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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * SLOANE JONATHAN G   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CENTURY BANCORP INC [CNBKA] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Co-President and Co-CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 400 MYSTIC AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/02/2007 (Street) MEDFORD, MA 02155 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Common 05/02/2007   D   10,000 D $ 25.25 8,377.1485 D   Class A Common 05/02/2007   D   1,800 D $ 25.23 6,577.1485 D   Class A Common 05/02/2007   D   4,270 D $ 25.05 2,307.1485 D   401(k) Company Stock Fund               855.6029 D   Class A Common               61.6734 I JGS custodian for Austin W. Sloane Class A Common               61.6734 I JGS custodian for Kensington A. Sloane Class A Common               61.6734 I JGS custodian for Tabor F. Sloane Class A Common               183.9367 I JGS custodian for Tallen K. Sloane Class A Common               78.1641 I Owned by wife Debra L. Sloane Class B Common               60,000 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Century Bancorp Class A

$ 31.83

09/17/2004

09/17/2014

Class A Common

7,000

7,000

D

Century Bancorp Class A Common

$ 22.5

04/01/2003

04/01/2012

Class A Common

6,000

6,000

D

Century Bancorp Class A Common ISO

$ 26.68

01/21/2004

01/21/2013

Class A Common

6,000

6,000

D

Century Bancorp Class A Common Stock

$ 15.063

01/16/2002

01/16/2011

Class A Common

6,000

6,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SLOANE JONATHAN G 400 MYSTIC AVENUE MEDFORD, MA 02155	X		Co-President and Co-CEO

Signatures

By: Paul V. Cusick, Jr., Attorney-In-Fact		05/04/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

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Remarks: Direct ownership of Class A Common includes 10 shares previously inadvertently omitted.

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