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 (off page site)
Please see the page, due to length of the list.

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.