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1738

50 YEARS BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS' RATIFICATION OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION

  1. July 3, John Singleton Copley, born in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Painter, historical subjects and portraits. Died on September 9, 1815 in London, United Kingdom.
1739
  1. Winnisimmet settled in 1624, renamed Chelsea and incorporated as town, in Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Named for Chelsea in UK. Coordinates 42°24'N-71°02'W.
1740
  1. East Longmeadow, settled as part of Longmeadow in Hampden County, Massachusetts. Coordinates 42°04'N-72°31'W.
  2. Turkey Hills (later Fitchburg) settled on the Mohawk Trail in Worcester County, Massachusetts. Coordinates 42°35'N-71°48'W.
1741
  1. William Shirley, appointed governor of Massachusetts (1741-1749).
  2. March 22, Moses Robinson, born in Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Senator of Vermont and governor of Vermont (1789-1790).
1742
1743
1744
  1. January 9, Edward Bancroft, born in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. Physician, scientist, writer and American Revolution double agent.
  2. July 17, Gerry Elbridge, born in Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts. Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Governor of Massachusetts and Vice-President of the United States (1813-1814).
  3. November 11, Abigail Smith Adams, born in Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. 2nd First Lady of the United States, married to President John Adams
1745
1746
  1. April 21, Josh Billings (pseudonym Henry Wheeler Shaw), born in Lanesboro, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Writer and humorist.

  2. November 27, Increase Sumner, born in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Governor of Massachusetts (1797-1799).
1747
1748
1749
  1. King's Chapel, designed by Peter Harrison, built in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
  2. Spencer Phips, appointed acting governor of Massachusetts (1749-1753)
  3. May 15, Levi Lincoln, born in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Governor of Massachusetts (1808-1809).
1750
  1. Important shoe manufacturing began in Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
1751
1752
  1. Salem Village(present Danvers), set off from Salem as a district. Located in Essex County, Massachusetts. Coordinates 42°34'N-70°56'W.
  2. January 16, George Cabot, born in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts. Businessman and Federalist Party leader.
1753
  1. William Shirley, appointed second term governor of Massachusetts (1753-1756).
  2. Geenfield, incorporated in Franklin County, Massachusetts. Coordinates 42°36'N-72°36'W.
1754
  1. Carlisle district established, in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
  2. The Crocker Tavern House built, a National Historic Landmark, now available to guests as a private home rental, location Barnstable town, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.
1755
1756
  1. Spencer Phips, appointed second-term acting governor of Massachusetts (1756-1757).
1757
  1. Thomas Pownall, appointed governor of Massachusetts (1757-1760).
1758
1759
  1. Amherst settled in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Named for British commander, baron Jeffrey Amherst. Coordinates 42°23'N-72°31'W. Attractions & Recreation : Kirby Theatre, Mead Art Museum, Pratt Museum of Natural History, Robert Frost Library.
1760
  1. Thomas Hutchinson, appointed acting governor of Massachusetts.
  2. Sir Francis Bernard, appointed governor of Massachusetts (1760-1769).
1761
  1. Belchertown incorporated in Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
  2. Christ Church built in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, designed by Peter Harrison.
  3. Great Barrington, incorporated in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Coordinates 42°12'N-73°22'W.
1762
  1. The Old Belfry built, in Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
1763
  1. August 8, Charles Bulfinch born in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. First U.S. professional architect.
1764
  1. Fitchburg incorporated as town in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  2. Gardner, settled in Worcester County, Massachusetts. Coordinates 42°34'N-74°60'W. Attractions & Recreation : Gardner Park.
1765
  1. Dorchester renamed and incorporated as Ashburnham in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  2. November, William Hill Brown, born in Boston, Suffolk County, Massacusetts. Dramatist and novelist, considered to be the writer of the first American novel.
1766
1767
  1. July 11, John Quincy Adams born in Quincy(former Braintree), Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Sixth President of the United States (1825-1829) and son of President John Adams.
1768
  1. The Old Belfry was moved to the Batlle Green in Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
1769
  1. Thomas Hutchinson, appointed second-term governor of Massachusetts (1769-May 13, 1774).
1770
  1. The Old Powder House built in Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. During the Revolutionary War used a storehouse.
  2. Cohasset town (previously part of Hingham) incorporated in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

    Coordinates 42°14'N-70°48'W. Attractions & Recreation : Minot Ledge Lighthouse.
  3. The Phillips Academy founded in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts.
  4. March 5, Boston Massacre, widely publicized skirmish between Boston inhabitants and British Troops in Suffolk County, resulting in the killing of five protesters.
1771
1772
1773
  1. Politician, Samuel Adams participated in the planning of the Boston Tea Party (anti-taxation on British ships) in Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
  2. March 26, Nathaniel Bowditch, born in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts. Astronomer, author and mathematician, 'The New American Practical Navigator' and other publications.
  3. June 15, Asher Benjamin, born in Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Architect.
1774
  1. First county convention to denounce the 'Coercion Acts' met in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
  2. Holyoke city included in West Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. Named for explorer Elizur Holyoke, also the 'Birthplace of Volleball'. Coordinates 42°12'N-72°37'W.
  3. May 13, Thomas Gage appointed governor of Massachusetts (1774-October 11, 1775).
  4. September 24, John Chapman, born in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Missionary and professional nurseryman.
1775
  1. The regions first powder mill was established in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts.
  2. Dalton(previously Ashuelot Equivalent), settled in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Coordinates 42°29'N-73°09'W.
  3. Salem Village(present Danvers) incorporated, in Essex County, Massachusetts.
  4. It is said that John Spalding of Chelmsford, in Middlesex County, fired the first shot at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts.
  5. April 18, Paul Revere crossed to the Charlestown shore in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, the start of his historical ride to Lexington.
  6. April 18/19, several Concord and Lexington Minutemen killed during a skirmish with the British Regulars in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The start of the War of Independence, the American Revolution.
  7. May 25, the British occupied Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts (1775-March 17, 1776).
  8. June 17, the Battle of Bunker Hill in Suffolk County, Massachusetts. British General William Howe captured Bunker Hill, occupied by American troops under command of Colonel William Prescott.
  9. July 12, James Otis, appointed president of the Council of Massachusetts (1775-September 12, 1775).
  10. September 5, the schooner 'Hannah' was commissioned on Beverly's waterfront in Essex County Massachusetts, by George Washington.
  11. October 7, James Otis appointed second-term president of the Council of Massachusetts (1775-October 16, 1775).
  12. October 11, Sir William Howe, appointed governor of Massachusetts (1775-March 17, 1776).
  13. October 17, James Bowdoin appointed president of the Council of Massachusetts (1775-October 19, 1775).
  14. October 20, James Otis, appointed third-term president of the Council of Massachusetts (1775-October 23, 1775).
  15. October 24, James Bowdoin appointed second-term president of the Council of Massachusetts (1775-October 25, 1775).
  16. October 26, James Otis appointed fourth-term president of the Council of Massachusetts (1775-November 16, 1775).
  17. November 29, Walter Spooner appointed president of the Council of Massachusetts (1775-December 5, 1775).
  18. December 6, William Sever appointed second-term president of the Council of Massachusetts (1775-December 29, 1775).
  19. December 30, Walter Spooner appointed second-term president of Council of Massachusetts (1775-January 15, 1776).
1776

