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Uphams Corner (772 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Uphams Corner, or Upham's Corner, is a commercial center in Dorchester, the largest neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The intersection of Dudley Street/Stoughton

Sherborn, Massachusetts (1,131 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Sherborn is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Located in Boston's MetroWest region, the community is within area code 508 and has

Peter Folger (Nantucket settler) (568 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Peter Folger or Foulger (died 1690) was a poet and an interpreter of the American Indian language for the first settlers of Nantucket. He was instrumental

North Reading, Massachusetts (1,395 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

North Reading (pronounced, as is with Reading as (/ˈrɛdɪŋ/ ) is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 15,554 at

Josiah Franklin (470 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Josiah Franklin Sr. (December 23, 1657 – January 16, 1745) was an English businessman and the father of Benjamin Franklin. Born in the village of Ecton

Hatfield, Massachusetts (1,365 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Hatfield is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,352 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts

Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts (851 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Buzzards Bay is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Bourne in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,859 at the

Saxonville, Massachusetts (568 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Saxonville is a village located in northern Framingham, in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The village was originally settled by John Stone

Tewksbury, Massachusetts (2,147 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Tewksbury /ˈtʊksbɜːri/ is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Its population was 31,342 as of the 2020 United States Census. Tewksbury

Medway, Massachusetts (1,879 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Medway is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The town had a population of 13,115 at the 2020 census. Medway (originally Midway)[citation

Longmeadow, Massachusetts (1,846 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Longmeadow is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 15,853 at the 2020 census. Longmeadow was first settled in 1644

Ann Foster (474 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ann Foster (c. 1617 – December 3, 1692) was an Andover widow accused of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials. Ann married Andrew Foster and settled

Carlisle, Massachusetts (1,582 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Carlisle is a town located northwest of Boston in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the town had a population

Harvard Board of Overseers (1,298 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Harvard Board of Overseers (more formally The Honorable and Reverend the Board of Overseers) is an advisory board of alumni at Harvard University.

Tyngsborough, Massachusetts (1,669 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Tyngsborough (also spelled Tyngsboro) is a town in northern Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Tyngsborough is 28 miles (45 km) from Boston

Salisbury, Massachusetts (2,388 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Salisbury was settled under the jurisdiction of a land grant from the Massachusetts Bay Colony General Court and laid out in a compact defensive arrangement with

Hopkins Academy (856 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Hopkins Academy is the public middle (7th and 8th grade) and senior (9th–12th grade) high school for the town of Hadley, Massachusetts, United States.

Mary Chilton (605 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Mary Chilton (May 31, 1607 – May 16, 1679) was a Pilgrim and purportedly the first European woman to step ashore at Plymouth, Massachusetts. Mary Chilton

Mary Bradbury (854 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Robert Pike, was in command of all the forces of Norfolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony and those located in present-day Maine. As early as 1650 he was

Common District (Wakefield, Massachusetts) (359 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The Common District encompasses the main civic center of Wakefield, Massachusetts. It is centered on the historic town common, just south of Lake Quannapowitt

Marshfield, Massachusetts (2,123 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Marshfield is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States, on Massachusetts's South Shore. The population was 25,825 at the 2020 census. It

Broad Oak (Dedham) (688 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Broad Oak also known as Broad Oaks, was an estate in Dedham, Massachusetts owned by Edward Richards and his family, and then later Ebenezer Burgess and

Melrose, Massachusetts (2,480 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Melrose is a city located in the Greater Boston metropolitan area in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Its population as of the 2020 census

Mary Eastey (1,489 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Isaac Estey, a farmer and barrel-maker, in 1655 in Topsfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony. Isaac was born in England on November 27, 1627; the couple had

First Church in Boston (1,073 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Cotton (pastor 1633–1652) John Winthrop, founder and governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony John Norton (pastor 1656–1663) John Davenport (pastor 1668–1670)

Old Village Cemetery (902 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Old Village Cemetery is an historic cemetery in Dedham, Massachusetts. The first portion of the cemetery was set apart at the first recorded meeting

Edward Sewall Garrison (303 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Edward Sewall Garrison is a historic house at 16 Epping Road in Exeter, New Hampshire. With a construction history dating to 1676, it is one of New

Oxford, Massachusetts (1,973 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Oxford is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 13,347 as of the 2020 United States Census. Present day Oxford and

Townsend, Massachusetts (1,161 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Townsend is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 9,127 at the 2020 census. Townsend was first settled by Europeans

Waban, Massachusetts (1,019 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Waban is one of the thirteen villages within the city of Newton in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Waban is bordered by the Charles River

Newbury, Massachusetts (2,116 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

settled in Newbury in May 1635 William Dummer, Lt. Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony Jonathan Singletary Dunham, prominent early American settler of

Rutland, Massachusetts (1,686 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Rutland is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 9,049 at the 2020 census. Rutland is the geographic center of Massachusetts;

Hadley, Massachusetts (2,563 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Hadley (/ˈhædli/ , HAD-lee) is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,325 at the 2020 census. It is part of the

Annisquam, Massachusetts (388 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Annisquam is a waterfront village in the city of Gloucester in Essex County on the North Shore of Massachusetts, United States. It is a few miles across

