There was a significant earthquake in Boston around the time of the great EQ of 1755 in Lisbon, Portugal. The Lisbon EQ was felt in Sweden and North Africa. Actually there were several EQs the same day. This is not uncommon.
I was in a 7.5 in Mexico City in 1957. It was really spooky. Weeks later, I would be lying in bed and feel a little shudder of the ground, aftershock. There were hundreds of these over several months. This is common with larger EQs.
I’d read about the Boston earthquake in 1755 (though I didn’t remember the year, just the century!). AFAIK the damage was minimal, if only because there wasn’t that much built up. All the earthquakes (maybe 2 or 3) I’ve ever heard of in the New England are pretty much resulted in waking a few people up and maybe breaking a few dishes. I’ve never felt one.