JULY 4, INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

  1. Amherst incorporated as town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
  2. Politician and Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts native Samuel Adams, signed the Declaration of Independence.
  3. January 16, William Sever appointed third-term president of the Council of Massachusetts (1776-February 12, 1776).
  4. February 13, Benjamin Greenleaf appointed president of the Council of Massachusetts (1776-February 23, 1776).
  5. March 4/5, General George Washington forced the British to evacuate Dorchester Heights near Boston in Massachusetts.
  6. March 14, William Sever appointed fourth-term president of the Council of Massachusetts (1776-29 March, 1776).
  7. March 30, James Otis appointed fifth-term president of the Council of Massachusetts (1776-April 30, 1776).
  8. May 1, James Bowdoin appointed third-term president of the Council of Massachusetts (1776-May 3, 1776).
  9. May 4, James Otis appointed sixth-term president of the Council of Massachusetts (1776-May 7, 1776).
  10. May 8, James Bowdoin appointed fourth-term president on the Council of Massachusetts.
  11. May 9, James Otis appointed seventh-term president of the Council of Massachusetts (1776-May 13, 1776).
  12. May 30, James Bowdoin appointed fifth-term president of the Council of Massachusetts (1776-June 22, 1776).
  13. June 24, Jeremiah Powell appointed president of the Council of Massachusetts (1776-July 4, 1776).
  14. July 5, James Bowdoin appointed president of the Council of Massachusetts (1776-July 16, 1776).
  15. July 17, Richard Darby, Jr. appointed president of the Council of Massachusetts.
  16. August 16, James Bowdoin appointed seventh-term president of the Council of Massachusetts (1776-September 25, 1776).
  17. September 26, Walter Spooner appointed third-term president of the Council of Massachusetts (1776-October 4, 1776).
  18. October 9, James Bowdoin appointed 8th time president of the Council of Massachusetts (1776-November 1776).
  19. November 18, Jeremiah Powell appointed second-term president of the Council of Massachusetts (1776-December 2, 1776).
  20. December 3, James Bowdoin appointed ninth-term president of the Council of Massachusetts (1776-February 11, 1777).
  21. December 7, Massachusetts became the State of Massachusetts-Bay.
1777
  1. February 12, Jeremiah Powell appointed third-term president of the Council of Massachusetts (1777-July 10, 1777).
  2. July 11, Artemas Ward appointed president of the Council of Massachusetts (1777-July 21, 1777).
  3. July 22, William Sever appointed fifth-term president of the Council of Massachusetts (1777-August 1, 1777).
  4. August 2, Artemas Ward appointed second-term president of the Council of Massachusetts ( 1777-August 13, 1777).
  5. August 14, Jeremiah Powell appointed fourth-term president of the Council of Massachusetts (1777-June 1, 1778).
1778
  1. Phillips Academy founded in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts. Oldest boarding school for boys in the nation.
  2. April 10, Auburn town, incorporated as the town of Ward, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Named after Artemas Ward, a Revolutionary War hero. Coordinates 42°12'N-71°50'W.
  3. June 2, Artemas Ward appointed third-term president of the Council of Massachusetts (1778-June 8, 1778).
  4. June 9, Jeremiah Powell appointed fifth-term president of the Council of Massachusetts (1778-June 7, 1779).
1779
  1. June 8, Artemas Ward appointed fourth-term president of the Couuncil of Massachusetts (1779-June 10, 1779).
  2. June 11, Jeremiah Powell appointed sixth-term president of the Council of Massachusetts (1779-October 16, 1779).
  3. October 18, Artemas Ward appointed fifth-term president of the Council of Massachusetts (1779-October 23, 1779).
  4. October 25, William Sever appointed sixth-term president of the Council of Massachusetts (1779-November 9, 1779).
  5. November 10, Artemas Ward appointed sixth-term president of the Council of Massachusetts (1779-December 1, 1779).
  6. December 2, Jeremiah Powell appointed seventh-term president of the Council of Massachusetts (1779-June 7, 1780).
1780
  1. The American Academy of Arts and Sciences, founded by James Bowdoin in Massachusetts.
  2. Carlisle, re-established(second time) in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
  3. Gristmills and sawmills built in Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
  4. June 8, James Bowdoin appointed 10th term president of the Council of Massachusetts (1780-August 25, 1780).
  5. July 11, Timothy Flint, born near North Reading in Massachusetts. Harvard graduate, clergyman, novelist and social historian
  6. August 28, Jeremiah Powell appointed 8th time president of the Council of Massachusetts (1780-September 5, 1780).
  7. September 6, James Bowdoin appointed 11th time president of the Council of Massachusetts (1780-September 16, 1780).
  8. September 18, Jeremiah Powell appointed 9th time president of the Council of Massachusetts (1780-October 13, 1780).
  9. October 14, James Bowdoin appointed 12th time president of the Council of Massachusetts (1780-October 18, 1780).
  10. October 19, Jeremiah Powell appointed 10th time president of the Council of Massachusetts (1780-October 25, 1780).
  11. October 25, Massachusetts, became Commonwealth of Masachusetts.
  12. October 25, John Hancock appointed governor of Massachusetts (1780-January 29, 1785).
1781
1782
1783
1784
  1. Dalton, incorporated in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
  2. Derby Academy, founded in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Oldest co-educationlal school in the country.
1785
  1. District of Easthampton, separated from Northampton in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Coordinates 42°16'N-72°40'W. Attractions and Recreation : Mount Tom State Park
  2. Gardner, incorporated as a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts. Named for Colonel Thomas Gardner, a Revolutionary War hero.
  3. January 29, Thomas Cushing appointed acting governor of Massachusetts (1785-May 26, 1785).
  4. May 26, James Bowdoin, appointed governor of Massachusetts (1785-May 30, 1787).
1786
  1. December 12, William Learned Marcy, born in Southbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Thirteenth governor of New York.
1787
  1. May 30, John Hancock appointed second-term governor of Massachusetts (1787-October 8, 1793).
1788
  1. February 6, Massachusetts MA, 6th state admitted to the Union
    Massachusetts Today : one of the original 13 states to ratify the Federal Constitution of the United States. Nickname 'We'd Love To Show You Around' and 'The Bay State' , capital Boston, area 10,555 sq.mi. (27.337km²), 44th largest state. Counties 14 : Barnstable, Berkshire, Bristol, Cape Cod, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Martha's Vineyard, Middlesex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, Western Massachusetts, Worcester. Attractions & Recreation : Adams National Historic Park, Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Blacksone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, Boston African American National Historic Site, Boston Harbor Islands, Boston National Historic Park, Cape Cod National Seashore, Crocker Tavern Museum, Essex National Heritage Area, Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, John F. Kennedy National Historic Site, Longfellow National Historic Site, Lowell National Historical Park, Minute Man National Historical Park, New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor, Salem Maritime National Historic Site, Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site, Springfield Armory National Historic Site, Subury, Assabet, and Concord Wild and Scenic Rivers, Westfield Wild and Scenic River.
1789
  1. Samuel Adams, appointed Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (1789-1793).
  2. One of New England's first cotton-weaving mills built in Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts.
  3. The manufacture of paper began in Massachusetts.
  4. Twin lighthouses, constructed on Thatcher Island, Rockport in Essex County, Massachusetts.
  5. April 7, John Hancock, elected first governor of Massachusetts (1789-October 8, 1793).
1790
  1. Massachusetts population 378,787 residents.
  2. Massachusetts, Barnstable County population, 17,351 residents.
  3. Massachusetts, Berkshire County population, 30,201 residents.
  4. Massachusetts, Bristol County population, 31,709 residents.
  5. Massachusetts, Dukes County population, 3,265 residents.
  6. Massachusetts, Essex County population, 57,913 residents.
  7. Massachusetts, Hampshire County population, 59,681 residents.
  8. Massachusetts, Middlesex County population, 42,737 residents.
  9. Massachusetts, Nantucket County population, 4,020 residents.
  10. Massachusetts, Plymouth County population, 29,535 residents.
  11. Massachusetts, Suffolk County population, 44,875 residents.
  12. Massachusetts, Worcester County population, 56,807 residents.
  13. November 6, James Bowdoin, died in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Boston born political leader, Massachusetts governor and first president of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
1791
  1. March 3, the Town of Orleans, incorporated in Barnstable County, Massachusetts.
1792
  1. September 1, Chester Harding, born in Conway, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Portrait painter.
1793
  1. Brookline, organized as Muddy River in Suffolk County, became part of Norfolk County in Massachusetts. Coordinates 42°21'N-81°49'W. Attractions & Recreation : Birthplace of President John F. Kennedy, National Historical site.
  2. Dedham on the Charles River, appointed seat of Norfolk County in Massachusetts. Coordinates 42°15'N-71°10'W.
  3. Lowell's Boat Shop, constructed by Simeon Lowell in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. Oldest boat shop in the US and National Historic Landmark.
  4. Norfolk County established in Massachusetts, seat Dedham.
  5. May 24, Edward Hitchcock born in Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Geologist (glacial theory) and theologist. Yale theologicel seminary graduate, pastor of the Congregational church in Conway, Franklin County, Massachusetts, professor of chemistry and natural history at Amherst, president of Amherst College. Died on February 27, 1864 in Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusets. Works e.g. 'Report on the Geology, Mineralogy, Botany, and Zoology of Massachusetts'.
  6. October 8, John Hancock, died in Quincy and buried in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. First governor of Massachusetts (1789-1793).
  7. October 8, Samuel Adams elected governor of Massachusetts (1793-June 2, 1797).
1794
  1. Samuel Adams, elected governor of Massachusetts (1794-June 2, 1797).
  2. Old Yellow Meeting House built in Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
  3. April 11, Edward Everett, born in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Statesman and orator.
  4. November 3, William Cullen Bryant, born in Cummington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Editor of the 'New York Evening Post' and poet 'Thanatopsis'.
1795
1796
1797
  1. John Adams, elected 2nd President of the United States, a native from Braintree(present Quincy), Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

