Boxford
Originally part of Rowley Village, Boxford was incorporated in 1685.
Explore
Mount Vernon Cemetery (1702/1717), Mt Vernon Road. Rebecca (Blake) Eames (ca. 1641-1721) pleaded guilty of witchcraft at her arraignment. She remained in jail, awaiting sentencing. In January 1693, Judge William Stoughton sentenced her (and others) to hang but was reprieved by Governor William Phips. Her original gravestone still stands (it is encased in cement), along with footstone.
Research
Historic Boxford (a new, collaborative partnership between between Boxford’s two unique historical organizations):
- For all research inquiries about the town of Boxford and to see an exhibit on the town’s history, visit Boxford Historic Document Center
- To tour the historic Holyoke-French House (1760), contact Boxford Historical Society
Boxford Town Library, 7A Spofford Road.
Online Books & Records
Dwellings of Boxford, Essex county, Massachusetts by Sidney Perley (1893)
History of Boxford by Sidney Perley (1880)
History of Rowley, anciently including Bradford, Boxford, and Georgetown, from the year 1639 to the present time by Thomas Gage (1840)