Peabody, Massachusetts (2,812 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Peabody (/ˈpiːbədi/) is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 54,481 at the time of the 2020 United States Census. Peabody

John Adams Birthplace (604 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The John Adams Birthplace is a historic house at 133 Franklin Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. It is the saltbox home in which Founding Father and second

Wrentham, Massachusetts (2,467 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Wrentham (/ˈrɛnθəm/ REN-thəm) is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 12,178 at the 2020 census. In 1660, five men

Fisher-Whiting House (473 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Fisher-Whiting House is an historic home in Dedham, Massachusetts originally built around 1669 by Anthony Fisher, Jr. Located at 218 Cedar Street,

Sudbury, Massachusetts (3,072 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Sudbury is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. At the 2020 census, it had a population of 18,934. The town, located in Greater Boston's

Richard Saltonstall (1,100 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Sir Richard Saltonstall (baptised, 4 April 1586 – October 1661) led a group of English settlers up the Charles River to settle in what is now Watertown

Thomas Maule (Quaker) (1,231 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Christison, who was the last person to be sentenced to death in the Massachusetts Bay Colony for being a Quaker. Maule was also arrested for charges of blasphemy

Dunstable, Massachusetts (1,691 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Dunstable (/ˈdʌnstəbəl/ DUN-stə-bəl) is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,358 at the 2020 census. Dunstable

Bridget Bishop (1,794 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Bridget Bishop (née Magnus; c. 1632 – 10 June 1692) was the first person executed for witchcraft during the Salem witch trials in 1692. Nineteen were hanged

Susannah Martin (1,602 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

1692 (aged 71) Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony Cause of death Hanging Nationality English (residing in Massachusetts Bay Colony) Spouse George Martin

Copp's Hill Burying Ground (624 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Copp's Hill Burying Ground is a historic cemetery in the North End of Boston, Massachusetts. Established in 1659, it was originally named "North Burying

Francis Dane (669 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Rev. Francis Dane (20 November 1615 – 17 February 1697) was an English minister who was active in Andover, Massachusetts in the latter half of the 17th

Samuel Parris (1,454 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Samuel Parris (1653 – February 27, 1720) was a Puritan minister in the Province of Massachusetts Bay. Also a businessman and one-time plantation owner

Bridget Bishop (1,794 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Bridget Bishop (née Magnus; c. 1632 – 10 June 1692) was the first person executed for witchcraft during the Salem witch trials in 1692. Nineteen were hanged

Lancaster, Massachusetts (1,982 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Lancaster is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Incorporated in 1653, Lancaster is the oldest town in Worcester County. As of the

Southborough, Massachusetts (2,019 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Southborough is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It incorporates the villages of Cordaville, Fayville, and Southville. Its name

Giles Corey (2,362 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Giles Corey (bapt.Tooltip baptized 16 August 1611 – 19 September 1692) was an English-born farmer who was accused of witchcraft along with his wife Martha

West Brookfield, Massachusetts (1,565 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

West Brookfield is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,833 at the 2020 census. Lucy Stone was born in West Brookfield

Dracut, Massachusetts (2,969 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Dracut /ˈdreɪkət/ is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. At the 2020 census, the town's population was 32,617, making it the second

Northfield, Massachusetts (2,634 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Northfield is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. Northfield was first settled in 1673. The population was 2,866 at the 2020 census

Burlington, Massachusetts (3,022 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Burlington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 26,377 at the 2020 census. It is believed that Burlington takes

Nahant, Massachusetts (2,578 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Nahant (/nəˈhɑːnt/) is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,334 at the 2020 census, which makes it the smallest municipality

Brookfield, Massachusetts (2,113 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Brookfield is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Brookfield was first settled by Europeans in 1660. The population was 3,439 at

Stage Fort (538 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Stage Fort was a fort that existed from 1635 to 1898 on Stage Head in what is now Stage Fort Park in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Stage Head was named for

Marlborough, Massachusetts (3,725 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Marlborough is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 41,793 at the 2020 census. Marlborough became a prosperous

Wenham, Massachusetts (1,865 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Wenham (/ˈwɛnəm/) is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts. The population was 4,979 at the time of the 2020 census. The town of Wenham was settled in

Fort Sewall (957 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Fort Sewall is a historic coastal fortification in Marblehead, Massachusetts. It is located at Gale's Head, the northeastern point of the main Marblehead

Malden, Massachusetts (3,693 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Malden is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. At the time of the 2020 U.S. Census, the population was 66,263 people. Malden is a

Agawam, Massachusetts (2,963 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Agawam is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 28,692 at the 2020 census. Agawam sits on the western side of the

Charles Chauncy (816 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Charles Chauncy (baptized 5 November 1592 – 19 February 1672) was an Anglo-American Congregational clergyman, educator, and secondarily, a physician. He

John Bowne (790 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

John Bowne (1627–1695), the progenitor of the Bowne family in America, was a Quaker and an English immigrant residing in the Dutch colony of New Netherland

Hudson, New Hampshire (2,583 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Hudson is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. It is located along the Massachusetts state line. The population was 25,394 at the

Easthampton, Massachusetts (3,153 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Easthampton is a city in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The city is in the Pioneer Valley, near the five colleges in the college towns

King's Chapel Burying Ground (510 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

