Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Genealogy

Description

 * Dedham, Massachusetts at Wikipedia

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

Adjacent Towns
'Norfolk Co.:  Canton | Dover | Milton | Needham | Westwood | Suffolk Co.: '' Boston | Hyde Park (Boston) | West Roxbury (Boston)

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

Dedham Town Clerk
26 Bryant St Dedham, MA 02026 Phone: 781-751-9200 Fax: 781-751-9109 Email: [mailto:pmunchbach@dedham-ma.gov pmunchbach@dedham-ma.gov] Website

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

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

City Directories

 * 1930-1931 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images


 * 1885-1930 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Dedham at Ancestry - index and images ($),some years may be missing
 * 1896,1899 Massachusetts, U.S., City Directories, Dedham at Ancestry - index and images ($),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 Dedham at HomeTownLocator
 * Dedham at FamilySearch Places
 * Dedham at Google Maps
 * Dedham 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

Migration
Migration routes for early European settlers to and from included:
 * Bay Road from Boston, Massachusetts to New Bedford, Massachusetts about 1652
 * King's Highway, also known as the Boston Post Road, from Boston, Massachusetts to Charleston, South Carolina 1650s
 * Old Roebuck Road from Boston, Massachusetts to Providence, Rhode Island 1636

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

Family History Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Franklin Massachusetts Family History Center
 * Hingham Massachusetts Family History Center
 * Mount Hope Massachusetts Family History Center
 * David Allen Lambert Library - an affiliate library
 * Thayer Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Thomas Crane Public Library - an affiliate library