  2. The Constitution (Old Ironsides), one of the first frigates built for the U.S. Navy, launched in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
  3. Deerfield Academy(formerly Dickinson) established in Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts.
  4. George Middleton House, built in Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Oldest wooden house on Beacon Hill and first house built by a black person, Revolutionary War Soldier George Middleton.
  5. Punkapoag, part of Stoughton, renamed Canton, located in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
  6. June 2, Increase Sumner, elected governor of Massachusetts (1797-June 7, 1799).
1798
1799
  1. Charles Bulfinch, elected Chairman of the board of selectmen of Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts (1799-1818).
  2. January 18, Joseph Dixon, born in Marblehead, Massachusetts. Inventor and manufacturer, industrial use of graphite.
  3. June 7, Governor Increase Sumner, died in office and buried in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Governor of Massachusetts (1797-1799).
  4. June 7, Moses Gill, appointed acting governor of Massachusetts (1799-May 20, 1800).
  5. July 4, Revolutionary Monument completed and located on the Lexington Battle Green in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The first monument of the Revolution and oldest war memorial in the country.
  6. July 26, Isaac Babbitt, born in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Inventor of a tin-based alloy used for bearings.
1800
  1. Massachusetts population 422,845 residents.
  2. Massachusetts, Barnstable County population, 19,293 residents.
  3. Massachusetts, Berkshire County population, 33,885 residents.
  4. Massachusetts, Bristol County population, 33,880 residents.
  5. Massachusetts, Dukes County population, 3,118 residents.
  6. Massachusetts, Essex County population, 61,196 residents.
  7. Massachusetts, Hampshire County population, 72,432 residents.
  8. Massachusetts, Middlesex County population, 46,928 residents.
  9. Massachusetts, Nantucket County population, 5,617 residents.
  10. Massachusetts, Norfolk County population, 27,216 residents.
  11. Massachusetts, Plymouth County population, 30,073 residents.
  12. Massachusetts, Suffolk County population, 28,015 residents.
  13. Massachusetts, Worcester County population, 61,192 residents.
  14. January 17, Caleb Cushing, born in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. Lawyer, cabinet member and diplomat.
  15. May 30, Caleb Strong elected governor of Massachusetts (1800-May 29, 1807).
  16. October 3, George Bancroft, born in Worcester, Massachusetts. Historian 'father of American history'.
1801
  1. Annisquam lighthouse, erected in Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts.
  2. November 10, Samuel Gridley Howe, born in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Abolitionist, educator and first director of the Perkins School for the Blind. Married to Julia Ward in 1843, writer of the 'Battle Hymn of the Republic'. Died on January 19, 1876 in Boston.
1802
  1. The Middlesex Canal opened in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