King's Chapel Burying Ground is a historic graveyard on Tremont Street, near its intersection with School Street, in Boston, Massachusetts. Established

Deerfield, Massachusetts (3,692 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

negotiations were conducted between the colonial governments. When the Massachusetts Bay Colony released the French pirate Pierre Maisonnat dit Baptiste, Canada

Feeding Hills, Agawam, Massachusetts (281 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Feeding Hills is a section of the city of Agawam with its own ZIP Code (01030) and post office. Line Street in Agawam is generally accepted by residents

Medfield, Massachusetts (3,251 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Medfield is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 12,799 according to the 2020 United States Census. It is a community

Publick Occurrences Both Forreign and Domestick (1,003 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Publick Occurrences Both Forreign and Domestick was the first multi-page newspaper published in British colonial America. After its first issue, which

Urian Oakes (448 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Urian Oakes (1631 – July 25, 1681) was an English-born American Congregational minister and educator who served as the fourth president of Harvard College

Ayer, Massachusetts (2,638 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ayer (/ɛər/ AIR) is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Originally part of Groton, it was incorporated February 14, 1871, and became

Needham, Massachusetts (3,581 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Needham (/ˈniːdəm/ NEED-əm) is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. A suburb of Boston, its population was 32,091 in the 2020 U.S. Census

Gedney and Cox Houses (556 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Gedney and Cox Houses are historic houses at 21 High Street in Salem, Massachusetts. The earliest part of the Gedney House was built c. 1665, and the

Methuen, Massachusetts (3,255 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Methuen (/məˈθuːən/) is a 23-square-mile (60 km2) city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 53,059 at the 2020 census. Methuen

John Crackston (1,092 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

John Crackstone (surname also spelled as Craxston or Crakstone; c. 1575 – c. 1620/21) was an English Separatist from Holland who came with his son John

Everett, Massachusetts (3,239 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Everett is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, directly north of Boston, bordering the neighborhood of Charlestown. The population

First Church in Roxbury (1,529 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The First Church in Roxbury, also known as the First Church of Roxbury is the current headquarters of the Unitarian Universalist ("UU") Urban Ministry

Boxford, Massachusetts (2,924 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Boxford is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town's population was 8,203 in 2020. The original

Wellesley, Massachusetts (3,609 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Wellesley (/ˈwɛlzli/) is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Wellesley is part of Greater Boston. The population was 29,550 at the

Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts (2,389 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Manchester-by-the-Sea (also known simply as Manchester, its name prior to 1990) is a coastal town on Cape Ann, in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States

Fort Independence (Massachusetts) (1,992 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Fort Independence is a granite bastion fort that provided harbor defenses for Boston, Massachusetts, located on Castle Island. Fort Independence is one

Hingham, Massachusetts (3,719 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Hingham (/ˈhɪŋəm/ HING-əm) is a town in northern Plymouth County in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. Part of the Greater Boston region, it is located on

Rockport, Massachusetts (3,370 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Rockport is a seaside town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,992 in 2020. Rockport is located approximately 40 miles

Cooper–Frost–Austin House (305 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Cooper–Frost–Austin House is a historic Colonial American house, built in 1681. It is located at 21 Linnaean Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is

Spencer–Peirce–Little Farm (589 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Spencer–Peirce–Little Farm is a Colonial American farm located at 5 Little's Lane, Newbury, Massachusetts, United States, in the midst of 231 acres

Woburn, Massachusetts (3,483 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Woburn (/ˈwuːbərn/ WOO-bərn) is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,876 at the 2020 census. Woburn is located

Concord, Massachusetts (4,389 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Concord (/ˈkɒŋkərd/) is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. In the 2020 census, the town population was 18,491. The United States

Thomas Shepard (minister) (889 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Sectaries: Anne Hutchinson and the Antinomian Controversy in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. pp. 189–248.

Samuel Holten (451 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

politician from Danvers, Massachusetts. Holten represented the Massachusetts Bay Colony as a delegate to the Continental Congress, where he signed the

Saugus, Massachusetts (4,222 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Saugus is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. The population was 28,619 at the 2020 census. Saugus is known

Coffin House (344 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Coffin House is a historic Colonial American house, currently estimated to have been constructed circa 1678. It is located at 14 High Road, Newbury

Mary Parker (Salem witch trials) (201 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Mary Parker (née Ayer) of Andover, Massachusetts Bay Colony, the daughter of John Ayer, was executed by hanging on September 22, 1692, with several others

East Budleigh (290 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

founder of Salem, Massachusetts and the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, was born in East Budleigh in 1592 to Richard Conant. East Budleigh

Fairbanks House (Dedham, Massachusetts) (1,670 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The Fairbanks House in Dedham, Massachusetts is a historic house built around 1641, making it the oldest surviving timber-frame house in North America

Ashby, Massachusetts (3,014 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ashby is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,193 at the 2020 census, which makes it the least populous municipality

House of the Seven Gables (1,481 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The House of the Seven Gables (also known as the Turner House or Turner-Ingersoll Mansion) is a 1668 colonial mansion in Salem, Massachusetts, named for

Harvard Library (2,520 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Harvard Library is the network of libraries and services at Harvard University, a private Ivy League university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Harvard Library

