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In 1641, the Plymouth Colony purchased from the Indians a large tract of land which today includes the northern half of East Providence ( from Watchemoket to Rumford ), Rehoboth, Seekonk, and part of Pawtucket.
Four years later, John Brown of Plymouth bought a considerably smaller piece of land from the Indians, which today comprises the southern part of East Providence ( Riverside ), Barrington, and a small part of Swansea.
Finally, in 1661, Plymouth completed the " North Purchase " from which Attleboro, North Attleboro, and Cumberland were later formed.
The center of this large settlement, which is sometimes referred to as ' Old Rehoboth ', is within the borders of modern East Providence.
In 1812, the western half of Old Rehoboth was set off as a separate township called Seekonk, Massachusetts.
Finally, in 1862, the western part of Old Seekonk was ceded to Rhode Island and incorporated as East Providence.
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