CITIES AND TOWNS.

ESSEX COUNTY- Concluded.

Date of Estab-
lishment or In-
corporation,

or first mention
in the Records of
the State.

From what Established or Incorporated, Change of Boundary,
Incorporation as a City, Extinction, etc.

Part of Gloucester.

Sept. 4, 1639

Aug. 23, 1630

"Mr. Ezechi Rogers plantation." 1675 part established as Brad-
ford. 1694 part established as Boxford. Feb. 24, 1701 bounds
between Rowley and Bradford established. Nov. 29, 1785 part of
Ipswich annexed. June 10, 1808 part annexed to Boxford. June 18,
1825 bounds between Rowley and Boxford established. April 21,
1838 part established as Georgetown.

Common land. Mar. 4, 1635 bounds between Salem and Saugus (now
Lynn), and Salem and Marble Harbor, to be established. Sept. 7,
1643 part called Enon established as Wenham. May 14, 1645 part
called "Jeffryes Creeke" established as Manchester. May 2, 1649
part established as Marblehead. Oct. 19, 1658 bounds between
Salem and Topsfield established. May 29, 1664 bounds between
Salem and Topsfield established. Oct. 14, 1668 part called Bass
River established as Beverly. June 20, 1728 part included in the new
town of Middleton. Jan. 28, 1752 part established as the district
of Danvers. Sept. 11, 1753 part annexed to Beverly. Mar. 23, 1836
Salem incorporated as a city. April 4, 1836 act of incorporation
accepted by the town. Mar. 17, 1840 bounds between Salem and
Danvers established. April 30, 1856 bounds between Salem and
South Danvers established and part of each place annexed to the
other place. April 3, 1867 part annexed to Swampscott. Mar. 27,
1882 part of Peabody annexed.

Common land called Colechester. June 2, 1641 bounds between Salis-
bury and "Pantucket, ali: Haverell" established. Nov. 1, 1654
bounds between Salisbury and Haverhill established. May 27, 1668
part established as Amesbury. Mar. 15, 1844 part annexed to Ames-
bury. June 16, 1886 part annexed to Amesbury. July 1, 1886 act
of June 16, 1886 took effect.

The plantation of Saugus. Mar. 4, 1635 bounds between Saugus and
Salem, and between Saugus and Marble Harbor, to be established.
Nov. 20, 1637 name changed to Lynn.

Part of Lynn. Feb. 22, 1841 part of Chelsea annexed.

Part of Danvers. April 30, 1856 bounds between South Danvers and
Salem established and part of each place annexed to the other place.
May 31, 1856 bounds between South Danvers and Danvers estab-
lished. April 13, 1868 name changed to Peabody. April 30, 1868
name of Peabody accepted by the town.

Part of Lynn. April 3, 1867 part of Salem annexed.

Part of Ipswich called the Village at the New Meadows. Oct. 18, 1650
Topsfield established as a town. Oct. 19, 1658 bounds between Tops-
field and Salem established. May 29, 1664 bounds between Topsfield
and Salem established. Feb. 28, 1694 bounds between Topsfield and
Ipswich established. Feb. 25, 1701 bounds between Topsfield and
Boxford established. June 20, 1728 part included in the new town
of Middleton.

Saugus,

July

5, 1631

Saugus,

Feb.

17, 1815

South Danvers,

May

CITIES AND TOWNS.

FRANKLIN COUNTY. INCORPORATED JUNE 24, 1811.

Date of Estab-
lishment or In-
corporation,
or first mention
in the Records of
the State.

From what Established or Incorporated, Change of Boundary,
Incorporation as a City, Extinction, etc.

Ashfield,
Bernardston,

June 21, 1765
Mar.
6, 1762

The new plantation called Huntstown.

The new plantation called Falltown. Dec. 2, 1779 part annexed to
Colrain. Mar. 12, 1784 part established as the district of Leyden.
April 14, 1838 part of Greenfield annexed. May 7, 1886 part of Ley.
den annexed, if this act is accepted by Bernardston. June 7, 1886
act of May 7, 1886 accepted.