Old Burial Hill (Marblehead, Massachusetts) (295 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Old Burial Hill is a historic cemetery in Marblehead, Massachusetts. It is located on the high ground between Marblehead's colonial-era residential and

Arlington, Massachusetts (3,849 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Arlington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The town is six miles (10 km) northwest of Boston, and its population was 46,308

Massachusetts smallpox epidemic (2,007 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Massachusetts smallpox epidemic or colonial epidemic was a smallpox outbreak that hit Massachusetts in 1633. Smallpox outbreaks were not confined to

Lexington, Massachusetts (4,445 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Lexington is a suburban town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, located 10 miles (16 km) from Downtown Boston. The population was 34,454

Chilmark, Massachusetts (2,091 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Chilmark is a town located on Martha's Vineyard in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,212 at the 2020 census. The fishing

Stow, Massachusetts (3,223 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Stow is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The town is located 21 miles (34 km) west of Boston, in the MetroWest region of Massachusetts

Andover, Massachusetts (4,545 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Andover is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. It was settled in 1642 and incorporated in 1646. At the 2020 census, the population was

Thomas Parker (minister) (1,135 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Thomas Parker (1595–1677) was an English nonconforming clergyman and a founder of Newbury, Massachusetts. Parker was born at Stanton St. Bernard, Wiltshire

Savin Hill (923 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Savin Hill is a section of Dorchester, the largest neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Named after the geographic feature it covers and

Leonard Hoar (1,025 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Leonard Hoar (1630 – November 28, 1675) was an English-born American Congregational minister and educator, who spent a short and troubled term as President

Pierce House (Dorchester, Massachusetts) (283 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The Pierce House is a rare 17th-century (First Period) house at 24 Oakton Avenue in the Dorchester neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts. Built c. 1683

Springfield (toponym) (428 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Springfield is a famously common place-name in the English-speaking world, especially in the United States. According to the U.S. Geological Survey there

John Allin (Puritan minister) (1,066 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

John Allin, or John Allin (1596–1671), was an English-born Puritan cleric and one of the patriarchs of New England associated with the foundation of Dedham

Springfield (toponym) (428 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Springfield is a famously common place-name in the English-speaking world, especially in the United States. According to the U.S. Geological Survey there

Westfield, Massachusetts (4,192 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Westfield is a city in Hampden County, in the Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts, United States. Westfield was first settled by Europeans in 1660

Swett–Ilsley House (465 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Swett–Ilsley House (c. 1670) is a much extended Colonial house located at 4 High Road, Newbury, Massachusetts, United States. It is now owned by Historic

Second Church, Boston (621 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Second Church was a congregation active during 1649–1970, which occupied a number of locations around Boston, Massachusetts. It was first a Congregational

Samuel Penhallow (345 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Samuel Penhallow (July 2, 1665 – December 2, 1726) was a Cornish colonist, historian, and militia leader in present-day Maine during Queen Anne's War and

Edward Johnson (founder of Woburn, MA) (368 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Captain Edward Johnson (1598–1672) was a leading figure in colonial Massachusetts, and is one of the founders of Woburn, Massachusetts. Johnson probably

Roxbury Latin School (3,521 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Roxbury Latin School (informally known as RL) is a private, college-preparatory, all-boys day school located in West Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts

Robert Sedgwick (colonist) (737 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Major General Robert Sedgwick (c. 1611 – 1656) was an English colonist, born 1611 in Woburn, Bedfordshire, England, and baptised on 6 May 1613. He was

Framingham Public School District (2,073 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Framingham Public School District or Framingham Public Schools (FPS) comprises thirteen public schools in the city of Framingham, Massachusetts. It

First Parish Church of Dorchester (1,699 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

First Parish Dorchester is a Unitarian Universalist congregation in Dorchester, Massachusetts. It was founded by English Puritans who initially saw themselves

Israel Stoughton (604 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Israel Stoughton (c. 1603 – 1644) was an early English colonist in Massachusetts and a colonial commander in the Pequot War. Returning to England, he served

Walpole, Massachusetts (4,318 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Walpole is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Walpole Town, as the Census refers to it, is located approximately 18 miles (29 km)

Jeremy Adams (694 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Jeremy Adams, also known as Jeremiah Adams (c.1604/5—August 11, 1683), was one of the first settlers of Hartford, Connecticut. He was also the founder

Boston Latin School (3,848 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Boston Latin School is a public exam school in Boston, Massachusetts. It was established on April 23, 1635, making it both the oldest public school

The Witch House (1,083 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Jonathan Corwin House, known locally as The Witch House, is a historic house museum in Salem, Massachusetts. It was the home of Judge Jonathan Corwin

John Woodbridge (777 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

John Woodbridge VI (1613–1696) was an English nonconformist, who emigrated to New England. He had positions on both sides of the Atlantic, until 1663,

South Portland, Maine (3,990 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

South Portland is a city in Cumberland County, Maine, United States, and is the fourth-most populous city in the state, incorporated in 1898. At the 2020

Dover, Massachusetts (3,286 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Dover is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,923 at the time of the 2020 United States Census. With a median income

Braintree, Massachusetts (3,384 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Braintree (US: /ˈbreɪnˌtri/), officially the Town of Braintree, is a municipality in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. It is officially known as a town, but

