USGenWeb Genealogical Site for the Town of
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Weymouth
Massachusetts
Norfolk County |
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Including the Villages of East Weymouth, Lincoln Heights, Lovell Corners, North Weymouth,
South Weymouth, Weymouth Center, Weymouth Heights and Weymouth Landing
Jason Holbrook Homestead, Weymouth, ca. 1763
Home of the Weymouth Historical Society
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New Information on This Site
March 21, 2008 — We have a new address! Many USGenWeb sites have relocated, and we have, too. Please bookmark our new address.
August 19, 2006 — I have added a listing of Weymouth Newspapers held on microfilm by the Boston Public Library Microtext Department.
February 22, 2006 — Welcome to the brand new Weymouth USGenWeb page. I'll be posting notices here as new resources are added to the site.
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Lookups and Resources
Lookups
If you have any Weymouth material and would like to volunteer for lookups please send email to Dale H. Cook.
When requesting a lookup please use the email link following the listing for that book, limit your request to one or two specific names on separate lines, and please thank the volunteer for their time and effort.
Lookups Available
F. Apthorp Foster, Vital Records of Weymouth Massachusetts to the Year 1850, 2 vols. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1910) — Dale H. Cook.
History of Weymouth Massachusetts, 4 Vols. (Boston: Weymouth Historical Society; 1923). Vols. 1 & 2: Historical; Vols. 3 & 4: Genealogy of Weymouth Families by George Walter Chamberlain, repr. 1984 — Dale H. Cook.
Resources
Early Bridgewater Families which includes information on the early Weymouth descendants of Samuel Packard.
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Family Researchers and Websites
Queries
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Books, Newspapers and Records
Books About Weymouth
You can find copies of books for sale by using the search engine at Bookfinder.com.
Books that are no longer in copyright can often be found online at Internet Archive Text Archive, Family History Archives or Google Books. Additional books are available through two sites that many libraries offer access to - Ancestry.com and Heritage Quest Online.
F. Apthorp Foster, Vital Records of Weymouth Massachusetts to the Year 1850, 2 vols. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1910).
History of Weymouth Massachusetts, 4 Vols. (Boston: Weymouth Historical Society; 1923). Vols. 1 & 2: Historical; Vols. 3 & 4: Genealogy of Weymouth Families by George Walter Chamberlain, repr. 1984.
Charles Francis Adams, Wessagusset and Weymouth: An Historical Address (Weymouth, MA: Weymouth Historical Society, 1905).
Newspapers
A newspaper often had a succession of titles on its masthead during the course of its publication. Some libraries list newspapers by the last title used, followed by previous titles. Other libraries list all holdings under the most common, most familiar or most recent title. For each title the library's holdings are given.
Boston Public Library - Microtext Department
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Weymouth Gazette & Transcript 1905-1977
Weymouth Gazette 1896-1905
Weymouth Gazette, The Citizen, East Weymouth News 1892-1895
Weymouth Gazette, The Citizen, East Weymouth News, Braintree Reporter 1890-1892
Weymouth Gazette, The Citizen, Braintree Reporter 1890
Weymouth Gazette, and Braintree Reporter 1876-1890
Weymouth Weekly Gazette and Braintree Reporter 1870-1876
Weymouth Weekly Gazette 1867-1870
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Weymouth News 1997 to present
Weymouth News (and Gazette) 1977, 1992, 1995-1996
Weymouth News 1968-1977
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Vital Records
Published Vital Records 1635 to 1850:
F. Apthorp Foster, Vital Records of Weymouth Massachusetts to the Year 1850, 2 vols. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1910).
Vital Records 1635 to present:
Town Clerk
Weymouth Town Hall
75 Middle St.
Weymouth, MA 02189
781-335-2000
Hours: Mon. - Fri. 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Vital Records 1841-1915:
Massachusetts Archives
220 Morrissey Blvd.
Boston, MA 02125
617-727-2816
Fax: 617-288-8429
Hours: Mon. - Fri. 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Sat. 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Vital Records 1916 to present:
Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics
150 Mount Vernon St., 1st Floor
Dorchester, MA 02125-3105
617-740-2600
Or order online:
Births
Marriages
Divorces
Deaths
Massachusetts Vital Records Information from Ancestry.com
Deeds and Probate
Norfolk County Registry of Deeds
649 High St.
Dedham, MA 02026-1831
781-461-6101
Fax: 781-326-4246
Hours: Mon. - Fri. 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Norfolk County deeds can now be viewed online
Norfolk Probate and Family Court
35 Shawmut Rd.
Canton, MA 02021
781-830-1200
Fax: 781-830-4310
Hours: Mon. - Fri. 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Order Probate Records Online.
