New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts Genealogy

Brief History

 * New Bedford, Massachusetts at Wikipedia

New Bedford is nicknamed, "The Whaling City," because during the 19th century it was one of the most important, if not the most important whaling ports in the world. Migration routes for early European settlers to and from included:


 * Bay Road from Boston, Massachusetts to New Bedford, Massachusetts about 1652
 * Atlantic Ocean

Town Clerk
The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office

Dennis Farias, City Clerk 133 William St, Room 118 New Bedford, MA 02740 Phone: 508-979-1450 Fax: 508-991-6225 Email: [mailto:Elizabeth.Marques@newbedford-ma.gov. Elizabeth.Marques@newbedford-ma.gov] to order vital records Website

Adjacent towns
Adjacent towns: Bristol Co.:  Acushnet | Dartmouth | Fairhaven | Freetown | Dukes Co.:  Gosnold

Newspapers

 * 1807-1852 - New Bedford Mercury (New Bedford, Mass.) at Google News - free