Richard Everett (78 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Richard Everett (December 11, 1597 – July 3, 1682) emigrated from the English county of Essex. On July 15, 1636 he and a party of settlers bought land

Stephen Daye (901 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Stephen Daye Sr. (c.1594 – December 22, 1668) emigrated from England to the British colony of Massachusetts and became the first printer in colonial America

Susanna Rowson (1,837 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Susanna Rowson, née Haswell (1762 – 2 March 1824), was an American novelist, poet, playwright, religious writer, stage actress, and educator. She was the

Boston Public Schools (4,241 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Boston Public Schools (BPS) is a school district serving the city of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is the largest public school district in

John Balch House (351 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The John Balch House, located at 448 Cabot Street, Beverly, Massachusetts, is one of the oldest wood-frame houses in the United States. It is now operated

Buckman Tavern (578 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Buckman Tavern is a historic American Revolutionary War site associated with the revolution's very first battle, the 1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord

John Hunting (settler) (924 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

John Hunting (c. 1597-April 12, 1689) was Ruling Elder of the First Church and Parish in Dedham. Hunting was born in Hoxne, England in 1597. He had strong

Timothy Dwight (Massachusetts politician) (610 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Captain Timothy Dwight (1629–1718) represented Dedham in the Great and General Court of Massachusetts and was the progenitor of the Dwight family. Dwight

Groton, Massachusetts (5,361 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Groton is a town in northwestern Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, within the Greater Boston metropolitan area. The population was 11,315

Arbella (508 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Holland Thomas Dudley, who served several terms as Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony Anne Bradstreet, poet John Winthrop the Younger, son of the leader

Greenfield, Massachusetts (4,648 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Greenfield is the only city in, and the seat of, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. Greenfield was first settled in 1686. The population was

Revere, Massachusetts (4,924 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Revere is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, located approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) from downtown Boston. Founded as North Chelsea in 1846, it was

Thomas Hastings (colonist) (1,534 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Thomas Hastings (c. 1605 – c. September 15, 1685) was a prominent English immigrant to New England, one of the approximately 20,000 immigrants who came

John Dwight (died 1661) (1,021 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

John Dwight (c. 1601–1661) was one of the first settlers of Dedham, Massachusetts and progenitor of the Dwight family. Dwight was born in Woolverstone

Baldwin House (Woburn, Massachusetts) (600 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The Baldwin House, also known as the Loammi Baldwin Mansion, is a Colonial American mansion located in Woburn, Massachusetts. On October 7, 1971, it was

Michael Wigglesworth (2,198 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Michael Wigglesworth (1631–1705) was a Puritan minister, physician, and poet whose poem The Day of Doom was a bestseller in early New England. Michael

John Dwight (died 1661) (1,021 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

John Dwight (c. 1601–1661) was one of the first settlers of Dedham, Massachusetts and progenitor of the Dwight family. Dwight was born in Woolverstone

Michael Wigglesworth (2,198 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Michael Wigglesworth (1631–1705) was a Puritan minister, physician, and poet whose poem The Day of Doom was a bestseller in early New England. Michael

Thomas Granger (297 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Thomas Granger or Graunger (1625? – September 8, 1642) was one of the first people hanged in the Plymouth Colony (the first hanged in Plymouth or in any

Peak House (Medfield, Massachusetts) (288 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Peak House Heritage Center is a historic site located in Medfield, Massachusetts. According to tradition, the original house was built in 1651 by Benjamin

William Fairfax (2,430 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

William Fairfax (1691–1757) was a political appointee of the British Crown in several colonies as well as a planter and politician in the Colony of Virginia

General Israel Putnam House (360 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The General Israel Putnam House in Danvers, Massachusetts, United States, is a historic First Period house recorded in the National Register of Historic

Thomas Mayhew (2,239 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Governor Thomas Mayhew, the Elder (April 1, 1593 – March 25, 1682) established the first European settlement on Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket and adjacent

William Munroe (Scottish soldier) (770 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

William Munroe (1625-1717) was a 17th-century Scottish soldier who later became a settler in the United States and a Freemason. According to historian

First Burial Ground (Woburn, Massachusetts) (333 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The First Burial Ground or Park Street Burial Ground is a historic cemetery on Park Street near Centre Street in Woburn, Massachusetts. Established c.

John Oxenbridge (613 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

John Oxenbridge (30 January 1608 – 28 December 1674) was an English Nonconformist divine, who emigrated to New England. He was born at Daventry, Northamptonshire

Boston Custom House (1,867 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Custom House in Boston, Massachusetts, was established in the 17th century and stood near the waterfront in several successive locations through the

Ezekiel Rogers (396 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ezekiel Rogers 1590 (Date unknown) – January 23, 1660) was an English nonconformist clergyman, and Puritan settler of Massachusetts. He was a son of Richard

First Baptist Church (Boston, Massachusetts) (803 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The First Baptist Church (or "Brattle Square Church") is a historic American Baptist Churches USA congregation, established in 1665. It is one of the oldest

Mary Webster (alleged witch) (1,362 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Mary Webster (née Reeve, fl. 1684) was a resident of colonial New England who was accused of witchcraft and was the target of an attempted lynching by

