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    The history of sutton

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    • Sutton, Massachusetts

    Town in Massachusetts, United States

    Town in Massachusetts, United States

    Sutton, officially the Town of Sutton, is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.

    The population was 9,357 in the 2020 United States Census.[1] Located in the Blackstone Valley, the town was designated as a Preserve America community in 2004.[2]

    History

    A Nipmuc, John Wampas, visited England in 1627 and deeded land in the Sutton area to Edward Pratt, who later sold interests to others.

    Competing claims involving the Nipmucs led to a Massachusetts General Court case in 1704, which granted Pratt and fellow proprietors an eight-mile-square section of land, which is now Sutton.[3]

    Three families were the first to settle in Sutton, namely those of Elisha Johnson, Nathaniel Johnson, and Benjamin Marsh, who is credited as a founder of the town and the First Baptist Church of Sutton.

    In 1717, The Great Snow completely buried structures