Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts Genealogy

Description
Migration routes for early European settlers to and from included:
 * Freetown, Massachusetts at Wikipedia
 * Bay Road from Boston, Massachusetts to New Bedford, Massachusetts about 1652

Populated Places
Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities, Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Adjacent Towns
Adjacent towns: Bristol Co.:  Acushnet | Berkley | Dartmouth | Fall River | New Bedford | Somerset | Plymouth Co.:  Lakeville | Rochester

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

Freetown Town Clerk
3 North Main St Assonet, MA 02702 Phone: 508-644-2201 x 2 Fax: 508-644-9826 Email: [mailto:townclerk@freetownma.gov townclerk@freetownma.gov] Website

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * Freetown Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Bristol County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

City Directories

 * 1931-1932 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images,
 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index & images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Court Records

 * 1697-1801 Bristol County, MA: Extracts from Court of General Sessions of the Peace, 1697-1801 at American Ancestors — index & images ($)

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps
 * Boundary Map of Freetown at HomeTownLocator
 * Freetown at FamilySearch Places
 * Freetown at Google Maps
 * Freetown 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

Military
Some Records are Searchable by Town

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

Probate Records

 * 1686-1880 Bristol County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1686-1880 at American Ancestors — index & images ($)

FamilySearch Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Franklin Massachusetts FamilySearch Center
 * Hingham Massachusetts FamilySearch Center
 * North Dartmouth Massachusetts FamilySearch Center
 * Providence Rhode Island FamilySearch Center
 * General Society of Mayflower Descendants - an affiliate library
 * Middleborough Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Roger Williams University Library - an affiliate library