  2. February 4, Mark Hopkins born in Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. A Berkshire Medical College and Williams College graduate, educator, lecturer and professor of moral philosophy and rhetoric. Died on June 17, 1887 in Williamstown, MA. and is represented in the Hall of Fame for Great Americans. Works e.g. 'The Law of Love and Love as a Law'.
  3. February 11, Lydia Maria Child, born in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Abolitionist, author of children's literature and crusader for women's sex education and suffrage.
  4. August 5, Edward Knight Collins, born in Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Shipowner and founder of the government-subsidized U.S. Mail Steamship Company (Collins Line).
1803

LOUISIANA PURCHASE

  1. Bradford Junior College for Women, established in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts.
  2. Fallriver (later Troy and Fall River) incorporated in Bristol County, Massachusetts. Coordinates 41°43'N-71°08'W.
  3. May 12, William Howe born in Spencer, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Inventor, truss bridge development. Died on September 19, 1852 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. A truss bridge is economical to construct, made of an assembly of straight beams, the skeletal structure can support heavy weight and span great distances.
  4. May 25, Ralph Waldo Emerson, born in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Essayist, lecturer and poet.
  5. October 2, Samuel Adams died in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Politician, strong opposer of British rule, and governor of Massachusetts (1794-1797).
1804
  1. July 4, Nathaniel Hawthorne, born in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts. Novelist, writer.
1805
  1. Chair factory established by James H. Comee, in Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  2. Carlisle, incorporated as town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
  3. The Middlesex Turnpike opened near Billerica in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
  4. December, William Lloyd Garrison, born in Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts. Abolitionist, journalist and newspaper publisher 'The Liberator'.
1806
1807
  1. Arlington town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, incorporated as West Cambridge, also known as Menotomy. Coordinates 42°25'N-71°09'W.

  2. Construction of the first U.S. lifeboat station on Pleasant Beach, near Cohasset town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
  3. May 29, James Sullivan, elected fifth governor of Massachusetts ( 1807-December 10, 1808).
1808
  1. Paul Revere built the first copper rolling mill in the U.S. in Canton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

  2. December 10, Governor James Sullivan, died in office and buried in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (1807-1808).
  3. December 10, Levi Lincoln, appointed acting governor of Massachusetts (1808-May 1, 1809).
1809
  1. District of Easthampton, incorporated as town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
  2. May 1, Christopher Gore elected governor of Massachusetts (1809-June 1810).
  3. May 5, Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard, born in Sheffield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Educator an president of Columbia College in New York City.
  4. August 29, Oliver Wendell Holmes, born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Harvard graduated physician, humorist and poet. Works e.g. 'The Poet of the Breakfast Table'.
1810
  1. Massachusetts population 472,040 residents.
  2. May 23, Sarah Margaret Fuller, born in Cambridgeport, Massachusetts. Critic, teacher and woman of letters.
  3. June 10, Elbridge Gerry, elected governor of Massachusetts (1810-June 1812).
1811
  1. Franklin County in Massachusetts formed from th northern part of Hampshire County. County seat Greenfield.
  2. Textile milling activities started in Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
  3. Greenfield, appointed seat of Franklin County, Massachusetts.
  4. June 1, Connecticut born William Eaton, died in Brimfield, Massachusetts. Adventurer and U.S. Army Officer.
  5. September 12, James Hall, born in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Geologist, paleontologist.
1812
  1. First textile mill operational on the Powow River Falls near Amesbury in Essex County, Massachusetts.
  2. Fairhaven set off from Bedford and incorporated in Bristol County, Massachusetts.
  3. Falmouth bombarded during the War of 1812 in Bristol County, Massachusetts.
  4. Hampen County in Massachusetts formed from the southern part of Hampshire County. County seat Springfield.
  5. June, Caleb Strong elected second-term governor of Massachusetts (1812-May 30, 1816).
  6. October 20, Austin Flint, born in Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Physician and pioneer of heart research.
1813
  1. Textile mills established in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts.

  2. July 15, George Peter Alexander Healy, born in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Portrait painter.
  3. March 27, Nathaniel Currier, born in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Lithographer (Currier & Yves).
1814
  1. April 2, Erastus Brigham Bigelow, born in West Boylston, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Industrialist, inventor and co-founder of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

