Funeral Homes in Brighton, MA

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 reported by Orange County Register on March 25th, 2021 that William J "Bill" Harris passed on 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) died in Connecticut.  Ms. Fay was 95 years old and was born in Brighton, MA.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Helen F's life.

It was revealed on February 8th, 2020 that Greta Beer perished in Brighton, Massachusetts.  Beer was 98 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Greta's life.

It was reported 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 express your sympathy and honor Suren A's life.

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

It was noted 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 sympathy and honor Elizabeth A "Beth"'s life.

It was reported by Providence Journal on February 10th, 2019 that Margaret M Sister Gargan died 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 noted by Sacramento Bee on October 30th, 2018 that Thomas J Ahern died in Sacramento, California.  Ahern was 82 years old and was born in Brighton, MA.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Thomas J's life.

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

It was disclosed by Orange County Register on March 31st, 2018 that James R "Bob" McIsaac passed away 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

Legislative approval for separation was obtained in 1807, and Little Cambridge renamed itself Brighton. The residents of Little Cambridge resolved to secede from Cambridge when the latter's government made decisions detrimental to the cattle industry and also failed to repair the Great Bridge (Cambridge) Bridge linking Little Cambridge with Cambridge proper. Its inhabitants included wealthy Boston merchants such as Benjamin Faneuil (after whom a street in Brighton is named). 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. Before the American Revolutionary War, Little Cambridge become a small, prosperous farming community with fewer than 300 residents.