USGenWeb Genealogical Site for the Town of
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Carver Massachusetts Plymouth County |
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Including the Villages of Cole Mill, East Carver, Huckleberry Corner, North Carver, Shurtleff Corner, South Carver and Wenham
See also the site for the parent town of Plympton
March 10, 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 Carver Newspapers held on microfilm by the Boston Public Library.
May 3, 2004 — The 1790 Federal Census Data is now online.
April 6, 2004 — Welcome to the brand new Carver USGenWeb page. I'll be posting notices here as new resources are added to the site.
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Lookups
If you have any Carver 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.
F. Apthorp Foster, Vital Records of Carver, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911) — Dale H. Cook.
Books, Newspapers and Records
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 Books or Google Books. Additional books are available through two sites that many libraries offer access to - Ancestry.com and Heritage Quest Online.
Henry S. Griffith, History of the Town of Carver, Massachusetts: Historical Review, 1637-1910 (New Bedford, MA: E. Anthony & Sons, 1913; Reprinted Salem, MA: Higginson Books, 1991).
Lincoln Newton Kinnicutt, Indian Names of Places In Plymouth, Middleborough, Lakeville and Carver (Worcester, MA: Commonwealth Press, 1909).
F. Apthorp Foster, Vital Records of Carver, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911).
Charles Milton Thatcher, Old Cemeteries of Southeastern Massachusetts (Middleborough, MA: Middleborough Public Library, 1995). Contains transcriptions from four Carver cemeteries made in the late 1880s. Although this is still a useful resource, many transcription errors have been discovered, so use Thatcher with care and check it against the actual gravestones or other transcriptions.
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 - Historical Massachusetts Newspapers - Microfilm
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Town Records Images:
Images of the town record books are online at FamilySearch.org.
SPECIAL NOTE: You need a free login to to view the images at FamilySearch.
Published Vital Records 1790 to 1850:
F. Apthorp Foster, Vital Records of Carver, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911).
Vital Records 1790 to present:
Town Clerk
Carver Town Hall
108 Main St.
Carver, MA 02330
508-866-3403
Hours: Mon., Weds., Thurs. 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; Tues. 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.; Fri. 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
Vital Records 1841-1920:
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 1921 to present:
Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records
150 Mount Vernon St., 1st Floor
Dorchester, MA 02125-3105
617-740-2600
Or order online:
Births
Marriages
Deaths
Massachusetts Vital Records Information from Ancestry.com
Deeds and Probate
Plymouth County Registry of Deeds
50 Obery Street
Plymouth, MA 02360
508-830-9200
Fax: 508-830-9221
Hours: Mon. - Fri. 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Researchers can search grantor books or grantee books at no charge.
Images of the Plymouth County deeds are now online at FamilySearch.org.
SPECIAL NOTE: You need a free login to to view the images at FamilySearch.
Plymouth Probate and Family Court
52 Obery Street
Plymouth, MA 02360
508-747-6204
Fax: 508-746-6826
Hours: Mon. - Fri. 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Images of the Plymouth County probate records are now online at FamilySearch.org in two groups of image sets, one consisting mainly of case files and one consisting mainly of record books. Navigating the image sets of the oldest probate records can be a bit confusing, so I have prepared A Brief Guide to the "Old Series" of Plymouth County Probate Records (1686-1881).
SPECIAL NOTE: You need a free login to to view the images at FamilySearch.
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Carver Public Library
2 Meadowbrook Way
Carver, MA 02330
(508) 866-3415
Fax: (508) 866-3416
Hours: Mon. & Weds. 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Tues. & Thurs. 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; Fri. & Sat. 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Plymouth County Genealogists, Inc.
PCGI is a non-profit genealogical society whose monthly meetings are held the first Saturday of each month (except July and August) at 12:00 PM at the East Bridgewater Public Library. Meetings generally feature a guest speaker and the public is welcome.
Old Colony History Museum
66 Church Green
Taunton, MA 02780
508-822-1622
Hours: Tues. - Sat. 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Closed on holidays and on Saturdays preceding Monday holidays
Museum Admission: Adults - $4.00, Children 12-18 and Seniors - $2.00
Genealogical Research: $7.00 per day
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.
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 Sun. and Mon.
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 their 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 1915, an ever-growing collection of online books, and databases derived from some of the Society's immense manuscript holdings.
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.
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The original inhabitants of this area were the Wampanoag (or Pokonoket), whose Nemasket Trail was the route which US Rte. 44 now follows. Archaeological evidence suggests that two principal gathering areas for the native people were Annasnappet Pond near North Carver and Sampson Pond in South Carver.
The town of Carver was incorporated June 9, 1790, from a portion of Plympton. For information about the parent town see USGenWeb Plympton. Although sawmills and iron foundries were among the area's earliest industries, Carver today is perhaps best known for the production of cranberries and as the home of the Edaville Railroad.
The iron industry gave rise to some impressive homes in the town. The foundries and bogs attracted immigrants from Finland and the Cape Verde Islands, and a number of their descendants remain in Carver.
The town is also home to Savery's Avenue - the first divided highway in America, which was given the town in 1861 by William Savery.
| 1790 | (U.S.) | 847 | 1800 | (U.S.) | 863 | 1810 | (U.S.) | 858 | 1820 | (U.S.) | 839 | |||
| 1830 | (U.S.) | 970 | 1840 | (U.S.) | 995 | 1850 | (U.S.) | 1,186 | 1855 | (State) | 1,205 | |||
| 1860 | (U.S.) | 1,186 | 1865 | (State) | 1,059 | 1870 | (U.S.) | 1,092 | 1875 | (State) | 1,127 | |||
| 1880 | (U.S.) | 1,039 | 1885 | (State) | 1091 | 1890 | (U.S.) | 994 | 1895 | (State) | 1,016 | |||
| 1900 | (U.S.) | 1,104 | 1905 | (State) | 1,410 | 1910 | (U.S.) | 1,663 | 1915 | (State) | 1,701 | |||
| 1920 | (U.S.) | 891 | 1925 | (State) | 1,306 | 1930 | (U.S.) | 1,381 | 1935 | (State) | 1,559 | |||
| 1940 | (U.S.) | 1,469 | 1945 | (State) | 1,383 | 1950 | (U.S.) | 1,530 | 1955 | (State) | 1,669 | |||
| 1960 | (U.S.) | 1,949 | 1965 | (State) | 2,147 | 1970 | (U.S.) | 2,420 | 1975 | (State) | 4,280 | |||
| 1980 | (U.S.) | 6,988 | 1990 | (U.S.) | 10,590 | 2000 | (U.S.) | 11,163 |
Census Data
Currently available: 1790 Federal Census
Sturtevant House Photographs and Drawings in the Library of Congress.
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See also the site for the parent town of Plympton
Commonwealth Communities page for Carver
Edaville USA - home of the Edaville Railroad.
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Plymouth County, MA - USGenWeb
Plymouth County Records Online - USGenWeb
Massachusetts Genealogy - USGenWeb
The USGenWeb Project - Home Page
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Please note that although I was born and raised about 20 miles from Carver
I now live hundreds of miles away and do not have easy access to the town.
Email comments to Dale H. Cook.
Please visit the Plymouth Colony Pages
USGenWeb Carver, MA, commenced 06-Apr-2004.
Created and maintained by Dale H. Cook.
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