Naumkeag (later Salem), Massachusetts Bay Colony

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former town historic settlement

Naumkeag, later renamed Salem, was one of the earliest English settlements in the Massachusetts Bay Colony and became a prominent colonial town known for its role in early New England history.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Naumkeag	0

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former town ⓘ historic settlement ⓘ
associatedWith	Puritan migration to New England ⓘ early Massachusetts Bay governance ⓘ maritime trade in colonial New England ⓘ
colonialPower	Massachusetts Bay Company NERFINISHED ⓘ
coordinateNote	site lies within modern downtown and harbor area of Salem ⓘ
country	Kingdom of England ⓘ
earliestEnglishSettlementIn	northern Massachusetts Bay region ⓘ
economy	agriculture ⓘ fishing ⓘ trade ⓘ
ethnicGroupPresentBeforeEnglishSettlement	Massachusett peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ Naumkeag people NERFINISHED ⓘ
followedBy	Salem, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundedBy	Dorchester Company settlers NERFINISHED ⓘ English colonists ⓘ Roger Conant NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundingPurpose	fishing station ⓘ permanent agricultural settlement ⓘ
governmentType	Puritan colonial town government ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus	historic colonial site (within modern Salem) ⓘ
hasSuccessor	Salem, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor	becoming the town later associated with the Salem witch trials ⓘ being one of the earliest English settlements in Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ role in early New England colonial history ⓘ
languageOfColonists	English ⓘ
laterName	Salem NERFINISHED ⓘ Salem, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Massachusetts Bay Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ New England ⓘ present-day Salem, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeEntity	Essex County, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear	Massachusetts Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Salem Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn	north coast of Massachusetts ⓘ
namedAfter	Naumkeag (Indigenous people) NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	English colonization of North America NERFINISHED ⓘ Massachusetts Bay Colony settlements ⓘ Thirteen Colonies (historical context) NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	Indigenous Naumkeag settlement ⓘ
presentLocation	Salem, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Puritanism ⓘ
significantEvent	renaming as Salem ⓘ transition to Massachusetts Bay Company control ⓘ
timePeriod	early 17th century ⓘ

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Roger Conant → residence → Naumkeag (later Salem), Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