Hooper–Lee–Nichols House (435 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Hooper–Lee–Nichols House is an historic Colonial American house in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Initially constructed in 1685 and enlarged and remodeled

Lancaster raid (1,169 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

March 15, 2019. Rex, Cathy (March 2011). "Indians and Images: The Massachusetts Bay Colony Seal, James Printer, and the Anxiety of Colonial Identity". American

The Mather School (577 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Mather School is the oldest public elementary school in North America. It is located in the Dorchester region of Boston, Massachusetts and was named

John Farrington (Massachusetts colonist) (202 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

John Farrington was an early American colonist. He settled in Dedham, Massachusetts and served as a selectman there. When the town of Wrentham separated

Boston Watch (374 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Boston Watch, established in 1631, was the precursor to the Boston Police Department. In 1631, Boston was a tiny Puritan settlement with approximately

Scots Charitable Society of Boston (1,306 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Scots Charitable Society (est.1657) of Boston, Massachusetts, The oldest charitable institution in the Western Hemisphere, was established to provide

John Lothropp (2,048 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Rev. John Lothropp (1584–1653) – or Lothrop, or Lathrop – was an English Anglican clergyman, who became a Congregationalist minister and emigrant to New

New England Yearly Meeting (352 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

New England Yearly Meeting (officially the New England Yearly Meeting of Friends) is a body of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) founded in 1661

Brookline, Massachusetts (6,634 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Brookline (/ˈbrʊklaɪn/ ) is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, and part of the Boston metropolitan area. An exclave of Norfolk County

Rowland Thomas (435 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

1698 in Springfield, Hampshire [after 1812 in Hampden County], Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America at age 77, and was buried after 21 Feb

John Farrington (Massachusetts colonist) (202 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

John Farrington was an early American colonist. He settled in Dedham, Massachusetts and served as a selectman there. When the town of Wrentham separated

Edmund Rice (110 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Brothers Edmund Rice (colonist) (1594–1663), English immigrant to the Massachusetts Bay Colony Edmund Rice (politician) (1819–1889), U.S. Representative from

Rebecca Nurse Homestead (607 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Rebecca Nurse Homestead is a historic colonial house built ca. 1678 located at 149 Pine Street, Danvers, Massachusetts. It had many additions through

Framingham, Massachusetts (8,414 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Sign erected at the site (corner of Belknap Rd and Grove St) by Massachusetts Bay Colony Tercentenary Commission "Framingham's Bowditch Field renovation

Noyes-Parris House (161 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Noyes-Parris House is a historic First Period house located in Wayland, Massachusetts. The oldest portion of this house is a "single cell", three bays

West Springfield, Massachusetts (6,847 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

named for early Irish settlers John and Mary Riley; 1786). The Massachusetts Bay Colony passed a law in 1647 requiring the construction of a public school

Isaac Chauncy (733 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Isaac Chauncy (1632–1712) was an English dissenting minister. Chauncy was the eldest son of Charles Chauncy, and was born on 23 August and baptised at

Nathaniel Colburn (480 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Nathaniel Colburn (1611–1691) was an early settler and selectman in Dedham, Massachusetts. He was baptized in 1611 in Woolverstone, Suffolk, England. His

Chicopee, Massachusetts (5,977 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Chicopee (/ˈtʃɪkəpi/ CHIK-ə-pee) is a city located on the Connecticut River in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. At the 2020 census, the city

John Winthrop Jr. Iron Furnace Site (656 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Winthrop the Younger wanted to establish an iron works in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He believed that because the colonies had a cheap and abundant

Old Burying Ground (Cambridge, Massachusetts) (500 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The Old Burying Ground, or Old Burial Ground, is a historic cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, located just outside Harvard Square. The

Richard Steere (author) (148 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Richard Steere (c. 1643–1721) was born in Chertsey, Surrey, England, probably in 1643. Steere emigrated to the American colonies, probably to Massachusetts

Robert Feake (372 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Robert Feake (c. 1602-c.1661) was an early New England settler, soldier, goldsmith, and founder of what is now Greenwich, Connecticut. Feake was a goldsmith

Anthony Fisher (Massachusetts politician) (354 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Lieutenant Anthony Fisher represented Dedham, Massachusetts in the Great and General Court. He was also a selectman for three years. Fisher was baptized

Waltham, Massachusetts (6,975 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Waltham (/ˈwɔːlθæm/ WAWL-tham) is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, and was an early center for the labor movement as well as a

John Whipple House (789 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The John Whipple House is a historic colonial house at 1 South Green in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Built in the seventeenth century, the house has been open

Uxbridge, Massachusetts (5,251 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Uxbridge is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States, first colonized in 1662 and incorporated in 1727. It was originally part of the town

Boston Gaol (Massachusetts) (1,381 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The Boston Gaol (1635–1822) was a jail in the center of Boston, Massachusetts, located off Court Street, in the block bounded by School, Washington and

Hancock Cemetery (220 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Hancock Cemetery is a historic cemetery on the Hancock Adams Common, across from the United First Parish Church, in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States

George Soule (Mayflower passenger) (4,168 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

George Soule (c. 1601 – between 20 September 1677 and 22 January 1679) was a colonist who was one of the indentured servants on the Mayflower and helped

