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Roxbury, MA

LOCATION

Founding Date:
1630 (settled), 1846 (incorporated), 6-Jan-1868 (annexed)

Part of Boston, MA, annexed 1868.

BIRTHS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Michael Beach
Actor
30-Oct-1963   Doc Parker on Third Watch
G. W. Bitzer
Cinematographer
21-Apr-1872 29-Apr-1944 The Birth of a Nation
John F. Collins
Politician
20-Jul-1919 23-Nov-1995 Mayor of Boston, 1960-68
Cid Corman
Poet
29-Jun-1924 12-Mar-2004 Founder of Origin poetry magazine
Louise Imogen Guiney
Poet
7-Jan-1861 2-Nov-1920 A Roadside Harp
Guru
Rapper
17-Jul-1962 19-Apr-2010 Rapper from Gang Starr
Samuel P. Langley
Astronomer
22-Aug-1834 2-Feb-1906 Heavier-than-air flying machine
Charles W. Tobey
Politician
22-Jul-1880 24-Jul-1953 Governor and Senator from New Hampshire
Ralph Tresvant
Singer
16-May-1968   New Edition
Joseph Warren
Government
11-Jun-1741 17-Jun-1775 American patriot killed at Bunker Hill
John Wise
Religion
1652 8-Apr-1725 A Vindication of New England Churches

DEATHS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Charles Follen Adams
Poet
21-Apr-1842 8-Mar-1918 Leedle Yawcob Strauss
Edward Everett Hale
Author
3-Apr-1822 10-Jun-1909 The Man Without a Country
William Shirley
Government
2-Dec-1694 24-Mar-1771 Colonial Governor of Massachusetts



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