The plantation called No town, and part of Charlemont. April 14,
1838 part of Conway annexed.

The new plantation called Charlemont. April 14, 1779 part included
in the new town of Buckland. Feb. 14, 1785 part included in the
new town of Heath. Mar. 19, 1793 certain common lands between
Charlemont and North River annexed. April 2, 1838 part of the
common lands called Zoar annexed.

The new plantation of Colrain. Dec. 2, 1779 part of Berdnardston annexed.

Part of Deerfield established as the district of Conway. Aug. 23.
1775 the district made a town by general act. Feb. 19, 1781 part of
Shelburne annexed. Feb. 9, 1785 part annexed to Goshen. June
17, 1791 part of Deerfield annexed. June 21, 1811 part of Deerfield
annexed and bounds between Conway and Whately established.
April 14, 1888 part annexed to Buckland.

Common land. Oct., 1678 the encouraging of the rebuilding of the plantation of Deerfield provided for. June 7, 1712 bounds to extend"Nine miles from the River into the Western Woods." June 9, 1753 part established as the district of Greenfield. June 17, 1767 part established as the district of Conway. June 21, 1768 part established as the district of Shelburne. June 17, 1791 part annexed to Conway. Mar. 5, 1810 part annexed to Whately. June 21, 1811 part annexed to Conway and bounds established. May 2, 1896 part annexed to Greenfield.

The common land called Erving's Grant. Feb. 27, 1841 bounds be-
tween Erving and Orange established. Feb. 10, 1860 part of North-
field called Hack's Grant annexed.

Part of Greenfield. Feb. 28, 1795 part of Northfield annexed. Mar.
14, 1805 the island called Great Island annexed after April 1, 1805.
Part of Deerfield established as the district of Greenfield. Aug. 23,
1775 the district made a town by general act. Sept. 28, 1793 part
established as Gill. April 14, 1838 part annexed to Bernardston.
May 2, 1896 part of Deerfield annexed.

The plantation called Number Seven. Mar. 9, 1793 part of plantation
Number Seven, accidentally omitted in the bounds, annexed to Haw.
ley. June 21, 1803 part annexed to the district of Plainfield.

Part of Charlemont and common lands called Green and Walker's land.

Part of Sunderland.

Part of Bernardston established as the district of Leyden. Feb. 22, 1809 the district made a town. May 7, 1886 part annexed to Bernardston, if the act is accepted by Bernardston. June 7, 1886 the act accepted by Bernardston.

Part of Rowe and a gore of common land.

CITIES AND TOWNS.

FRANKLIN COUNTY-Concluded.

June 15, 1753

From what Established or Incorporated, Change of Boundary,
Incorporation as a City, Extinction, etc.

Aug. 23,

Part of Sunderland established as the district of Montague.
1775 the district made a town by general act. Feb. 28, 1803 part an-
nexed to Wendell.

The township of New Salem with the additional grant made to said
township established as the district of New Salem. Aug. 23, 1775
the district made a town by general act. Jan. 28, 1822 part included
in the new town of Prescott. Feb. 20, 1824 part of Shutesbury
annexed. Feb. 5, 1830 part annexed to Athol. Mar. 16, 1837 part
called Little Grant annexed to Orange and part to Athol.

The plantation called Squakead. June 29, 1773 two tracts of land
lying south of Northfield annexed. Feb. 28, 1795 part annexed to
Gill. Feb. 10, 1860 part called Hack's Grant annexed to Erving.
Parts of Athol, Royalston, Warwick, and certain common lands called
Ervingshire made the district of Orange. Feb. 24, 1810 the district
made a town. Feb. 7, 1816 part annexed to Athol. Mar. 16, 1837
part of the common lands called Erving's Grant annexed. Mar. 16,
1837 part of New Salem called Little Grant annexed.
1841 bounds between Orange and Erving established.

Feb. 27,

The common lands called Myrifield and lands adjoining. Feb. 21,
1822 part of Rowe and certain common lands established as Monroe.
April 2, 1838 part of the common lands called Zoar annexed.