Is Braintree And Quincy The Same?
The town is named after the Essex town of Braintree. In addition to its present boundaries, it comprised land that was later split off into the separate municipalities of Quincy (incorporated in 1792), Randolph (1793), and Holbrook (1872). When did Braintree become Quincy? In 1792, Quincy was split off from Braintree; the new town was …