Historical Data Relating to Counties, Cities, and Towns in Massachusetts, 1997

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Contents 1 Historical Data Relating to Counties, Cities, and Towns in Massachusetts, 1997 2 Cite this book 3 Lookups 3.1 Historical Data Relating to the Incorporation of and Abolishment of Counties in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 3.1.1 Part One: Incorporation of Counties 3.1.2 Part Two: Abolishment of County 4 Previous Versions of this Text

Historical Data Relating to Counties, Cities, and Towns in Massachusetts, 1997

• Full Title: Historical Data Relating to Counties, Cities and Towns in Massachusetts
• Compiler: Prepared by William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth
• Publication Year: 1997
• Publisher: New England Historical Genealogical Society (Thomson-Shore: Dexter, Michigan)
• Page Count: 176 pages

Cite this book

• <ref>Galvin, William Francis. Secretary of the Commonwealth. ''[[Space:Historical Data Relating to Counties, Cities, and Towns in Massachusetts, 1997|Space:Historical Data Relating to Counties, Cities and Towns in Massachusetts]]'' Fifth Edition. New England Historical Genealogical Society (Thomson-Shore: Dexter, Michigan, 1997)</ref>

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Excerpt from Introduction, page 5: "The fifth edition of Historical Data Relating to Counties, Cities, and Towns in Massachusetts, like its predecessors, provides summary information relating to counties and municipalities in Massachusetts. In this edition, however, the format has been restructured, and additional information relating to the town charters, archaic names, and section/village names added."

Historical Data Relating to the Incorporation of and Abolishment of Counties in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Part One: Incorporation of Counties

County	Date of Incorporation/first mention	Reference to Act
Barnstable	June 2, 1685	Ply. Col. Rec. Vol. VI, p.169
Berkshire	April 21, 1761	Prov. Laws, Vol. IV, p.432
Bristol	June 2, 1685	Ply. Col. Rec. Vol. VI, p.169
Dukes	June 22, 1695	Prov. Laws, Vol. I, p. 216
Essex	May 10, 1643	Mass. Bay Rec. Vol. II, p.38
Franklin	June 24, 1811	Chapter 61, Acts of 1811
Hampden	February 25, 1812	Chapter 137, Acts of 1811
Hampshire	May 7, 1662	Mass. Bay Rec. Vol. IV Part 2, p.52
Middlesex	​May 10, 1643	Mass. Bay Rec. Vol. II, p.38
Nantucket	June 22, 1695 ​	Prov. Laws, Vol. I, p. 216
Norfolk (defunct/extinct)	May 10, 1643 ​	Mass. Bay Rec. Vol. II, p.38
Norfolk	March 26, 1793​	Chapter 72, Acts of 1792
Plymouth	​June 2, 1685	Ply. Col. Rec. Vol. VI, p.169
Suffolk	May 10, 1643 ​	Mass. Bay Rec. Vol. II, p.38
Worcester	April 2, 1731 ​	Prov. Laws, Vol. II, p.584

Part Two: Abolishment of County

County	Date	Chapter: Section / Acts of
Franklin	July 1, 1997	151:567 / 1996
Middlesex	July 11, 1997	48:1 / 1997
Hamden	July 1, 1998	48:1 / 1997
Worcester	July 1, 1998	48:1 / 1997
Hampshire	January 1, 1999	300:11 / 1998
Essex	July 1, 1999	300:11 / 1998
Berkshire	July 1, 2000	300:11 / 1998
Suffolk	July 1, 1999	Ma. Gen. Law Chapter 34B Sec.1

Previous Versions of this Text

Historical Data Relating to Counties, Cities, and Towns in Massachusetts, Boston, Wright & Potter printing co., state printers,1920 Edition. 73 pp. Available on HathiTrust, Free