Margaret Jones (147 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

midwife) (1613–1648), first person to be executed for witchcraft in Massachusetts Bay Colony Margaret Jones (writer) (1842–1902), Welsh travel writer Maggie

John Nelson (merchant) (878 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

John Nelson (1654–1734) was an English colonial merchant, trader, and statesman, active in New England. John Nelson was born near London, England, in 1654

Newburyport, Massachusetts (6,257 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Newburyport is a coastal city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, 35 miles (56 km) northeast of Boston. The population was 18,289 at the 2020

John Russell (clergyman) (711 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

1626 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England and immigrated to Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay Colony aboard The Defence in 1635 with his father and brother as part

Fields Corner (424 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Fields Corner is a historic commercial district in Dorchester, the largest neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, United States founded in June 1630. It

John Strong (colonist) (517 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

John Strong (1610–1699) was an English-born New England colonist, politician, Puritan church leader, tanner, and one of the founders of Windsor, Connecticut

Francis Eaton (Mayflower passenger) (1,805 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Bristol, England, and died in the autumn of 1633 in Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony. He, with his wife and son, were passengers on the historic 1620

Pinnace (ship's boat) (829 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

and rigs possible. The expected popularity of the pinnace in the Massachusetts Bay Colony during the first half of the 17th century is documented. By the

Samuel Morse (Dedham) (365 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Samuel Morse (1585-1654) was an original proprietor of Dedham, Massachusetts who served on the board of selectmen for two years. He was also a founder

Westerly Burial Ground (170 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Westerly Burial Ground (also known as Westerly Burying Ground) is an historic cemetery on Centre Street in the West Roxbury neighborhood of Boston

Thomas Loring (1,207 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Thomas Loring was an early settler of Hingham and Hull, Massachusetts. He was present at some of the key moments in the earliest history of Hingham, Massachusetts

Pickering House (Salem, Massachusetts) (386 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The Pickering House (circa 1664) is a First Period Colonial house at 18 Broad Street, in Salem, Massachusetts' McIntire Historic District. Located in downtown

Newton, Massachusetts (6,674 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Newton is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is roughly 8 miles (13 km) west of downtown Boston, and comprises a patchwork of

Eliot Burying Ground (227 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Eliot Burying Ground (or ""Eustis Street Burying Ground" or "First Burying Ground in Roxbury") is a historic seventeenth-century graveyard at Eustis and

James Noyes House (238 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The James Noyes House is a historic First Period house at 7 Parker Street in Newbury, Massachusetts, United States. The house was built by the Reverend

Dock Square (1,144 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

soon was recognized as the political and economic center of the [Massachusetts Bay] colony (Morgan 61). For much of its long history, Dock Square has been

Old Barn (Canton, Massachusetts) (188 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The Old Barn is a historic barn off Blue Hill River Road in Canton, Massachusetts. Based on the construction methods used, it is estimated to have been

Nathaniel Felton Houses (168 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Nathaniel Felton Houses are a pair of historic houses at 43 and 47 Felton Street in Peabody, Massachusetts. The Peabody Historical Society owns and

Pawtucketville (226 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Pawtucketville is a neighborhood and village within the city of Lowell, Massachusetts. The area was settled in the 1668 as Drawcott and was previously

William Avery (Massachusetts politician) (351 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

William Avery (circa 1622-March 18, 1686) represented Dedham, Massachusetts, in the Great and General Court. He was also a selectman, serving eight terms

John Partridge House (209 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The John Partridge House is a historic house in Millis, Massachusetts. John Partridge, Sr. was granted land to build a house sometime in 1659. While this

Kingsbury House (170 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Kingsbury House is a historic house at 137 Suffolk Street in the Chestnut Hill section of Newton, Massachusetts. The oldest part of this 2+1⁄2-story

John Woodward House (145 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The John Woodward House is a historic house at 50 Fairlee Road in Newton, Massachusetts. Built sometime before 1686, it is one of the city's oldest surviving

Marblehead, Massachusetts (6,383 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Marblehead is a coastal New England town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, along the North Shore. Its population was 20,441 at the 2020 census

Michael Metcalf (puritan) (494 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Michael Metcalf (1586 – 27 December 1664) was an early English colonist in Massachusetts, who had been persecuted for his Puritan beliefs in his native

Michael Metcalf (puritan) (494 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Michael Metcalf (1586 – 27 December 1664) was an early English colonist in Massachusetts, who had been persecuted for his Puritan beliefs in his native

Abbot-Baker House (296 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Abbot-Baker House is a historic house at 5 Argilla Road in Andover, Massachusetts. Estimated to have been built about 1685, it is one of Andover's

William Bullard (Dedham) (254 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

William Bullard (1594–December 23, 1686) was an early resident and two term Selectman in Dedham, Massachusetts. He built the first bridge across the Charles

Judge Samuel Holten House (276 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Judge Samuel Holten House (circa 1670) is a historic house located at 171 Holten Street, Danvers, Massachusetts. It is currently owned by the Daughters

Robert Calef (5,215 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Robert Calef (baptized 2 November 1648 – 13 April 1719) was a cloth merchant in colonial Boston. He was the author of More Wonders of the Invisible World

Claflin–Richards House (272 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Claflin–Richards House, also known as the Claflin–Gerrish–Richards House, is a historic First Period house located at 132 Main Street, Wenham, Massachusetts

