Bourne, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Genealogy

Brief History

 * Bourne, Massachusetts at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Town Clerk
24 Perry Avenue Buzzard's Bay, MA 02532 Phone: 508-759-0600 x 505 Fax: 508-759-7980 Email: [mailto:wchapman@townofbourne.com wchapman@townofbourne.com] Website

Quick Facts
Named for Jonathan Bourne Sr.

Establishment and former town name(s)
Historical data relating to counties, cities, and towns in Massachusetts (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1997), ▲  book 974.4 H2h 1997.

1640: Settled.

2 April 1884: Made a town, State 1884, c 127.

Archiac name:

Cataumet, Monument Village, North Sandwich, West Sandwich

Section/Villages within the town: Bournedale, Buzzards Bay, Cataumet, Gray Gables, Head of the Bay, Mashnee Island, Monument Beach, North Pocasset, Pocasset, Sacconeesett, Sagamore, Sagamore Beach, Sagamore Highlands, South Pocasset, Wenammet Neck (also called Wing's Neck).

Neighboring Towns
Falmouth | Sandwich | Plymouth County Towns: Plymouth | Wareham

Archives and Libraries

 * Jonathan Bourne Public Library 19 Sandwich Rd Bourne, MA 02532-3698 (508) 759-0644 Note: Has Ancestry Library Edition (in library only) Biography Resource Center: African Americans, accessible from anywhere. Provided by MBLC. Massachusetts History Online, accessible from anywhere. Provided by MBLC.

Cemeteries
15 known cemeteries - go to its own page for detailed information.

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, Bourne, 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, Bourne, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

Directories

 * Bourne (Massachusetts) city directories 1903 with Falmouth 1908 with Falmouth and Sandwich 1926 with Barnstable, Falmouth, Sandwich and Mashpee 1929 Barnstable, Brewster, Chatham, Dennis, Eastham, Falmouth, Harwich, Mashpee, Orleans, Provincetown, Sandwich, Truro, Wellfleet, Yarmouth

History

 * History of Bourne from 1622 to 1937

Maps

 * 1) USGS GNIS FID 616366
 * 2) Google
 * 3) Hometown Locator

Officials and employees

 * Annual report of the town officers of the town of Bourne

Town Records
The town of Bourne kept annual town reports. These reports often contained birth, marriage, and death information. Below is a list of years when Bourne kept town reports. (NOTE: Occasionally, these town reports missed vital statistic information from the end of the year. If you don't find your ancestor's vital information, check the following year's town report to see if your ancestor's information was recorded later.)

Vital Records
Town Records