The Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded by the Puritans in 1630, and the two colonies merged to become the Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1691. Plymouth history: The oldest town in MA is older ...

The Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded by the Puritans in 1630, and the two colonies merged to become the Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1691. Plymouth history: The oldest town in MA is older ...

The Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded in 1630 by a group of Puritan refugees from England led by John Winthrop, and Massachusetts officially became a state in 1788. However, the oldest town in ...

Interior view of a 17th century Massachusetts Bay Colony House, shows furniture and a fur rug on the floor. In 1957, the house was installed inside the United States National Museum, now known as the ...