Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Genealogy

Description
Taunton is one of the first communities where a woman was instrumental in it's founding and the heroic patriots of Taunton raised the Liberty and Union flag on Taunton Green on October 21, 1774 presenting the first patriotic flag to fly in the American colonies. Migration routes for early European settlers to and from included:
 * Taunton, 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
Bristol Co.:  Berkley | Dighton | Easton | Norton | Raynham | Rehoboth | Plymouth Co.:  Lakeville | Middleborough

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

Taunton Town Clerk
Registrar of Voters 141 Oak St, Temporary City Hall Taunton, MA 02780 Phone: 508-821-1044 Fax: 508-821-1202 Email: [mailto:pbergevin@taunton-ma.gov pbergevin@taunton-ma.gov] Website

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

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

City Directories

 * Various Dates (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

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

Military
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