  2. December 16, Horace William Shaler Cleveland, born in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Civil engineer and landscape architect, developed landscape architecture into a recognized profession in the U.S.
1815
  1. August 1, Richard Henry Dana, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Lawyer, author, works novel e.g. 'Two Years Before the Mast'.
  2. November 15, Actor, Edward Loomis Davenport, born in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
1816
  1. May 30, John Brooks elected governor of Massachusetts (1816-May 31, 1823).
  2. July 23, Charlotte Saunders Cushman, born in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Actress, first native-born star on the U.S. stage.
1817
  1. Henry David Thoreau, born in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Writer and naturalist.
1818
  1. Turner Phillips elected Chairman of the board of selectmen of Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts (1818-1820).
  2. February 6, William Maxwell Evarts, born in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Lawyer and statesman.
  3. April 21, Josh Billings (Henry Wheeler Shaw), born in Lanesboro, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. U.S. humorist, publications 'Josh Billings' Farmer's Allminax' etc.
  4. July 21, Charles Lawrence Robinson, born in Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts. First governor of Kansas (1861-1863).
  5. November 13, Joseph Hooker born in Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. U.S. Civil War Federal general. Died on October 31, 1879 in Garden City, New York.
1819
  1. The town of Essex incorporated in Essex County, Massachusetts.
  2. June 3, Thomas Ball, born in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. U.S. sculptor (George Washington statue).
  3. July 9, Elias Howe born in Spencer, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Sewing machine inventor, patented in 1846. Established his own sewing machine plant in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Member of the 17th Connecticut Volunteers during the Civil War. Died on October 3, 1867 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.
  4. November 30, Cyrus West Field, born in Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Financier.
1820
  1. Massachusetts population 523,287 residents.
  2. Eliphalet Williams elected Chairman of the board of selectmen of Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts (1820-1822).
  3. February 15, Susan Brownell Anthony born in Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Pioneer and crusader for the women suffrage movement in the U.S.
  4. April 14, Levi Lincoln, died and buried in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Governor of Massachusetts (1808-1809).
1821
  1. Amherst College established in Amherst town, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
  2. Ten Pound Island lighthouse, constructed in Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts.
  3. December 25, Clarissa Harlowe Barton(Angel of the Battlefield), born in Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Founder of the American Red Cross.
1822
  1. March 16, Boston city incorporated in Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
  2. April 3, Edward Everett Hale, born in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Author and clergyman, e.g. "The Man Without a Country".
  3. May 1, John Phillips elected mayor of Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts (1822-1823).
  4. July 30, William Taylor Adams born in Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Teacher and writer of juvenile books under pseudonym Oliver Optic. 
1823
  1. Josiah P. Quincy elected mayor of Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts (1823-1828).
  2. May 31, William Eustis elected governor of Massachusetts (1823-February 6, 1825).
  3. July 28, Manasseh Cutler, died in Hamilton(Ipswich Hamlet) in Essex County, Massachusetts. Congregational minister, founder of the Ohio Company of Associates.
  4. December 22, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Harvard graduated reformer, Abolition Movement.
1824
  1. September 27, Benjamin Apthorp Gould, born in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Astronomer.
1825
  1. Damming of the Chicopee River near Chicopee in Hampden County, Massachusetts.
  2. John Quincy Adams, a native of Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, elected 6th President of the United States.
  3. February 1, Francis James Child, born in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Educator and scholar, publications e.g. 'The English and Scottish Popular Ballads'.
  4. February 6, Marcus Morton appointed acting governor of Massachusetts (1825-May 26, 1825).
  5. May 26, Levi Lincoln, Jr. elected governor of Massachusetts (1825-January 9, 1834).
  6. November 29, William Hull died in Newton, Middesex County, Massachusetts. Born on June 24, 1753 in Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut. Yale College graduate lawyer, state senator, judge and brigadier general. Appointed civil governor of Michigan Territory by Thomas Jefferson. Fought major battles in the U.S. War of Independence. Was condemned to death by Martin Van Buren, to surrender Detroit during the War of 1812, President James Madison commuted his sentece as recognition for his bravery in the War of Independence.
1826
  1. Cloth-covered buttons introduced by Samuel Williston in Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
  2. March 4, the Granite Railway in Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, first chartered railroad in the U.S. Designed and built by engineer Gridley Bryant.
  3. May 29, Ebenezer Butterick, born in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Inventor.
  4. July 4, John Adams died in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. First Vice-President and 2nd President of the United States.
  5. July 31, William Smith Clark, born in Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Agricultural expert, educator and president of the Massachusetts State Agricultural College (now University of Massachusetts).
  6. September 1, Alfred Ely Beach, born in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. Inventor and publisher(Scientific American).
  7. October 7, the Granite Railway, three miles operational between the Neponset River and Quincy in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
1827
1828
1829
  1. Abbott Academy for girls, created in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts.
  2. Harrison Gray Otis elected mayor of Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts (1821-1831).
  3. June 6, Henry Dearborn, died in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Doctor, congressman and secretary of war.
  4. September 7, Ferdinand Vandiveer Hayden, born in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. Geologist.
1830
  1. Massachusetts population 610,408 residents.
  2. October 18, Maria Helen Hunt Jackson, born Fiske in Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Writer, novelist, poet and campaigner for Native American rights. Works e.g. Ramona, A Century of Dishonor. Died at the age of 54 on Augist 12, 1885 in San Francisco, California.
  3. December 10, Emily Dickinson born in Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Poet.
1831
  1. Troy (Fallriver) reverted to its earler name Fall Rviver, in Bristol County, Massachusetts.
  2. April 12, Grenville Mellen Dodge, born in Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts. Railroad construction engineer.
1832
  1. Charles B. Wells elected mayor of Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts (1832-1833).
  2. Eastern Point lighthouse, erected in Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts.
  3. January 13, Horatio Alger, Jr. born in Revere, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Author, novels 'Marie Bertrand: The Felon's Daughter' 'Frank's Campaign' etc.
  4. July 10, Alvan Graham Clark, born in Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Astronomer and telescope maker.
1833
1834
  1. Theodore Lyman, Jr. elected mayor of Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts (1834-1835).
  2. January 9, John Davis elected governor of Massachusetts (1834-March 1, 1835).
  3. March 20, Charles William Eliot, born in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Educator and president of Harvard University.
  4. August 18, Marshall Field, born near Conway in Franklin County, Massachusetts. Chicago department store owner and world-famous businessman.
1835
  1. Straitsmouth Island lighthouse, constructd near Rockport in Essex County, Massachusetts.
  2. March 1, Samuel T. Armstrong appointed acting governor of Massachusetts (1835-January 13, 1836).
  3. November 21, Henrietta Howland (Betty) Green, born in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Financier, wealthiest woman, in the U.S., of her time.
  4. December 13, Phillips Brooks, born in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Episcopal clergyman known for his hymn 'O Little Tow of Bethlehem'.
1836
  1. Samuel Tubell Armstrong elected mayor of Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
  2. January 13, Edward Everett elected governor of Massachusetts (1836-January 18, 1840).
  3. February 24, Winslow Homer born in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Died on September 29, 1910 in Prouts Neck, Maine. Marine subjects painter. (Source : Encyclopaedia Britannica)
1837
  1. The town of Ward, renamed and established as Auburn, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
1838
  1. Mass hat production manufacturing started by the Isaac Martin company in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.
  2. February 16, Henry Brooks Adams born in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Author and historian.
  3. March 16, Nathaniel Bowditch, died in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Massachusetts native author, astronomer and mathematician.

