town September 28, 1630; as a city March 12, 1846; and was annexed to Boston June 1, 1867.
A Gazetteer of the State of Massachusetts, with Numerous Illustrations Rev. Elias Nason, M.A.; revised and enlarged by George J. Varney. Boston: B.B. Russell. 1890, 724 pages
1868 - In the city of Boston there are 507 streets, and 489 courts and places. The newly acquired Roxbury adds 107 streets, and 101 courts and places.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
February 1, 1868
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1869 - An Israelite in Roxbury, Mass., was recently fined for keeping open his store on Sunday.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
February 20, 1869
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1895 - Roxbury / Boston Highlands
Roxbury, or Boston Highlands, a former city of Norfolk co, Mass., on Massachusetts Bay, 3 miles S.S.W. of Boston. The site is elevated and uneven,... Read MORE...
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1906
Roxbury, or Boston Highlands, a former city of Suffolk co., Mass., on Massachusetts Bay, 3 miles SSW. of Boston, of which it now constitutes a part.... Read MORE...
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1967 - June 2 - Race riots in Roxbury section of Boston
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June 2, 1967
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