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03/17/1776 |
North End population plummets when some 1,000 residents leave with the British fleet. |
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1776 |
Political climate causes all of the settlers on Dorchester Neck move to the mainland. |
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1780 |
Free African-Americans settle in the West End. |
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1785 |
Charlestown’s population is some 550. |
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1790 |
Brighton-Allston population is estimated at 350. |
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1790 |
Charlestown population is 1,583, with 25 residents described as “all other free persons.” |
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1790 |
Dorchester population is 1,722, with 30 residents described as “all other free persons.” |
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1790 |
Roxbury population is 2,226. |
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1800 |
Charlestown population is 2,751, with 38 residents described as “all other free persons.” |
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1800 |
Dorchester population is 2,347, with 35 residents described as “all other free persons.” |
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