Bourne, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Genealogy

Description
Named for Jonathan Bourne Sr. 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
 * Bourne, Massachusetts at Wikipedia
 * History of Bourne from 1622 to 1937

Parent Towns
Cataumet, Monument Village, North Sandwich, West Sandwich

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

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

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

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

Town Reports
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.)
 * Annual report of the town officers of the town of Bourne

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * Bourne Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Barnstable County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places
 * 15 known cemeteries - go to its own page for detailed information.

State
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.
 * [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] 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.
 * [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] Hint: To find specific families in this town only, enter surname only and enter the name of this town, Bourne, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

City 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
 * 1900-1908 STATE, U.S., City Directories, Bourne at Ancestry - index and images ($), some years may be missing
 * 1900-1908 Massachusetts, U.S., City Directories, Bourne at Ancestry - index and images ($),some years may be missing
 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and images ($) some towns and years may be missing

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


 * USGS GNIS FID 616366

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

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

Family History Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Franklin Massachusetts Family History Center
 * Hingham Massachusetts Family History Center
 * Mount Hope Massachusetts Family History Center
 * North Dartmouth Massachusetts Family History Center
 * Providence Rhode Island Family History Center
 * Dennis Public Library - Cape Cod Genealogical Society Library - an affiliate library
 * Eldredge Public Library - an affiliate library
 * General Society of Mayflower Descendants - an affiliate library
 * Middleborough Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Provincetown Public Library - an affiliate library