Cohasset, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Genealogy

United States

New England

Massachusetts

Norfolk County

Cohasset

Modern town borders of Cohasset, Norfolk County, Mass.

Town Information

Description

• Cohasset, Massachusetts at Wikipedia

Populated Places

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

Adjacent Towns

Plymouth Co.: Hingham | Hull | Scituate

Town Records

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

Cohasset Town Clerk

41 Highland Ave
Cohasset, MA 02025
Phone: 781-383-4100 x 105
Fax: 781-383-1561
Email: cstpierre@cohassetma.org
Website

Vital Records

Births

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

Deaths

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

Resources

For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

• Cohasset Cemeteries List at Find a Grave
• Norfolk County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
• Norfolk County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

Directories

• 1894 Directory and History of Cohasset, Scituate, Marshfield, Duxbury and Norwell, Mass. 1894(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1894 Cohasset, Massachusetts, U.S., Directory, 1894 at Ancestry — index ($)

Maps

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

• Boundary Map of Cohasset at HomeTownLocator
• Cohasset at FamilySearch Places
• Cohasset at Google Maps
• Cohasset 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
  
  

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

Newspapers

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

Probate Records

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

Research Facilities

FamilySearch Centers & Affiliate Libraries

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Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

• Boston Massachusetts FamilySearch Center
• Franklin Massachusetts FamilySearch Center
• Hingham 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

Hingham Massachusetts
379 Gardner St
Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Phone: 781-749-4815
Hours: T 6:30pm-9pm; Th 9am -2pm; Sat 9am-1pm
Closed: Aug: Saturdays

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