Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA
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Where is Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA? Cheshire, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Cheshire was first settled in 1766 and was officially incorporated in 1793. It is named after the county of Cheshire in England.
The valley town was founded by Baptists from Rhode Island, the first settlers in the region who were not of the established Puritan Church. The early colonists were mostly descendants of those who had followed Roger Williams to Rhode Island in their quest for religious freedom.
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Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA
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Cheshire Inn and South Street, Cheshire, Mass. (1908)
Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA
Cheshire Pond, Cheshire, Mass. Boston & Albany R. R.
Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA
Reynolds Rock
Reynolds Rock, a climbers' favorite, in Cheshire stands 30 feet high and sits 40 feet long.
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1793 - Cheshire was founded in 1793. Its parent towns were Adams, Lanesborough, Windsor and New Ashford District.
The vital records for the period of 1750-1865 were destroyed by fire. Marriage intention records...Read MORE...
The vital records for the period of 1750-1865 were destroyed by fire. Marriage intention records...Read MORE...
20. CHESHIRE. [Pop. 985. Inc. 1793.]
This town was formed from parts of Lanesborough, New Ashford, Adams, and Windsor.
The town rises ...Read MORE...
This town was formed from parts of Lanesborough, New Ashford, Adams, and Windsor.
The town rises ...Read MORE...
1859
CHESHIRE, a township in Berkshire co., in Massachusetts, 130 m. W by N of Boston. Pop. 985.
A Gazetteer of the World: Or, Dictionary of Geographical Knowledge, Publisher A. Fullarton, 1859
CHESHIRE, a township in Berkshire co., in Massachusetts, 130 m. W by N of Boston. Pop. 985.
A Gazetteer of the World: Or, Dictionary of Geographical Knowledge, Publisher A. Fullarton, 1859
1888 - The Great Jefferson CheeseWhen Thomas Jefferson was chosen President Elder John Leland, a Baptist clergyman of Cheshire,...Read MORE...
Cheshire Massachusetts, 1890
Cheshire is a fine grazing town in the northerly part of Berkshire County, about 150 miles west,...Read MORE...
Cheshire is a fine grazing town in the northerly part of Berkshire County, about 150 miles west,...Read MORE...
1916
Cheshire, a post-village of Berkshire co., Mass., in Cheshire township (town), on the Boston and...Read MORE...
Cheshire, a post-village of Berkshire co., Mass., in Cheshire township (town), on the Boston and...Read MORE...
1926 - NINE INJURED AS CAR TURNS TURTLE. Locomobile Owned by Lester Carpenter, Overturns in Car Tracks. CHILD IN HOSPITAL.Gertrude Carpenter, Two Years Old, Has Possible Concussion - Others Not Injured
Nine Adams...Read MORE...
Ancestors Who Were Born Here
 
Waterman BROWN
(January 1798, Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA - 30 January 1877, Adams, Massachusetts, USA)
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Abigail FISH
(1791, Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA - 17 January 1863, Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA (Berkshire))
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Mary Lucy GRAZIOLA
(08/31/1887, Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA - 12/06/1986, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA)
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Mary INGRAHAM
(1799, Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA - 3 April 1879, Tyringham, Massachusetts, USA)
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Francis JOHNSON
(1811, Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA - 23 March 1866, Tyringham, Massachusetts, USA)
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Robert Farnam LAMB
(31 December 1930, Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA - 29 September 2004, Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA)
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Asenath S. MASON
(1818, Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA - 8 January 1894, Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA)
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James F. MURRAY
(1874, Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA - 21 July 1893, Dalton, Massachusetts, USA)
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Isaac W. NORTHUP
(1804, Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA - 7 September 1851, Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA (Berkshire))
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Alonzo M. THOMPSON
(1847, Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA - 4 February 1894, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville))
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Rufus WELLS
(1797, Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA - 25 October 1844, Adams, Massachusetts, USA)
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Laura WERDEN
(Oct 10 1802 , Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA - Mar 15 1874 , Ludington, Mason, Michigan, USA)
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Cyrus A. WHIPPLE
(1829, Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA - 9 July 1858, Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA (Berkshire))
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Starr Ingalls WHITNEY
(11 December 1914, Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA - 19 April 1993, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville))
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Ancestors Who Died Here
June Lois HORN
(29 June 1930, Adams, Massachusetts, USA - 1 May 2007, Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA)
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Walter Thomas HORN
(1 March 1882, Colrain, Massachusetts, USA (Colerain) - 9 November 1948, Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA)
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Robert Farnam LAMB
(31 December 1930, Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA - 29 September 2004, Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA)
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Asenath S. MASON
(1818, Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA - 8 January 1894, Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA)
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John O'NEIL
(1861, - December 1899, Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA)
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Brneton SHAW
(1863, Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA (Berkshire) - 29 November 1892, Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA)
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Susie M. SMITH
(1877, Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA (Berkshire) - 13 April 1897, Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA)
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Ancestors Who Were Married Here
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Snell BABBITT (9 September 1783 - 9 March 1853) &
Jael EDSON (23 January 1787 - 1 February 1866)
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Peter HORN (25 June 1888 - March 1963) &
Mabel Irene BOYINGTON (5/14/1890 - 1942)
married 3 December 1910 |
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Starr Ingalls WHITNEY (11 December 1914 - 19 April 1993) &
Pauline Miller HORN (05 March 1923 - 7 October 1972)
married 1940 |
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Cemeteries in Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA
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