Archive:Town Origins, Berkshire County

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Berkshire County - 1761 from Hampshire

#1	became	Tyringham	1761
#2	became	Partridgefield	1771
#3	became	Worthington	1768
#3	became	Sandisfield	1762
#4	became	Becket	1765
#4	became	Gageborough	1771
#6	became	Savoy	1797
#8	became	E_Hoosac	1762
Adams	was	E_Hoosac	1778
Adams	part to	Cheshire	1793
Adams	part as	N_Adams	1878
Alford	came fr	Gr_Barrington	1773
Alford	part fr	Gr_Barrington	1779
Alford	part fr	Gr_Barrington	1819
Alford	part fr	W_Stockbridge	1847
Becket	was	#4	1765
Becket	part to	Middlefield	1783
Becket	part fr	Loudon	1810
Bethlehem	was	---	1789
Bethlehem	joined	Loudon	1809
Boston_Corner	came fr	Mt_Washington	1838
Boston_Corner	joined	NY	1853
Cheshire	came fr	Windsor	1793
Cheshire	part fr	Adams	1793
Cheshire	part fr	Lanesborough	1793
Cheshire	part fr	New_Ashford	1793
Cheshire	part to	Windsor	1794
Cheshire	part fr	New_Ashford	1798
Cheshire	bound	New_Ashford	1912
Clarksburg	was	---	1798
Clarksburg	part to	Florida	1848
Clarksburg	part fr	Florida	1852
Dalton	came fr	Pittsfield	1784 (Ashuelot Equiv)
Dalton	part fr	Windsor	1795
Dalton	part fr	Windsor	1796
Dalton	part to	Hinsdale	1804
E_Hoosac	became	Adams	1778
E_Hoosac	was	#8	1762
Egremont	was	---	1760
Egremont	part fr	Sheffield	1790
Egremont	bound	Mt_Washington	1817
Egremont	part fr	Sheffield	1824
Florida	was	---	1805
Florida	part fr	Clarksburg	1848
Florida	part to	Clarksburg	1852
Gageborough	was	#4	1771
Gageborough	annexed	#5	1778
Gageborough	became	Windsor	1778
Gr_Barrington	came fr	Sheffield	1761
Gr_Barrington	part as	Alford	1773
Gr_Barrington	part as	Lee	1777
Gr_Barrington	part to	Alford	1779
Gr_Barrington	part to	Alford	1819
Hancock	was	Jericho	1776
Hancock	part to	New_Ashford	1798
Hartwood	became	Washington	1777
Hinsdale	came fr	Partridgefield	1804
Hinsdale	part fr	Dalton	1804
Hinsdale	bound	Peru	1912
Indian_Town	became	Stockbridge	1739
Jericho	became	Hancock	1776
Lanesborough	was	New_Framingham	1765
Lanesborough	part to	Cheshire	1793
Lee	came fr	Gr_Barrington	1777
Lee	part fr	Washington	1777
Lee	bound	Lenox	1806
Lee	bound	Lenox	1820
Lenox	came fr	Richmont	1767
Lenox	part to	Richmont	1772
Lenox	part fr	Washington	1795
Lenox	part fr	Washington	1802
Lenox	bound	Lee	1806
Lenox	bound	Lee	1820
Loudon	was	Tyringham_Equiv	1773
Loudon	annexed	Bethlehem	1809
Loudon	became	Otis	1810
Loudon	part to	Becket	1810
Monterey	came fr	Tyringham	1847
Monterey	part fr	New_Marlborough	1851
Monterey	part fr	Sandisfield	1875
Mt_Washington	was	Taconic_Mt	1779
Mt_Washington	bound	Egremont	1817
Mt_Washington	part as	Boston_Corner	1838
N_Adams	came fr	Adams	1878
N_Adams	part fr	Williamstown	1900
New_Ashford	was	---	1781
New_Ashford	part to	Cheshire	1793
New_Ashford	part fr	Hancock	1798
New_Ashford	part to	Cheshire	1798
New_Ashford	bound	Cheshire	1912
New_Framingham	became	Lanesborough	1765
New_Marlborough	was	---	1759
New_Marlborough	part fr	Sheffield	1795
New_Marlborough	part fr	Sheffield	1798
New_Marlborough	part fr	Tyringham	1811
New_Marlborough	part to	Tyringham	1812
New_Marlborough	part to	Monterey	1851
New_Marlborough	part fr	Sheffield	1871
Otis	was	Loudon	1810
Partridgefield	was	#2	1771
Partridgefield	part to	Middlefield	1783
Partridgefield	part as	Hinsdale	1804
Partridgefield	became	Peru	1806
Peru	was	Partridgefield	1806
Peru	bound	Hinsdale	1912
Pittsfield	was	Wendellstown	1758
Pittsfield	part as	Dalton	1784 (Ashuelot Equiv)
Richmond	was	Richmont	1785
Richmont	was	Yokum	1765
Richmont	part as	Lenox	1767
Richmont	part fr	Lenox	1772
Richmont	became	Richmond	1785
Sandisfield	was	#3	1762
Sandisfield	annexed	Southfield	1819
Sandisfield	part to	Monterey	1875
Savoy	was	#6	1797
Sheffield	was	---	1733
Sheffield	part as	Gr_Barrington	1761
Sheffield	part to	Egremont	1790
Sheffield	part to	New_Marlborough	1795
Sheffield	part to	New_Marlborough	1798
Sheffield	part to	Egremont	1824
Sheffield	part to	New_Marlborough	1871
Southfield	was	---	1797
Southfield	joined	Sandisfield	1819
Stockbridge	was	Indian_Town	1739
Stockbridge	part as	W_Stockbridge	1774
Stockbridge	part to	W_Stockbridge	1829
Taconic_Mt	became	Mt_Washington	1779
Tyringham	was	#1	1761
Tyringham	part to	New_Marlborough	1811
Tyringham	part fr	New_Marlborough	1812
Tyringham	part as	Monterey	1847
Tyringham_Equiv	became	Loudon	1773
W_Hoosac	became	Williamstown	1765
W_Stockbridge	came fr	Stockbridge	1774
W_Stockbridge	part fr	Stockbridge	1829
W_Stockbridge	part to	Alford	1847
Washington	part to	Lee	1777
Washington	was	Hartwood	1777
Washington	part to	Middlefield	1783
Washington	part to	Lenox	1795
Washington	part to	Lenox	1802
Wendellstown	became	Pittsfield	1758
Williamstown	was	W_Hoosac	1765
Williamstown	part to	N_Adams	1900
Windsor	was	Gageborough	1778
Windsor	part as	Cheshire	1793
Windsor	part fr	Cheshire	1794
Windsor	part to	Dalton	1795
Windsor	part to	Dalton	1796
Yokum	became	Richmont	1765

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