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1738-1838 BARNSTABLE COUNTY Timeline 2 Topics

 
1754
  1. The Crocker Tavern House built, a National Historic Landmark, now available to guests as a private home rental, location Barnstable town, Barnstable County, MA. Town of Barnstable today
1770
  1. The Old Powder House built in Harwich, Barnstable County, MA. During the Revolutionary War used a storehouse.Town of Harwich today
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1738-1838 BERKSHIRE COUNTY Timeline 5 Topics

 
   
1746
  1. April 21, Josh Billings (pseudonym Henry Wheeler Shaw), born in Lanesboro, Berkshire County, MA. Writer and humorist.
1761
  1. Great Barrington, incorporated in Berkshire County, MA. Coordinates 42°12'N-73°22'W.
1775
  1. Dalton(previously Ashuelot Equivalent), settled in Berkshire County, MA. Coordinates 42°29'N-73°09'W. Attractions & Recreation : Wahconah Falls State Park.
1784
  1. Dalton, incorporated in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
1802
  1. February 4, Mark Hopkins born in Stockbridge, Berkshire County, MA. A Berkshire Medical College and Williams College graduate, educator, lecturer and professor of moral philosophy and rhetoric. Died on June 17, 1887 in Williamstown MA, is represented in the Hall of Fame for Great Americans. Works e.g. 'The Law of Love and Love as a Law'.
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1738-1838 ESSEX COUNTY Timeline 25 Topics

 
Essex County organized in 1643 in Massachusetts. Area 498 sq.mi. (1.290km²). Cities/Towns/Places : Amesbury, Andover, Beverly, Beverly Farms, Boxford, Bradford, Byfield, Danvers,Easr Lynn, Essex, Georgetown, Gloucester, Groveland, Hamilton, Hathorne, Haverhill, Ipswich, Lawrence, Lynn, Lynnfield, Magnolia, Manchester, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Marblehead, Merrimac, Methuen, Middleton, Nahant, Newbury, Newburyport, North Andover, Peabody, Pigeon Cove, Plum Island, Prides Crossing, Rockport, Rowley, Salem, Salisbury, Saugus, Salisbury Beach, South Hamilton, South Lawrence, South Lynnfield Swampscott, Topsfield, Ward Hill, Wenham, West Boxford, West Lynn, West Newbury, West Peabody.
   
1744
  1. July 17, Gerry Elbridge, born in Marblehead, Essex County, MA. Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Governor of Massachusetts and Vice-President of the United States (1813-1814).
1752
  1. Salem Village(present Danvers), set off from Salem as a district. Located in Essex County, MA. Coordinates 42°34'N-70°56'W.
  2. January 16, George Cabot, born in Salem, Essex County, MA. Businessman and Federalist Party leader.
1770
  1. The Phillips Academy founded in Andover, Essex County, MA.
1773
  1. March 26, Nathaniel Bowditch, born in Salem, Essex County, MA. Astronomer, author and mathematician, 'The New American Practical Navigator' and other publications.
1775
  1. The regions first powder mill was established in Andover, Essex County, MA.
  2. Salem Village(present Danvers) incorporated, in Essex County, MA.
  3. September 5, the schooner 'Hannah' was commissioned on Beverly's waterfront in Essex County, MA, by George Washington.
1778
  1. Phillips Academy founded in Andover, Essex County, MA. Oldest boarding school for boys in the nation.
1789
  1. One of New England's first cotton-weaving mills built in Beverly, Essex County, MA.
  2. Twin lighthouses, constructed on Thatcher Island, Rockport in Essex County, MA.
1793
  1. Lowell's Boat Shop, constructed by Simeon Lowell in Amesbury, Essex County, MA. Oldest boat shop in the US and National Historic Landmark.
1800
  1. January 17, Caleb Cushing, born in Salisbury, Essex County, MA. Lawyer, cabinet member and diplomat.
1801
  1. Annisquam lighthouse, erected in Gloucester, Essex County, MA.
1803
  1. Bradford Junior College for Women, established in Haverhill, Essex County, MA.
1804
  1. July 4, Nathaniel Hawthorne, born in Salem, Essex County, MA. Novelist, writer.
1805
  1. December, William Lloyd Garrison, born in Newburyport, Essex County, MA. Abolitionist, journalist and newspaper publisher 'The Liberator'.
1812
  1. First textile mill operational on the Powow River Falls near Amesbury in Essex County, MA.
1813
  1. Textile mills established in Andover, Essex County, MA.
1819
  1. The town of Essex incorporated in Essex County, MA.
1821
  1. Ten Pound Island lighthouse, constructed in Gloucester, Essex County, MA.
1829
  1. Abbott Academy for girls, created in Andover, Essex County, MA.
1831
  1. April 12, Grenville Mellen Dodge, born in Danvers, Essex County, MA. Railroad construction engineer.
1832
  1. Eastern Point lighthouse, erected in Gloucester, Essex County, MA.
1835
  1. Straitsmouth Island lighthouse, constructd near Rockport in Essex County, MA.
1838
  1. Mass hat production manufacturing started by the Isaac Martin company in Amesbury, Essex County, MA.
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1738-1838 FRANKLIN COUNTY Timeline 6 Topics

 
1753
  1. Geenfield, incorporated in Franklin County, MA. Coordinates 42°36'N-72°36'W.
1773
  1. June 15, Asher Benjamin, born in Greenfield, Franklin County, MA. Architect.
1792
  1. September 1, Chester Harding, born in Conway, Franklin County, MA. Portrait painter.
1793
  1. May 24, Edward Hitchcock born in Deerfield, Franklin County, MA. Geologist (glacial theory), died in 1864.
1797
  1. Deerfield Academy(formerly Dickinson) established in Deerfield, Franklin County, MA.
1811
  1. Greenfield, appointed seat of Franklin County, MA.
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1738-1838 HAMPDEN COUNTY Timeline 5 Topics

 
1740
  1. East Longmeadow, settled as part of Longmeadow in Hampden County, MA. Coordinates 42°04'N-72°31'W.
1744
  1. January 9, Edward Bancroft, born in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. Physician, scientist, writer and American Revolution double agent.
1774
  1. Holyoke city included in West Springfield, Hampden County, MA. Named for explorer Elizur Holyoke, also the 'Birthplace of Volleyball'. Coordinates 42°12'N-72°37'W. Attractions & Recreation : Holyoke Heritage State Park
1825
  1. Damming of the Chicopee River near Chicopee in Hampden County, MA.
1829
  1. September 7, Ferdinand Vandiveer Hayden, born in Westfield, Hampden County, MA. Geologist.
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1738-1838 HAMPSHIRE COUNTY Timeline 4 Topics
1759
  1. Amherst settled in Hampshire County, MA. Named for British commander, baron Jeffrey Amherst. Coordinates 42°23'N-72°31'W. Attractions & Recreation : Kirby Theatre, Mead Art Museum, Pratt Museum of Natural History, Robert Frost Library.
1818
  1. November 13, Joseph Hooker born in Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. U.S. Civil War Federal general. Died on October 31, 1879 in Garden City, New York.
1821
  1. Amherst College established in Amherst town, Hampshire County, MA.
1830
  1. Poet, Emily Dickinson born in Amherst, Hampshire County, MA.
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1738-1838 MIDDLESEX COUNTY Timeline 22 Topics

