SALEM, * village (afterward Topsfield) established. -, 1694 part Aug. 23, 1630 Common land. Mar. 4,* 1635 bounds between Salem and Saugus 7, 1640 Common land called Colechester. June 2,* 1641 bounds between Salisbury, Oct. CITIES AND TOWNS. ESSEX COUNTY Concluded. First mentioned in Records of therein recorded From what Established or Incorporated, Change of Boundary, Incorporation as a City, Extinction, etc. Granted the privileges of a town. May 15, 1667 bounds between Salisbury new town and Haverhill established May 28,* 1668 "Salisbury newtown... may be named Emesbury." The plantation of Saugus. Mar. 4, 1635 bounds between Saugus and Salem, and between Saugus and Marble Harbor, to be established. Nov. 20,* 1637 name changed to Lynn. Part of Lynn Feb. 22, 1841 part of Chelsea annexed. May 17, 1901 bounds between Saugus and Lynnfield established. Part of Danvers. April 30, 1856 bounds between South Danvers and Salem established and part of each place annexed to the other place. May 31, 1856 bounds between South Danvers and Danvers established. April 13, 1868 name changed to Peabody. April 30, 1868 name of Peabody accepted by the town. Part of Lynn. April 3, 1867 part of Salem annexed. Part of Ipswich called the Village at the New Meadows. Oct. 18,* 1650 Topsfield established as a town. Oct. 19,* 1658 bounds between Topsfield and Salem established. May 29,* 1664 bounds between Topsfield and Salem established. Feb. 28,* 1694 bounds between Topsfield and Ipswich established. Feb. 25,* 1701 bounds between Topsfield and Boxford established. Part of Salem called Enon. May 28,* 1679 bounds between Wen- FRANKLIN COUNTY. INCORPORATED JUNE 24, 1811. June 21, 1765 Mar. 6, 1762 The new plantation called Huntstown. The new plantation called Falltown. Dec. 2, 1779 part annexed April 14, 1779 The plantation called No-town, and part of Charlemont. April Colrain, June 30, 1761 The new plantation called Charlemont. April 14, 1779 part included in the new town of Buckland. Feb. 14, 1785 part included in the new town of Heath. Mar. 19, 1793 certain common lands between Charlemont and North River annexed. April 2, 1838 part of the common lands called Zoar annexed. The new plantation of Colrain. Dec. 2, 1779 part of Bernardston annexed. CITIES AND TOWNS. FRANKLIN COUNTY First mentioned in Records of the State, or therein recorded as Established or Incorporated. Continued. From what Established or Incorporated, Change of Boundary, Part of Deerfield established as the district of Conway. Aug. 23, 1775 the district made a town by general act. Feb. 19, 1781 part of Shelburne annexed. Feb. 9, 1785 part annexed to Goshen. June 17, 1791 part of Deerfield annexed. June 21, 1811 part of Deerfield annexed and bounds between Conway and Whately established. April 14, 1838 part annexed to Buckland. Common land. Oct., 1678 the encouraging of the rebuilding of the plantation of Deerfield provided for. June 7, 1712 bounds to extend" Nine miles from the River into the Western Woods." June 9, 1753 part established as the district of Greenfield. June 17, 1767 part established as the district of Conway. June 21, 1768 part established as the district of Shelburne. June 17, 1791 part annexed to Conway. Mar. 5, 1810 part annexed to Whately. June 21, 1811 part annexed to Conway and bounds established. May 2, 1896 part annexed to Greenfield. The common land called Erving's Grant. Feb. 27, 1841 bounds between Erving and Orange established. Feb. 10, 1860 part of Northfield called Hack's Grant annexed. Part of Greenfield. Feb. 28, 1795 part of Northfield annexed. Mar. 14, 1805 the island called Great Island annexed after April 1, 1805. Part of Deerfield established as the district of Greenfield. Aug. The plantation called Number Seven. Mar. 9, 1793 part of plan- Part of Charlemont and common lands called Green and Walker's land. Part of Sunderland. Part of Bernardston established as the district of Leyden. Feb. Part of Rowe and gore of common land. Part of Sunderland established as the district of Montague. Aug. The township of New Salem with the additional grant made to |