Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Genealogy

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Town Hall
878 Tremont St. Duxbury, MA 02332

Quick History
==== Establishment and former town name(s) ====

7 June 1637: "... Ducksburow shallbecome a towneship, ... and to have the prveledges of a towne..." (Plymouth Colony Records, Vol. 1, p. 62.)

Archiac name: Ducksburrow, Green Harbor, Namassakeesett, Mattakeeset

Section/Villages within the town: Ashdod, Captain's Hill, Cedar Crest, Duxbury Beach, Fordsville, Gardnerville, Hall's Corner, Hatchville, Island Creek, Millbrook, North Duxbury, Powder Point, South Duxbury, Tarklin, Tinkertown, West Duxbury

Wikipedia

==== Boundary Changes ====

2 March 1641: Bounds established.

3 June 1656: Part called the "Duxburrow New Plantation" established as Bridgewater.

2 March 1658: "Namassakeesett" annexex.

5 March 1661: Certrain tract of land granted to Duxbury and Marshfield.

5 July 1670: Bounds between Duxbury and the "Major's Purchase" established.

5 June 1678: Bounds established. 23 February 1683: Bounds between Duxbury and Marshfield established.

21 March 1712: Part included in the new town of Pembroke.

16 Jun 1726: Part included in the new town of Kingston

14 Jun 1813: Bounds between Duxbury andMarshfield established.

14 April 1857: Part annexed to Kingston.

Neighboring Communities
Kingston | Marshfield | Pembroke | Plymouth |

Biography
Also see: Genealogy, History

Cemeteries

 * Ashdod Cemetery

(1811) Keene Street (described in Vital Records of Town as G.R. 4)


 * Crooked Lane Cemetery

(18th century) Crooked Lane, North Duxbury


 * Dingley Cemetery

West Street (described in Vital Records of Town as G.R. 2)


 * Mayflower Cemetery

(1788) (aka Unitarian Church Cemetery, Duxbury Crematory) 774 Tremont St. 617-934-5261


 * Old Burying Ground

(17th century) (aka Standish Cemetery, South Duxbury Cemetery) (described in Vital Records of Town as G.R. 1)


 * Orthodox Church Cemetery

rear of Orthodox Church, Washington St., South Duxbury


 * Site of First Church Cemetery

Chestnut Street, next to Old Burying Ground (many graves not marked)


 * Walker Cemetery

Valley and Franklin Streets


 * "Large Cemetery"

described in Vital Records of Town as G.R. 3


 * 'Large Cemetery"

described in Vital Records of Town as G.R. 5

Census

 * 1855
 * 1865

History
Also see: Biography, Genealogy

Maps

 * 1) USGS GNIS FID 613907
 * 2) Google
 * 3) Hometown Locator

Vital Records

 * 1) Google Book - Vital Records of Duxbury to the Year of 1850.