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Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Patrick J. Kennedy (politician), Joseph P. Kennedy II (politician and businessperson), Noah Welch (ice hockey player), Mike Milbury (sports commentator and coach), William F. Galvin (politician), William Kennedy Smith (physician), and Elizabeth McCracken (writer and novelist).

Brighton is a dissolved municipality and current neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, and is located in the northwest corner of the city. It is named after the town of Brighton in the English city of Brighton and Hove. For its first 160 years Brighton was part of Cambridge and was known as “Little Cambridge." Throughout much of its early history it was a rural town with a significant commercial center at its eastern end. Brighton separated from Cambridge in 1807 after a bridge dispute and was annexed to Boston, in 1874. The neighborhood of Allston was also formerly part of the City of Brighton but is now often considered separately, leading to the moniker Allston-Brighton for the combined area.

Brighton Obituaries

It was revealed by Orange County Register on March 25th, 2021 that William J "Bill" Harris perished in Anaheim Hills, California.  Harris was 83 years old and was born in Brighton, MA.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor William J "Bill"'s life.

It was written by New Haven Register on March 21st, 2021 that Helen F Fay (Murphy) perished in Connecticut.  Ms. Fay was 95 years old and was born in Brighton, MA.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Helen F's life.

It was reported on February 8th, 2020 that Greta Beer passed on in Brighton, Massachusetts.  Beer was 98 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Greta's life.

It was revealed by Providence Journal on August 6th, 2019 that Suren A Semonian passed away in N Kingstown, Rhode Island.  Semonian was 92 years old and was born in Brighton, MA.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Suren A's life.

It was disclosed by Portsmouth Herald on July 24th, 2019 that Rita M Harfield (Simone) passed on in Rochester, New Hampshire.  Ms. Harfield was 85 years old and was born in Brighton, MA.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Rita M's life.

It was reported on March 5th, 2019 that Elizabeth A "Beth" Marshall (Marini) passed away in Allison Park, Pennsylvania.  Ms. Marshall was 50 years old and was born in Brighton, MA.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Elizabeth A "Beth"'s life.

It was reported by Providence Journal on February 10th, 2019 that Margaret M Sister Gargan passed away in N Smithfield, Rhode Island.  Gargan was 99 years old and was born in Brighton, MA.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Margaret M Sister's life.

It was reported by Sacramento Bee on October 30th, 2018 that Thomas J Ahern passed on in Sacramento, California.  Ahern was 82 years old and was born in Brighton, MA.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Thomas J's life.

It was written on July 8th, 2018 that Antoinette "Toni" Parsons (Giove) died in Brighton, Massachusetts.  Ms. Parsons was 91 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Antoinette "Toni"'s life.

It was noted by Orange County Register on March 31st, 2018 that James R "Bob" McIsaac passed on in Mission Viejo, California.  McIsaac was 87 years old and was born in Brighton, MA.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor James R "Bob"'s life.

History

A key event in the history of Allston-Brighton was the establishment in 1775 of a cattle market to supply the Continental Army. The first permanent English settlement came as settlers crossed the Charles River from Cambridge, establishing Little Cambridge, the area's name before 1807. Jonathan Winship I and Jonathan Winship II established the market, and in the post-war period that followed, the Winships become the largest meat packers in Massachusetts. In October 1873, the Town of Brighton voted to annex itself to the City of Boston, and in January 1874 Brighton officially became a neighborhood of the City of Boston. In 1630, land comprising present-day Allston-Brighton and Newton, Massachusetts was assigned to Watertown, Massachusetts later renamed Cambridge, Massachusetts

In 1630, land comprising present-day Allston-Brighton and Newton, Massachusetts was assigned to Watertown, Massachusetts later renamed Cambridge, Massachusetts In 1646, John Eliot (missionary) John Eliot established a “Praying Indian” village on the present Newton-Brighton boundary, where resided local Native Americans in the United States converted to Christianity.