Braintree, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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colonial settlement former town historic place

Braintree, Province of Massachusetts Bay, was a colonial New England town in what is now Massachusetts, historically notable as the birthplace of prominent American statesmen including John Adams.

Aliases (1)

Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony ×2

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	colonial settlement → former town → historic place →
adjacentTo	Dorchester, Province of Massachusetts Bay → Milton, Province of Massachusetts Bay → Stoughton, Province of Massachusetts Bay → Weymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay →
associatedWithEvent	early American independence movement →
birthplaceOf	John Adams → John Hancock → John Quincy Adams →
country	Kingdom of Great Britain →
dissolvedInPeriod	18th century →
earlierCountry	Kingdom of England →
economyBasedOn	agriculture → small-scale industry →
foundedInPeriod	17th century →
governedBy	General Court of Massachusetts Bay →
hasNotableResident	Cotton Tufts → John Adams → John Hancock → John Quincy Adams → Josiah Quincy I →
hasParish	Middle Precinct → North Precinct (later Quincy) → South Precinct →
hasReligion	Congregationalism →
hasSuccessor	Braintree, Massachusetts NERFINISHED → Holbrook, Massachusetts NERFINISHED → Quincy, Massachusetts NERFINISHED → Randolph, Massachusetts NERFINISHED →
historicalEra	American Revolutionary period → Colonial America →
language	English →
locatedIn	British America → New England → Province of Massachusetts Bay →
locatedInPresentDay	Massachusetts → United States →
namedAfter	Braintree, Essex, England →
notableAs	birthplace of John Adams → birthplace of John Hancock → birthplace of John Quincy Adams →
partOf	Massachusetts Bay Colony → Plymouth Colony →
partOfRegion	Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay →
usedCalendar	Julian calendar (Old Style) →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Charles Adams ("Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony") → John Adams → John Hancock → John Quincy Adams ("Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony") →	placeOfBirth
John Hancock →	birthPlace