Canton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Genealogy

Modern town borders of Canton in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

Town Information

Description

Canton, Massachusetts at Wikipedia
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Parent Towns

Populated Places

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

Boundary Changes

Adjacent Towns

Town Records

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

Canton Town Clerk

801 Washington St
Canton, MA 02021
Phone: 781-821-5013
Fax: 781-821-5016
Email: tkenney@town.canton.ma.us
Website

Vital Records

Births

1636-1924 Massachusetts, Births, 1636-1924 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index

Marriages

Deaths

1916-1919 Massachusetts Deaths, 1916-1919 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)

Divorce

Town Reports

No Town Report Journals with statistics are listed for Canton town.

Resources

For more County and State resources see:

Biographies

Cemeteries

Canton Cemeteries List at Find a Grave
Norfolk County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
Norfolk County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

Census

Church Records

1911 The Canton directory, Massachusetts, 1911(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

City Directories

1887 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Canton at Ancestry - index & images ($), some years may be missing
1888,1917 Massachusetts, U.S., City Directories, Canton at Ancestry - index & images ($), some years may be missing
Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index & images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Compiled Genealogies

Court Records

Immigration

Land Records

Local Histories

Maps

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

Boundary Map of Canton at HomeTownLocator
Canton at FamilySearch Places
Canton at Google Maps
Canton 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 Canton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Genealogy included:^[1]

Bay Road from Boston, Massachusetts to New Bedford, Massachusetts about 1652

Military

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Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

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Civil War, 1861-1865

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World War I, 1917-1918

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World War II, 1941-1945

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Newspapers

1800-Current Massachusetts, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's Current at Ancestry — index & images ($)

Obituaries

Other Town Records

Probate Records

1635-1750 Norfolk County, MA: Index to Probate records, 1793-1900 at American Ancestors — index & images ($)

School Records

Tax Records

Websites

Research Facilities

Libraries

Museums

FamilySearch Centers & Affiliate Libraries

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FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a FamilySearch center.

Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

Boston Massachusetts FamilySearch Center
Franklin Massachusetts FamilySearch Center
Hingham Massachusetts FamilySearch Center
Lynnfield Massachusetts FamilySearch Center
Marlborough Massachusetts FamilySearch Center
Mount Hope Massachusetts FamilySearch Center
David Allen Lambert Library - an affiliate library
Thayer Public Library - an affiliate library
Thomas Crane Public Library - an affiliate library

Societies

References

↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 847-61. WorldCat entry; FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.

[HBG-1] Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 847-61. WorldCat entry; FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.

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