Bradford was a town in Massachusetts on the banks of the Merrimack River. It included land that was originally part of Rowley, Massachusetts. It was known as "Merrimac Lands," and "Rowley Village by the Merrimack" and "Merrimack." The name was changed to Bradford at a town meeting held January 7, 1672. It was named in memory of Bradford in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. Some of the settlers emigrated from there. The town first paid colonial tax on October 13, 1675. State nickname: Bay State Other U.S. States Capital Boston Largest city Boston Governor Mitt Romney Official languages English Area 27,360 km² (44th) - Land 20,317 km² - Water 7,043 km² (25. ... The Merrimack River, formed by the confluence of the Pemigewasset River (left) and Winnipesaukee River (right) is shown on a map of the northeastern United States The Merrimack River (sometimes spelled Merrimac River, an earlier name that is sometimes, although unofficially, used today) is a 110-mile-long (177-kilometer... Rowley is a town located in Essex County, Massachusetts. ... Events England, France, Munster and Cologne invade the United Provinces, therefore this name is know as ´het rampjaar´ (the disaster year) in the Netherlands. ... Events January 5 - The Battle of Turckeim August 10 - Building of the Royal Greenwich Observatory began November 11 - Guru Gobind Singh becomes the Tenth Guru of the Sikhs. ...
Part of Bradford was incorporated as the town of Groveland, Massachusetts on March 8, 1850. The town of Bradford was annexed to the city of Haverhill, Massachusetts in 1897. Groveland is a town located in Essex County, Massachusetts. ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Haverhill is a city located in Essex County, Massachusetts. ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
References
Topsfield Historical Society (1907), Vital Records of Bradford, Massachusetts to the Year 1850.
1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
Austin Bradford Hill (July 8, 1897 - April 18, 1991), English epidemiologist and statistician, pioneered the randomized clinical trial and, together with Richard Doll, was the first to demonstrate the connection between cigarette smoking and lung cancer.
Son of Sir Leonard Erskine Hill FRS a distinguished physiologist, Hill was born in London and educated at Chigwell School, Essex.
Note that Austin Bradford Hill's surname was Hill and he always used the name Hill, AB in publications.
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