Bristol County, Massachusetts:
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Projects

• Bristol County History and Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Bristol County Massachusetts Local History and Genealogy      (Source: American Local History Network)
• Bristol County MAGenWeb      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Southern New England Irish 
• Easton, MA      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Rehoboth, Massachusetts      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Taunton, MA      (Source: USGenWeb)

Adjacent counties

• Barnstable County, MA  to the east
• Bristol County, RI  to the west
• Dukes County, MA  to the southeast
• Newport County, RI  to the west
• Norfolk County, MA  to the north
• Plymouth County, MA  to the east
• Providence County, RI  to the west

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence (27)

Cemeteries (25)

Census Records and Indexes (62)

Church Records

• Attleboro, MA  Church Records of Old Town Church, Attleboro First Church, 1740-1856     (Source: New England Historic Genealogical Society)     ($)
• Attleboro, MA  Church Records of the Second Congregational Church, 1748-1851     (Source: New England Historic Genealogical Society)     ($)
• Attleborough, MA  Church Records of Old Town Church, Attleboro First Church, 1740-1856     (Source: New England Historic Genealogical Society)     ($)
• Attleborough, MA  Church Records of the Second Congregational Church, 1748-1851     (Source: New England Historic Genealogical Society)
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, 1800-1946  includes Attleboro and North Easton     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Mayflower Source Records  includes Baptisms from Rehoboth Church Records     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970  includes New Bedford, Massachusetts     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Court and Legal Records

• Attleboro, Massachusetts, jurors record, 1841-1918  Viewing restrictions may apply     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Bristol County Court Records Directory      (Source: Court Records Free Reference and Directory)
• Bristol County, MA  Extracts from Court of General Sessions of the Peace, 1697-1801     (Source: New England Historic Genealogical Society)     ($)
• Circuit Court of Common Pleas records (miscellaneous) 1780-1868  Viewing restrictions may apply     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Court of Common Pleas records, 1714-1814 (approx.)      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Court of Common pleas, records 1696-1868      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Court of General Sessions, records, 1702-1738      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Livingston's Law Register, 1851  Bristol County Lawyers     (Source: Google Books)
• Supreme Judicial Court records, 1797-1861      (Source: FamilySearch)

Directories (78)

Estate Records (14)

Ethnic

• Wampanoag History 

History (250)

Immigration and Naturalization Records (14)

Introduction and Guides

• Bristol (Fall River) County Public Records      (Source: Nationwide Environmental Title Research)
• Bristol (Northern) County Public Records      (Source: Nationwide Environmental Title Research)
• Bristol (Southern) County Public Records      (Source: Nationwide Environmental Title Research)
• Bristol County      (Source: Histopolis Collaborative Genealogy & History)
• Bristol County Genealogy 
• Cyndi's List of Massachusetts locality links      (Source: Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet)
• FamilySearch Wiki Research Guide      (Source: FamilySearch)

Land Records

• Bristol County Deeds and Indexes      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Massachusetts Land Records  1620-1986     (Source: FamilySearch)

Libraries, Museums, Archives (37)

Lookups

• Bristol County Books      (Source: Books-We-Own)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• GenForum Message Boards      (Source: Genealogy.com)
• Old Rehoboth      (Source: Yahoo! Groups)
• Plymouth Colony Forums 
• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)

• MABRISTO Bristol County genealogy

  • MABRISTO Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (63)

Mayflower

• Mayflower Source Records  Primary Data Concerning Southeastern Massachusetts, Cape Cod, and the Islands of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard     (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)

Military Records and Histories

• 1643 Military Roster      (Source: DUNHAM-WILCOX-TROTT-KIRK)
• Bristol County  Massachusetts 1840 Census of Pensioners     (Source: New Horizons Genealogical Services)
• Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services, 1841  Bristol County     (Source: Internet Archive)
• List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 188  Bristol County, Massachusetts     (Source: Internet Archive)
• New Bedford, MA  Returns from U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Rodman, Fort, MA  Returns from U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

• Civil War

  • 1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War  Bristol County     (Source: FamilySearch)

• Revolutionary War

  • Fort Phoenix State Reservation  Fairhaven, Massachusetts
  • The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 55, 1901  Mansfield MA Revolutionary Records     (Source: Heritage Books)     ($)
  • Revolutionary Muster Rolls of Swansea      (Source: DUNHAM-WILCOX-TROTT-KIRK)

• World War I

  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Attleboro City     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Fairhaven City     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Fall River City     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  New Bedford City     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  North Easton City     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Taunton City     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Miscellaneous Data (12)

Newspaper Records (14)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records (47)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images (24)

School Records and Histories (40)

Societies (15)

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (1,266)

Tax Lists (14)

Transportation and Industry (40)

Vital Records (106)

Wiki

• Bristol County, Massachusetts Wiki      (Source: RootsWeb)

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