Boxford, Massachusetts was first settled by Europeans in 1646 as Rowley Village. Boxford was incorporated as its own town in 1685. Excerpts from Probate Records, 17th CenturyGravestone of Sarah Wood (d. 1775), Harmony Cemetery, BoxfordResult of Convention of Essex County Delegates, Ipswich 1778The Ladies Charitable Society of West Boxford, 1862Letter in support of the Civil Rights Bill, Boxford 1966 Back to List of Towns