 
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Middlesex County organized in 1643, seat Cambridge. Area 824 sq.mi. (2,134km²). Cities/Towns/Places : Acton, Acton Center, Arlington, Arlington Heights, Ashby, Ashland, Auburndale, Ayer, Bedford, Belmont, Billerica, Boston, Boston College, Boxborough, Burlington, Cambridge(seat), Cambridgeport, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Cherry Brook, Chestnut Hill, Cochituate, Concord, Devers, Dracut, Dunstable, East Arlington, East Cambridge, East Natick, East Pepperell, East Somerville, East Sudbury, East Watertown, Everett, Farm Hill, Forge Village, Fort Devers, Framingham, Framingham Center, Framingham South, Graniteville, Groton, Harvard Square, Harwood Station, Hastings, Holliston, Hopkinton, Hudson, Inman Square, Kendal Green, Kendall Square, Lexington, Lincoln, Lincoln Center, Lindenwood, Littleton, Lowell, Malden, Maplewood, Marlborough, Maynard, Medford, Melrose, Melrose Highlands, Nabnasset, Natick, Newton, Newton Center, Newto Highlands, Newton Lower Falls, Newton Upper Falls, Newtonville, New Town, Nobscot, Nonantum, North Billerica, North Cambridge, North Chelmsford, North Natick, North Sudbury, North Reading, North Waltham, Nuttings Lake, Oak Grove, Pepperell, Pinehurst, Pingryville, Porter Square, Reading, Riverside, Sherborn, Shirley, Saxonville, Shirley Center, Silver Hill, Somerville, South Acton, South Chelmsford, South Natick, South Waltham, Stewartville, Stoneham, Stony Brook, Stow, Sudbury, Tewksbury, Townsend, Tufts University, Tyngsboro, Tyngsborough, Village of Nagog Woods, Waban, Wakefield, Waltham, Watertown, Waverley, Wayland Center, Wayland town, West Acton, West Concord, Westford, West Groton, Mest Medford, West Natick, West Newton, Weston, West Somerville, West Townsend, Wilmington, Winchester, Winter Hill, Woburn, Woodville.

   
   
1754
  1. Carlisle district established, in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
1761
  1. Christ Church built in Cambridge, Middlesex County, MA, designed by Peter Harrison.
1762
  1. The Old Belfry built, in Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
1768
  1. The Old Belfry was moved to the Batlle Green in Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
1774
  1. First county convention to denounce the 'Coercion Acts' met in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
1775
  1. It is said that John Spalding of Chelmsford, in Middlesex County, fired the first shot at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts.
  2. April 18/19, several Concord and Lexington Minutemen killed during a skirmish with the British Regulars in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The start of the War of Independence, the American Revolution.
1780
  1. Carlisle, re-established(second time) in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
1790
  1. Middlesex County population, 42,737 residents.
1794
  1. Old Yellow Meeting House built in Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
1799
  1. July 4, Revolutionary Monument completed and located on the Lexington Battle Green in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The first monument of the Revolution and oldest war memorial in the country.
1800
  1. Middlesex County population, 46,928 residents. (9,8% increase since 1790).
1802
  1. The Middlesex Canal opened in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
  2. February 11, Lydia Maria Child, born in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Abolitionist, author of children's literature and crusader for women's sex education and suffrage.
1805
  1. Carlisle, incorporated as town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
  2. The Middlesex Turnpike opened near Billerica in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
1807
  1. Arlington town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, incorporated as West Cambridge, also known as Menotomy. Coordinates 42°25'N-71°09'W.

1809
  1. August 29, Oliver Wendell Holmes, born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, MA. Harvard graduated physician, humorist and poet. Works e.g. 'The Poet of the Breakfast Table'.
1817
  1. Henry David Thoreau, born in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Writer and naturalist.


1823
  1. December 22, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Harvard graduated reformer, Abolition Movement.
1825
  1. November 29, William Hull died in Newton, Middesex County, MA. Born on June 24, 1753 in Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut. Yale College graduate lawyer, state senator, judge and brigadier general. Appointed civil governor of Michigan Territory by Thomas Jefferson. Fought major battles in the U.S. War of Independence. Was condemned to death by Martin Van Buren, to surrender Detroit during the War of 1812, President James Madison commuted his sentece as recognition for his bravery in the War of Independence.
1830
  1. December 22, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, MA. Harvard graduated reformer, Abolition Movement.
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1738-1838 PLYMOUTH COUNTY Timeline 6 Topics

 
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Cities/Towns/Places : Abington, Accord, Allerton, Assinippi, Beaver, Brant Rock, Brantwood Manor, Bridgewater, Brocton, Bryantville, Carver, Cedarville, Coxs Corner, Cranberry Village, Curtisville, Drumlin Farms, Duxbury, East Bridgewater, East Carver, East Pembroke, East Wareham, Elmwood, Grand Vue, Green Harbor, Greenbush, Halifax, Halifax Beach, Halifax MH Estates, Hanover, Hanson, Hingham, Hull, Humarock, Indian Heights, Jacob Lakes Shores, Jefferson Shores, Kingston, Lakeside Shores, Lakeville, Manns Corner, Manomet, Marion, Marshfield, Marshfield Hills, Mattapoisett, Middleborough, Miles Standish Park, Minot, Monponsett, Nantasket Beach, North Carver, North Marshfield, North Pembroke, North Plymouth, North Scituate, Norwell, Norwell Homes, Ocean Bluff, Onset, Onset Station, Pembroke, Pine Haven, Pinehurst MH Village, Pine Tree Village, Plimoth Commons MH Park, Plymouth, Plymouth Mobile Estates, Plympton, Riverwind Estates, Rochester, Rockland, Rocky Nook, Sand Hills, Satucket, Scituate, Scituate Center, Scituate Harbor, Scotland Estates, Silver Lake, South Carver, South Hanson, South Meadow Village, Tremont, Wareham, Water View Village, West Bridgewater, West Hanover, West Wareham, White Horse Beach, Whitman, Wingbrook Estates, Winslow Estates.
1749
  1. May 15, Levi Lincoln, born in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Governor of Massachusetts (1808-1809).
1750
  1. Important shoe manufacturing began in Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
1784
  1. Derby Academy, founded in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Oldest co-educationlal school in the country.
1790
  1. Plymouth County population, 29,535 residents.
1800
  1. Plymouth County population, 30,073 residents. (1,82% increase since 1790)
1811
  1. September 12, James Hall, born in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Geologist, paleontologist.
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1738-1838 SUFFOLK COUNTY Timeline 21 Topics

