Canton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Genealogy

Description

 * Canton, Massachusetts at Wikipedia
 * Go to Archive.org to find published materials for this town

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

Adjacent Towns
Norfolk Co.:  Dedham | Milton | Norwood | Randolph | Sharon | Stoughton | Westwood | Suffolk Co.:  Boston | Hyde Park (Boston)

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

Canton Town Clerk
801 Washington St Canton, MA 02021 Phone: 781-821-5013 Fax: 781-821-5016 Email: [mailto:tkenney@town.canton.ma.us tkenney@town.canton.ma.us] Website

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * Canton Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Norfolk County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

Church Records

 * 1911 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps

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

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