The inhabitants of the part of Ipswich known as Chebacco built a meetinghouse in 1674 and established their own parish in 1679, after overcoming resistance from the mother church in Ipswich. The word “Chebacco” was a Native American name for the lake that lies between Essex and Wenham. At the close of the seventeenth century,… Continue reading An Early History of the Town of Essex, with Photos of Its Oldest Houses