 
Suffolk County organized in 1643, seat Boston. Area 58 sq.mi. (150km²). Cities/Towns/Places : Allston, Beachmont, Boston, Boston University, Brighton, Cambridge, Charleston, Chelsea, Deer Island, Dorchester, Dorchester Center, East Boston, Grove Hall, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Kenmore, Mattapan, Mission Hill, Point Shirley, Readville, Revere, Revere Beach, Roslindale, Roxbury, Soldiers Field, South Boston, Uphams Corner, West Roxbury, Winthrop.
   
1738
  1. July 3, John Singleton Copley, born in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Painter, historical subjects and portraits. Died on September 9, 1815 in London, United Kingdom.
1739
  1. Winnisimmet settled in 1624, renamed Chelsea and incorporated as town, in Suffolk County, MA. Named for Chelsea in UK. Coordinates 42°24'N-71°02'W.
1749
  1. King's Chapel, designed by Peter Harrison, built in Boston, Suffolk County, MA..
1765
  1. November, William Hill Brown, born in Boston, Suffolk County, MA. Dramatist and novelist, considered to be the writer of the first American novel.
1770
  1. March 5, Boston Massacre, widely publicized skirmish between Boston inhabitants and British Troops in Suffolk County, MA resulting in the killing of five protesters.
1773
  1. Politician, Samuel Adams participated in the planning of the Boston Tea Party (anti-taxation on British ships) in Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
1776
  1. Politician and Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts native Samuel Adams, signed the Declaration of Independence.
1790
  1. November 6, James Bowdoin, died in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Boston born political leader, Massachusetts governor and first president of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
1793
  1. October 8, John Hancock, died in Quincy and buried in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. First governor of Massachusetts (1789-1793).
1797
  1. The Constitution (Old Ironsides), one of the first frigates built for the U.S. Navy, launched in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
1799
  1. June 7, Governor Increase Sumner, died in office and buried in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Governor of Massachusetts (1797-1799).
1801
  1. November 10, Samuel Gridley Howe, born in Boston, Suffolk County, MA. Abolitionist, educator and first director of the Perkins School for the Blind. Married to Julia Ward in 1843, writer of the 'Battle Hymn of the Republic'. Died on January 19, 1876 in Boston.
1803
  1. October 2, Samuel Adams died in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Politician, strong opposer of British rule, and governor of Massachusetts (1794-1797).
1808
  1. December 10, Governor James Sullivan, died in office and buried in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (1807-1808).
1813
  1. July 15, George Peter Alexander Healy, born in Boston, Suffolk County, MA. Portrait painter.
1816
  1. July 23, Charlotte Saunders Cushman, born in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Actress, first native-born star on the U.S. stage.
1822
  1. April 3, Edward Everett Hale, born in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Author and clergyman, e.g. "The Man Without a Country".
1825
  1. February 1, Francis James Child, born in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Educator and scholar, publications e.g. 'The English and Scottish Popular Ballads'.
1836
  1. February 24, Winslow Homer born in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Died on September 29, 1910 in Prouts Neck, Maine. Marine subjects painter.
1838
  1. February 16, Henry Brooks Adams born in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Author and historian.
  2. March 16, Nathaniel Bowditch, died in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Massachusetts native author, astronomer and mathematician.
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1738-1838 WORCESTER COUNTY Timeline 12 Topics

 
1740
  1. Turkey Hills (later Fitchburg) settled on the Mohawk Trail in Worcester County, MA. Coordinates 42°35'N-71°48'W.
1741
  1. March 22, Moses Robinson, born in Hardwick, Worcester County, MA. Senator of Vermont and governor of Vermont (1789-1790).
1764
  1. Fitchburg incorporated as town in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
1765
  1. Dorchester renamed and incorporated as Ashburnham in Worcester County, MA. Attractions & Recreation : Ashburnham State Forest, Factory Village Pond, Lake Wampanoag, Stodge Meadow Pond, Upper Naukeag Lake, Winnekeag Pond.
1778
  1. April 10, Auburn town, incorporated as the town of Ward, Worcester County, MA. Named after Artemas Ward, a Revolutionary War hero. Coordinates 42°12'N-71°50'W.

1785
  1. Gardner, incorporated as a town in Worcester County, MA. Named for Colonel Thomas Gardner, a Revolutionary War hero.
1800
  1. October 3, George Bancroft, born in Worcester, MA. Historian 'father of American history'.
1803
  1. May 12, William Howe born in Spencer, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Inventor, truss bridge development. Died on September 19, 1852 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.
1805
  1. Chair factory established by James H. Comee, in Gardner Worcester County, MA.
1819
  1. July 9, Elias Howe born in Spencer, Worcester County, MA. Sewing machine inventor, patented in 1846. Died on October 3, 1867 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.
1820
  1. April 14, Levi Lincoln, died and buried in Worcester, Massachusetts. Governor of MA (1808-1809).
1837
  1. The town of Ward, renamed and established as Auburn, Worcester County, MA.
MASSACHUSETTS STATISTICS - COUNTY (LAND) AREA
396
1.026km² - MA Barnstable

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CELEBRITIES & FAMOUS PEOPLE
1735

- October 30, John Adams, born in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, died July 4, 1826. 2nd President of the United States (1797-1801).

 

1889
- September 15, Robert Charles Benchley, born in Worcester, Massachusetts. Actor, critic, newspaper columnist and writer
1940
- March 28, Russell Banks, born in Newton, Massachusetts. Author - novels and poetry.
1942
- February 14, Michael Rubens Bloomberg, born in Brighton, Massachusetts. 108th Mayor of New York City, businessman and philanthropist
1962
- March 25, Marcia Anne Cross, born in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Movie and TV actress.
1968
- April 14, Anthony Michael Hall, born in West Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts. Film and TV actor
1970

- October 8, Matthew Paige Damon, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Actor, screenwriter

1975
- August 21, Alicia Roanne Witt, born in Worcester, Massachusetts. Movie actress.
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