Brewster, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Genealogy

Description

 * Brewster, Massachusetts at Wikipedia
 * Historical data relating to counties, cities, and towns in Massachusetts (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1997), [FS Library book 974.4 H2h 1997].
 * 1640: Settled.
 * 19 February 1803: Incorporated as a town, State 1802, c76, from part of Harwich, with a provision that certain estates of the remonstrants be allowed to remain in Harwich.

Parent Towns
Satucket, Sawkatucket
 * 21 June 1811: The Daniel Rogers estate in Harwich annexed to Brewster
 * 25 April 1848: Part annexd to Harwich
 * 20 February 1861: Bounds between Brewster and Orleans established.
 * 20 June 1935: Bounds between Brewster and Orleans re-established.
 * 12 July 1945: Bounds between Brewster and Dennis established.

Populated Places
Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities, Districts, and Census-Designated Places: Brewster Station, East Brewster, North Brewster, South Brewster, West Brewster

Adjacent Towns
Dennis | Harwich | Orleans | Cape Cod Bay to the north

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office

Brewster Town Clerk
2198 Main St Brewster, MA 02631 Phone: 508-896-4506 Fax: 508-896-8089 Email: [mailto:cwilliams@brewster-ma.gov cwilliams@brewster-ma.gov] Website

Vital Records

 * " The Vital Records of the Town of Brewster " is the first volume to be issued at the charge of the " Cape Cod Town Record Fund," and contains copies of all the vital records of Brewster, to the end of the year 1849." Internet Archive
 * Vital Records of The Town of Brewster, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. By George Ernest Bowman. Boston, Mass.: Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1904. Online at: Ancestry ($)

Births

 * 1636-1924 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1753-1838 (*) Brewster Town Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1767-1915 (*) Brewster Town Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Marriages

 * 1767-1915 (*) Brewster Town Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Deaths

 * 1753-1838 (*) Brewster Town Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1767-1915 (*) Brewster Town Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Biographies

 * Brewster Ship Masters. By J. Henry Sears. Yarmouth Port, Mass.: C.W. Swift, 1906. Online at: Ancestry ($)

Cemeteries

 * Brewster Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Brewster County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places
 * Brewster Cemetery (1819)  451 Lower Road
 * Crosby Cemetery (1816) Deer Park Road Nickerson State Park
 * Dillingham Cemetery (1716) Stony Brook Road West Brewster
 * Capt. David Eldridge Family Cemetery (1836) two graves off Millstone Road Nickerson State Park
 * First Parish Cemetery (1703) Breakwater Road, Rte 6A
 * Lincoln-Foster Cemetery (1827) Long Pond Road, Rte 137
 * Pine Grove Cemetery (1833) Foster and Old Cemetery Road
 * Red Top Cemetery (1818) Red Top and Stony Brook Roads
 * Sears Family Cemetery (1726) off Main St at Airline Road, near Rte 6A West Brewster, near Dennis town line

Church Records

 * 1700-1792 (*) Brewster Congregational Church at FamilySearch Catalog - images

City Directories

 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index & images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Local Histories

 * Historical Sketches of the Towns and Cities of Plymouth and Barnstable Counties, Mass. By Dean Dudley. Wakefield, Mass. : Dean Dudley, 1873. Online at: Internet Archive

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps
 * Boundary Map of Brewster at HomeTownLocator
 * Brewster at FamilySearch Places
 * Brewster at Google Maps
 * Brewster at Mapcarta
 * Massachusetts County Map at Mass.gov
 * McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
 * Old Maps of Massachusetts at Old-Maps.com
 * Massachusetts Maps State Page


 * USGS GNIS FID 615907

Military
Some Records are Searchable by Town
 * 1803-1871 (*) Brewster Town Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:
 * Massachusetts Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
 * United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865
For more Civil War Military Records see:
 * Massachusetts Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
 * United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918
For more World War I Military Records see:
 * Massachusetts Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
 * United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945
For more World War II Military Records see:
 * Massachusetts Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
 * United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

Newspapers

 * 1800-Current Massachusetts, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's Current at Ancestry — index & images ($)

Other Town Records

 * 1803-1871 (*) Brewster Town Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1811-1829 (*) Brewster Town Treasurer at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1827-1864 (*) Brewster Selectmen's Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog - images

School Records

 * 1834-1869 (*) Brewster Town Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Tax Records

 * 1838-1849 (*) Brewster Town Assessors at FamilySearch Catalog - images

FamilySearch Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Franklin Massachusetts FamilySearch Center
 * Hingham Massachusetts FamilySearch Center
 * Mount Hope Massachusetts FamilySearch Center
 * North Dartmouth Massachusetts FamilySearch Center
 * Providence Rhode Island FamilySearch Center
 * Dennis Public Library - Cape Cod Genealogical Society Library - an affiliate library
 * Eldredge Public Library - an affiliate library
 * General Society of Mayflower Descendants - an affiliate library
 * Middleborough Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Provincetown Public Library - an affiliate library