Bradford, Massachusetts

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This article is about the former town in Massachusetts. See Bradford (disambiguation) for other entries about Bradford.

Bradford is a former town in Essex County, Massachusetts on the banks of the Merrimack River. It included land that was originally part of Rowley, Massachusetts. It was known as "Merrimac Lands," and "Rowley Village by the Merrimack" and "Merrimack." The name was changed to Bradford at a town meeting held January 7, 1672. It was named in memory of Bradford in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. Some of the settlers emigrated from there. The town first paid colonial tax on October 13, 1675.

Part of Bradford was incorporated as the town of Groveland, Massachusetts on March 8, 1850. The town of Bradford was annexed to the city of Haverhill, Massachusetts in 1897.

Education

Isaac N. Carleton, a respected educator in New England who was the founder of Carleton School for Boys in Bradford.
Walter Tenney Carleton, a respected businessman who was one of the three founding directors of NEC Corporation.
Ann Judson, America's first overseas female missionary.

Topsfield Historical Society (1907), Vital Records of Bradford, Massachusetts to the Year 1850.

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