BOXFORD
The territory now included within the limits of Boxford was originally a part of Rowley and was known as "Rowley Village" before its incorporation as a town. The General Court at a session held August 12, 1685 received the following agreement: "The inhabitants of Rowley Village desiring to be a tounship, wee, whose names are vnderwritten, being a comittee chosen by ye Toune of Rowley, haue consented that they should be a touneship, prouided the honord Court see cause to grant their request. Wee, desiring also that the honnored Gennerall Court would be pleased to confirme the lyne wee haue agreed vpon betwixt the toune of Rowley & the village; and so your hunble servants remajne," etc., etc. and on the same day, "The Court, on the certifficat of the comittee and the bounds, agree for the ljne betweene Rowley and village vnder their hands, judge meet to grant the peticoners request, provided the bounds thereof intrench not on other tounes or former grants."
The town is supposed to have been named for Boxford, County of Berkshire, England, the birthplace of Rev. Samuel Phillips, the minister at Rowley.
June 20, 1728, part of the town was included within the limits of the new town of Middleton.
June 10, 1808, part of Rowley was annexed.
March 7, 1846, part of Ipswich was annexed.
March 21, 1856, part of the town was annexed to Groveland.
April 15, 1897, part of the town was annexed to Georg town.
The population of Boxford at different periods was as follows:
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| 1765, |
851. |
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1800, |
852. |
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1840, |
942. |
| 1776, |
989. |
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1810, |
880. |
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1850, |
982. |
| 1790, |
925. |
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1820, |
906. |
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1900, |
704. |
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1830, |
935. |
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