Jerathmell Bowers House (567 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Jerathmell Bowers House is believed to have built circa 1673, at 150 Wood Street in Lowell, Massachusetts. It is the oldest known home in Lowell. It

Early government of Dedham, Massachusetts (4,508 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The early government of Dedham, Massachusetts describes the governance of Dedham from its founding in 1636 to the turn of the 18th century. It has been

Robert Keayne (1,036 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Robert Keayne (1595 – March 23, 1656) was a prominent public figure in 17th-century Boston, Massachusetts. He co-founded the Ancient and Honorable Artillery

Norwood-Hyatt House (393 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Norwood-Hyatt House is a historic house at 704 Washington Street in the Gloucester, Massachusetts. It is notable as one of the oldest houses in Gloucester

Hoar Tavern (359 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Hoar Tavern, or the Hoar Homestead, is a historic tavern and house northeast of downtown Lincoln on Reiling Pond Road in Lincoln, Massachusetts. With a

Giddings-Burnham House (204 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Giddings-Burnham House is a historic house in Ipswich, Massachusetts. The house was probably built in the 1640s by George Giddings and was sold to

Peter Tufts House (703 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Peter Tufts House (formerly and incorrectly known as the Cradock House) is a Colonial American house located in Medford, Massachusetts. It is thought

Province House (Boston, Massachusetts) (336 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The Province House (1679–1864) was a mansion on old Marlborough Street in Boston, Massachusetts. Built in 1679, it was the home of merchant Peter Sergeant

Vine Lake Cemetery (142 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Vine Lake Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Main Street in Medfield, Massachusetts. First established in 1651, this 32-acre (13 ha) cemetery has grown

Peter Sergeant (281 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Peter Sergeant (died 1714) was a merchant in Boston, Massachusetts, in the late 17th and early 18th century. Born in England, he later moved to Boston

Katherine Scott (111 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Marbury Scott (died 1687), Quaker advocate and colonist of the Massachusetts Bay Colony Kathryn Scott, pseudonym used by the American composer and flutist

Newman–Fiske–Dodge House (315 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Newman–Fiske–Dodge House is a historic First Period house in Wenham, Massachusetts. The house contains a rare instance of preserved 17th century decoration

Woodberry-Quarrels House (175 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Woodberry-Quarrels House is a historic First Period house in Hamilton, Massachusetts. The oldest part of this 2.5-story, seven-bay wood-frame house

Groton Inn (225 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Groton Inn is an inn at 128 Main Street in Groton, Massachusetts. Until 2011, it was an inn consisting of three historic structures, and was believed

John Winthrop (disambiguation) (106 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

John Winthrop (1587/8–1649) was the founding governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. John Winthrop may also refer to: John Winthrop the Younger (1606–1676)

Hatfield Center Historic District (390 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Hatfield Center Historic District encompasses the traditional center of Hatfield, Massachusetts. The area, first laid out in 1661, is bounded by Maple

Samuel Mather (Independent minister) (839 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Samuel Mather (1626–1671) was an Independent minister. Born in England, he went with his family while still young to New England. He returned to England

Concord Monument Square–Lexington Road Historic District (181 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Concord Monument Square–Lexington Road Historic District is an historic district in Concord, Massachusetts. Monument Square, at the center of the district

First Church of Christ, Congregational (Springfield, Massachusetts) (779 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Old First Church (Springfield, Massachusetts). First Church of Christ, Congregational, or Old First Church, is a

Barker's Farm (195 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

42°43′19.7″N 71°6′39.8″W / 42.722139°N 71.111056°W / 42.722139; -71.111056 Barker's Farm (also known as Barker's Farmstand or the Barker Farm) is an

Old Feather Store (462 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Old Feather Store (1680–1860) was a shop located at Dock Square and North Street (formerly Ann Street) in Boston, Massachusetts, in the 17th–19th centuries

Common Burying Ground at Sandy Bank (261 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Common Burying Ground at Sandy Bank (officially known as Bell Rock Cemetery) is a historic cemetery in Malden, Massachusetts, US. It occupies a roughly

Parkman Tavern (173 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Parkman Tavern is an historic tavern (now a private residence) at 20 Powder Mill Road in Concord, Massachusetts. It is a 2+1⁄2-story timber-frame structure

Administration of Justice Act 1774 (468 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

3 c. 39). It covered the treatment of British officials in the Massachusetts Bay colony and became law on 20 May 1774. It was one of several acts (known

Nathaniel Rogers (minister) (485 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Nathaniel Rogers (1598–1655) was a Puritan clergyman in England and New England. According to the Dictionary of National Biography article on Rogers (published

Nathaniel Whiting (mill owner) (1,895 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Nathaniel Whiting (1609-January 15, 1682–3) was an early settler of Dedham, Massachusetts. He owned several mills on Mother Brook and is said to have dug

Haverhill, Massachusetts (6,509 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Haverhill (/ˈheɪvrɪl/ HAY-vril) is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. Haverhill is located 35 miles (56 km) north of Boston on the New

Robert Hinsdale (1,272 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Robert Hinsdale (died September 18, 1675) was a colonial American Puritan cleric and a founder of Dedham, Medfield, and Deerfield, Massachusetts who died