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5, 1636, Iudian name, Satuit, from Satuit Brook in the eastern part of the Town. See Cohasset and South Scituate.

Mar. 4, 1875, Parts of Abington and East Bridgewater. Part of, annexed to Brockton, Apr. 24, 1875.

Feb. 14, 1849, Part of Scituate. See Hanover. Part of Hanover annexed
Feb. 11, 1878.

July 10, 1739, Plantation of Agawam, or Agowaywam. Part of Plymouth annexed to Wareham, Jan. 20. 1827. Boundary line between it and Rochester defined 1864 and 1866. See Marion.

West Bridgewater

Feb. 16, 1822, Part of Bridgewater. See North Bridgewater.

Chelsea

SUFFOLK COUNTY. INCORP. MAY 10, 1643. See Norfolk County.

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Jan. 10, 1738, Indian name, Winnisimet. Rumney Marsh. See Saugus and
North Chelsea.

Mar. 19, 1848, Part of Chelsea. See Winthrop. Name changed to Revere
by Act of Mar. 24, 1871; approved by the Town.
See North Chelsea.

Mar. 19, 1848,

Mar. 27, 1852, Easterly part of North Chelsea.

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WORCESTER COUNTY. INCORP. APRIL 2, 1731.

Feb. 22, 1765, Dorchester Canada. Part of Gardner annexed to Ashburn-
ham, Feb. 16, 1815; and part of Westminster, Jan. 28, 1824.
See Ashby and Gardner.

Mar. 6, 1762, Indian name, Payguage, or Poquaig. Part of Gerry annexed
to Athol, Feb. 28, 1806; part of Orange, Feb. 7, 1816; and parts
of New Salem, Feb. 5, 1830, and Mar. 16, 1837. Land confirmed
to Athol, June 11, 1829. See Royalston, Gerry, and Boylston.
See Ward.

Auburn
Ward.

Apr. 10, 1778,

From parts of Worcester, Sutton, Oxford, and Leicester.
Name changed to Auburn, Feb. 7, 1837.

Mar. 28, 1753, North-westerly part of Rutland incorp. as Rutland District,
Mar. 28, 1753. Rutland District incorp. as Town of Hutchin-
son, June, 1774. Name changed to Barre, Nov. -, 1776.

June, 1774,
Mar. 16, 1784,

See Barre.

South Parish of Bolton incorp. as District of Berlin, Mar. 16,
1784, and as a Town, Feb. 6, 1812. Part of Lancaster an-
nexed to Berlin, Feb. 8, 1791; and a part of Northborough,
Feb. 14, 1806.

Mar. 25, 1845, Part of Mendon.

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WORCESTER COUNTY - Continued.

Date of
Incorporation.

Original Name, Change of Name, Boundary, Etc.

June 24, 1738, Part of Lancaster. Part of Marlborough annexed to Bolton,
Feb. 11, 1829. Boundary line between Bolton and West-
borough estab. Mar. 16, 1858. See Berlin; also Hudson, in
Middlesex County.

North Parish of Shrewsbury. See West Boylston.

Indian name, Quaboag, Quobog, or Quobage. Boundary line
between Brookfield and New Braintree estab. June 10, 1791,
and Mar. 8, 1792. Part of New Brookfield annexed to Brook-
field, Apr. 15, 1854. See North Brookfield and Ware.

West part of Oxford. See Oxford, Southbridge, and Sturbridge.
Part of Lancaster.

From parts of Petersham, Hardwick, and Greenwich.
Boundary line estab. Feb. 12, 1803. Boundary line be-
tween Dana and Greenwich estab. June 19, 1811. Parts of
Petersham and Hardwick annexed to Dana, Feb. 4, 1842.

-, 1746, Incorp. as a District. (See note on page 103.) Boundary line between it and Uxbridge estab. Apr. 25, 1864. See Webster.

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Feb. 2, 1731, | Indian name, Chabanakongmum. From lands between Wood-
stock and Oxford. Middlesex Gore annexed to Dudley aud
Sturbridge, June 25, 1794. See Southbridge and Webster.

Feb. 3, 1764, West part of Lunenburg. See Ashby and Westminster. Incorp.
as a City by Act of Mar. 8, 1872; accepted by the people.

June 27, 1785, From parts of Westminster, Ashburnham, Winchendon, and
Templeton. See Ashburnham, Ashby, and Westminster.

Apr. 18, 1735, Indian name, Hassanamisco. Gore of land annexed to Graf-
ton, June 14, 1823; part of Shrewsbury annexed Mar. 3,
1826; and part of Sutton, Mar. 3, 1842. See Worcester.

Jan.10,1738-39, Lambstown. Part of New Braintree annexed to Hardwick, June 10, 1814; and gores of land, Feb. 7, 1831, and Feb. 6, 1833. See Dana and Petersham.

From parts of Lancaster, Groton, and Stow. See Boxborough.
North part of Worcester. Boundary line between Holden and
Paxton estab. Mar. 27, 1793. Part of Paxton annexed to
Holden, Mar. 19, 1831. See Paxton and West Boylston.
North-easterly part of Rutland. See Princeton.

Indian name, Nashwash, or Nashawog. Boundary line
between Lancaster and Sterling estab. Mar. 7, 1837. See
Berlin, Holden, and Sterling.

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