Towns of New England and old England, Ireland and Scotland .. connecting links between cities and towns of New England and those of the same name in England, Ireland and Scotland; containing narratives, descriptions, and many views, some done from old prints; also much matter pertaining to the founders and settlers of New England and to their memorials on both sides of the Atlantic; . t Braintree was made in 1643 whenGovernor Winthrop brought over some workmen to start there the manufactureof iron, among the newcomers being Lionel Copeley from York County, NicholasBond and others. Lynn, howeve
Towns of New England and old England, Ireland and Scotland .. connecting links between cities and towns of New England and those of the same name in England, Ireland and Scotland; containing narratives, descriptions, and many views, some done from old prints; also much matter pertaining to the founders and settlers of New England and to their memorials on both sides of the Atlantic; . t Braintree was made in 1643 whenGovernor Winthrop brought over some workmen to start there the manufactureof iron, among the newcomers being Lionel Copeley from York County, NicholasBond and others. Lynn, however, began this industry before Braintree and wasevidently more successful if we may judge from the words of one writer who saidthat in the latter town they pounded out less iron than they hammered out lawsuits. It may be interesting to mention that Captain John Smith on his map gaveQuincy the name of London; and the figures of a castle and cathedral were annexedas showing the prosperity and grandeur to which he believed the town would attain. There is also a Braintree in Vermont. Kindness of the Bostoii iuA TABLET PLACED BY THE QUINCY CHAPTER OFTHE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVO-LUTION, IN QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS, once part of Braintree, where Captain Wollaston in 1625first established a trading post at Blacks Creek. Fromhim Wollaston, near Quincy and Braintree, received ^ m BRAINTREE, MASSACHUSETTS 55 The English town of Braintree in Essex County was once called Branchetreu,a Saxon name meaning town near a river, and was once the seat of the Bishopsof London. It bears evidence of having existed for generations. The earUestpart of the town was located on the banks of Pods Brook in the vicinity of whatis now known as Skitts ffill; as the settlement expanded and the Romans bmlttheir great roads, the population shifted toward the intersection of the two greatRoman highways. The annals of Braintree are rich in names that have becomefamous not only in Britain but throughout t
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