Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Genealogy

Town Clerk
485 Main Street, P O Box 2060 Dennis, MA 02660 Phone: 508-760-6112 Fax: 508-394-8309 Email: [mailto:tbunce@town.dennis.ma.us tbunce@town.dennis.ma.us] Website

Establishment and former town name(s)
North Dennis is same as Dennis.

Historical data relating to counties, cities, and towns in Massachusetts (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1997),.

19 June 1793: Incorporated as a town, from part of Yarmouth.

Archiac name: Nobscusset, Sesuet

Section/Villages within the town: Dennis Port, East Dennis, North Dennis, South Dennis, West Dennis

Boundary Changes
12 July 1945:

8 May 1947: Act of July 12, 1945, amended and bounds between Dennis and Harwich established.

Neighboring Towns
Brewster | Harwich | Yarmouth | Cape Cod Bay to the north, Nantucket Sound to the south

Cemeteries
All locations in Dennis unless otherwise specifically listed.


 * Cemetery inscriptions of Dennis, Massachusetts
 * B.N. Derick's cemetery records of Dennis, Ma. (part of Mayflower Descendant Legacy) If you visit the Family History Library, "If you are using a computer in the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, you may use this database by clicking here."

Dennis Village (1794)
Old Bass River Rd., Rte 6A


 * Cemetery inscriptions, Dennis Union Church "Did not copy the newer part"

Gravesite of a child who died from smallpox
corner of Setucket and Airline Sts

Hall Family (1696)
Whig St.


 * Cemetery inscriptions, Hall Cemetery

Howes Family (1650)
New Boston Rd


 * Cemetery inscriptions, Howes Cemetery

Indian
Rte 6A, on shores of Scargo Lake (no markers)

Oak Ridge (1970)
Rte 134

Paddock Family (1707)
off Rte 6A


 * Cemetery inscriptions - Paddock Cemetery
 * Paddock family genealogy

Quaker (1720)
Mayfair Rd

Centennial celebrations, etc.

 * The celebration of the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the founding of old Yarmouth, Mass. : including the present towns of Yarmouth and Dennis; September 1 and 3, 1889

1855
Massachusetts 1855 State Census A free Internet index and images to the 1855 Massachusetts State Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Historical Records Search. This index includes every name listed on the census and is linked to an image including information about each person’s residence and age in 1855, birthplace, occupation, other family members, and neighbors. Hint: To find specific families in this town only, enter surname only and enter the name of this town, Dennis, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

1865
Massachusetts 1865 State Census A free Internet index and images to the 1865 Massachusetts State Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Historical Records Search. This index includes every name listed on the census and is linked to an image including information about each person’s residence and age in 1865, birthplace, occupation, other family members, and neighbors. Hint: To find specific families in this town only, enter surname only and enter the name of this town, Dennis, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

Congregational

 * Second Congregational Church Church records, 1728-1810
 * North Congregational Church Church records, 1814-1850

Methodist

 * Wesleyan Methodist Church (now United Church of Christ) Church records, 1848-1925

Directories

 * City Directories (Title in catalog in error)

Genealogy
Town Records


 * Paddock Family Genealogy

History

 * History of old Yarmouth: comprising the present towns of Yarmouth and Dennis from the settlement to the division in 1794 with the history of both towns to these times

Land and Property

 * Deeds, 1836-1852

Maps

 * 1) USGS GNIS FID 618252
 * 2) Google
 * 3) Hometown Locator

Military History and Records
Town Records 1794-1865

Town Records

 * Dennis source records: transcription of records of the town of Dennis, Massachusetts
 * Town records, 1722-1813
 * Town records, 1794-1836: Contains town finance records.
 * Town records, 1794-1865: Contains death records, intentions and returns of marriage, warrants, militia rolls, and records of taxation, finance, voting, and town meetings.

Vital Records
Town Records 1794-1865


 * Vital records, 1794-1847


 * Vital records (1793-1900) Includes surname indexes in each volume. Contents: v. 1. Dennis town records (1794-1820); Births &amp; deaths, parts 1 and 2 (1710-1855); Births &amp; deaths - early, parts 1 &amp; 2 (1700s to date) v. 2. Dennis marriage returns [some intentions in back] 1810-1847); Marriage records (1814-1855); Marriage intentions [also marriages] (1835-1858); Intentions of marriage (1860-1887); Births, marriages, deaths (1855-1862) v. 3. Birth records - book 2 (1862- 1891); Marriage records - book 2 (1863-1890); Death records - book 2 (1863-1890).

Indexes

 * Index to vital records of Dennis, Mass. and Yarmouth, Mass. "An index to the vital records of Dennis, Mass. to approximately 1815 and Yarmouth, Mass. to approximately 1760, as published 1899-1934 in the Mayflwoer Descendant, Vols. 1-34. (Index shows Volume and page in the Mayflower Descendant.)"

Voting Registers
Town Records 1794-1865