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Cemeteries
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Genealogical and Historical Societies and Libraries
Weymouth Historical Society
238 Park Ave.
South Weymouth, MA 02190-2512
The Society was founded in 1879, and it maintains and operates the Weymouth Historical Museum and the Jason Holbrook Homestead. Admission to both is free, and the Society, in addition to its genealogical library, hosts many exhibits pertaining to Weymouth's history.
South Shore Genealogical Society
PO Box 396
Norwell, MA 02061
Meetings: The second Saturday of each month (except July and August) at 1:30 p.m. at the John Curtis Free Library, Rte. 139, Hanover, MA.
For beginners, amateurs and professionals interested in genealogical research in Plymouth and Norfolk Counties.
Massachusetts Historical Society
1154 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02215-3695
617-536-1608
Hours: Mon. - Weds. 9:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.; Thurs. 9:00 a.m. to 7:45 p.m.; Fri. 9:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.; Sat. 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; Closed Sunday.
New England Historic Genealogical Society
101 Newbury St.
Boston, MA 02116-3007
617-536-5740
Fax: 617-536-7307
Library Hours: Tues. 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Weds. 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.; Thurs. - Sat. 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Closed Sunday and Monday.
The library is closed for some holidays - call or see the website for details.
For non-members there is a daily admisssion fee for the research library.
NEHGS is nation's oldest genealogical society, founded in 1845. It offers unsurpassed resources for New England research including the Boston research library of over 200,000 volumes. Members not in the Boston area appreciate the extensive online resources including all issues of The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, the nation's oldest genealogical journal, published quarterly since 1847. Online resources also include member access to vital records through 1910, an ever-growing collection of online books, and databases derived from some of the Society's immense manuscript holdings.
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History, Census Data, Maps and Photographs
Weymouth was established September 2, 1635, from the plantation of Wessagusset.
Population by Census
| 1790
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| 1,469
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| 1800
| (U.S.)
| 1,803
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| 1810
| (U.S.)
| 1,889
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| 1820
| (U.S.)
| 2,407
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| 1830
| (U.S.)
| 2,837
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| 1840
| (U.S.)
| 3,738
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| 1850
| (U.S.)
| 5,369
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| 1855
| (State)
| 6,530
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| 1860
| (U.S.)
| 7,742
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| 1865
| (State)
| 7,975
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| 1870
| (U.S.)
| 9,010
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| 1875
| (State)
| 9,819
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| 1880
| (U.S.)
| 10,570
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| 1885
| (State)
| 10,740
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| 1890
| (U.S.)
| 10,866
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| 1895
| (State)
| 11,291
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| 1900
| (U.S.)
| 11,324
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| 1905
| (State)
| 11,585
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| 1910
| (U.S.)
| 12,895
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| 1915
| (State)
| 13,969
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| 1920
| (U.S.)
| 15,057
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| 1925
| (State)
| 17,253
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| 1930
| (U.S.)
| 20,882
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| 1935
| (State)
| 21,748
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| 1940
| (U.S.)
| 23,868
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| 1945
| (State)
| 27,957
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| 1950
| (U.S.)
| 32,690
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| 1955
| (State)
| 42,747
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| 1960
| (U.S.)
| 48,177
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| 1965
| (State)
| 50,468
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| 1970
| (U.S.)
| 54,610
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| 1975
| (State)
| 56,854
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| 1980
| (U.S.)
| 55,601
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| 1990
| (U.S.)
| 54,063
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| 2000
| (U.S.)
| 53,998
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Weymouth Town Government and Institutions
Weymouth Home Page
School Department
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Other Weymouth Websites
Commonwealth Communities page for Weymouth
Weymouth News (Weekly Newspaper)
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USGenWeb Sites
Norfolk County, MA - USGenWeb
Massachusetts Genealogy - USGenWeb
The USGenWeb Project - Home Page
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Please note that although I was born and raised about 7 miles from Weymouth I now live hundreds of miles away and do not have easy access to the town.
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