Settlement
February 13, 1662
Plympton was first settled in 1662 as the western parish of Plymouth. Lands of the original town included all of Carver and Halifax, as well as small portions of Kingston and Middleborough.
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January 1, 1707
The town was officially incorporated in 1707 and named for Plympton, Devon, England.
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January 1, 1734
In 1734, the town of Halifax separated and incorporated.
Read moreBirth of Deborah Sampson
December 17, 1760
Deborah Sampson Gannett (December 17, 1760 – April 29, 1827), better known as Deborah Samson or Deborah Sampson, was a Massachusetts woman who disguised herself as a man in order to serve in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. She is one of a small number of women with a documented record of military combat experience in that war. She served 17 months in the army under the name "Robert Shirtliff" (also spelled Shirtliffe or Shurtleff) of Uxbridge, Massachusetts, was wounded in 1782, and was honorably discharged at West Point, New York in 1783.
Read moreSeparation of Carver
January 1, 1790
In 1790, the town of Carver separated and incorporated.
Read moreDeath of Deborah Sampson
April 29, 1827
Deborah Sampson died of yellow fever at the age of 66 on April 29, 1827, and was buried at Rock Ridge Cemetery in Sharon, Massachusetts
Read moreBoundaries Set
February 13, 1862
The current boundaries of the town were set in 1862.
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