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Braintree (US: / ˈ b r eɪ n ˌ t r i /), officially the Town of Braintree, is a municipality in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Although officially known as a town, [6] Braintree is a city, with a mayor-council form of government, and is considered a city under Massachusetts law . [7]
The Province of Massachusetts Bay [1] was a colony in New England which became one of the thirteen original states of the United States. It was chartered on October 7, 1691, by William III and Mary II, the joint monarchs of the kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and was based in the merging of several earlier British colonies in New ...
The Massachusetts Bay Colony (1628–1691), more formally the Colony of Massachusetts Bay, was an English settlement on the east coast of North America around the Massachusetts Bay, one of the several colonies later reorganized as the Province of Massachusetts Bay.
May 27, 2024 · Braintree, town (township), Norfolk county, eastern Massachusetts, U.S. It lies along Weymouth Fore River (an inlet of Hingham Bay), just southeast of Boston. It was settled in 1634 as Monoticut (an Algonquian word meaning “abundance”) and was part of Boston until it was separately incorporated in.
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Apr 19, 2024 · Massachusetts Bay Colony was a 17th Century British settlement and political unit on the east coast of North America. It was established in 1628; its charter revoked in 1684, and it became part of the Dominion of New England in 1686.
Apr 4, 2024 · Known for its significant contributions during the American Revolution, Braintree boasts an array of historical landmarks and antiquated gems scattered across the town, whether it’s the birthplace of a former U.S.
May 28, 2015 · Braintree history at a glance. Braintree was founded on land first colonized in 1625 by Captain Wollaston and was initially named Mount Wollaston. Under the rule of Thomas Morton it was renamed...
