Plymouth Genealogy (in Plymouth County, MA)

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Plymouth Birth Records

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1620-1988 Massachusetts Town and Vital Records Ancestry online

Births and marriages, 1853-1964 FamilySearch Library

Bridgewater, Massachusetts, vital records FamilySearch Library

Massachusetts Birth Index, 1901-1960 and 1967-1970 Ancestry online

Massachusetts Vital Records Index 1841-1895 Fold3 online

Massachusetts vital records--Plymouth, 1663-1910 WorldCat

Massachusetts vital records: Plymouth, 1663-1894 WorldCat

Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1840-1915 Ancestry online

Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1926-present Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics

Mayflower Births and Deaths, From the Files of George Ernest Bowman, at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants. 2 vols. (included in My GPC Library subscription) Genealogical.com online

Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2 Ancestry online

Plymouth Births, Marriages and Deaths (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Plymouth Vital Record Transcripts (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Plymouth church records, 1620-1859 (church and vital records of First Church) Ancestry online

Plymouth church records, 1620-1859, First Church Digital Public Library of America online

Plymouth church records, First Church, 1620-1859, v. 1 Digital Public Library of America online

Plymouth church records, First Church, 1620-1859, v. 2 Digital Public Library of America online

Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts computer printout; births or christenings, 1648-1843 FamilySearch Library

Records of Plymouth Colony : births, marriages, deaths, burials, and other records, 1633-1689 WorldCat

Records of Plymouth Colony, Births, Deaths, Burials, and Other Records, 1633-1689 (included in My GPC Library subscription) Genealogical.com online

Records of the colony of New Plymouth, in New England, Vol. 11 Genealogy Gophers online

Records of the colony of New Plymouth, in New England, Vol. 4 Genealogy Gophers online

Records of the town of Plymouth (vital and historical records 1636 to 1783) Ancestry online

Vital records index, 1855-1910 [Plymouth, Massachusetts] FamilySearch Library

Vital records of the town of Plymouth : an authorized facsimile reproduction of records published serially 1901- 1935 in the Mayflower Descendant. With added index of persons by Col. L eonard H. Smith, Jr. FamilySearch Library

Vital records, indexes (1699-1893) - Plymouth, Massachusetts FamilySearch Library

Plymouth Cemetery Records (97)


Plymouth Census Records

1855 Massachusetts State Census Ancestry online

1865 Massachusetts State Census Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Plymouth Church Records

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A brief history of the First Church in Plymouth, from 1606 to 1901 Ancestry online

An address given at the 160th anniversary of the Second Church in Plymouth, 1898 (historical) Ancestry online

Chiltonville Congregational Church records, 1816-1894, Chiltonville, Mass. Archive Grid

Manual of the Church of the Pilgrimage, Plymouth, Mass. 1870 LDS Genealogy online

Manual of the Church of the Pilgrimage, Plymouth, Mass. 1870 Internet Archive online

Marriages and Baptisms of the Rev. Ivory Hovey of Plymouth, 1775-1803 American Ancestors online

Plymouth Church records, 1620-1859. WorldCat

Plymouth church records, 1620-1859 LDS Genealogy online

Plymouth church records, 1620-1859 Internet Archive online

Plymouth church records, 1620-1859 (church and vital records of First Church) Ancestry online

Plymouth church records, 1620-1859, First Church Digital Public Library of America online

Plymouth church records, 1620-1859; Vol. 02 Genealogy Gophers online

Plymouth church records, First Church, 1620-1859, v. 1 Digital Public Library of America online

Plymouth church records, First Church, 1620-1859, v. 2 Digital Public Library of America online

Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts computer printout; births or christenings, 1648-1843 FamilySearch Library

Records, 1816-1894, Chiltonville Congregational Church (Chiltonville, Mass.). Archive Grid

St. Peter church records (included in Massachusetts Boston Archdiocese Roman Catholic Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

The church of the Pilgrim Fathers LDS Genealogy online

The church of the Pilgrim Fathers Internet Archive online

Two-hundredth anniversary celebration (1738-1938) of the founding of Second Church of Plymouth, Mass. Ancestry online

Plymouth City Directories

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City Directories, 1890 Census Substitute Ancestry online

Massachusetts City Directories (includes Plymouth 1880, 1887, 1893, 1898, 1905, 1915, 1917, 1919, 1921, 1924) Ancestry online

Plymouth (Massachusetts) city directories FamilySearch Library

Plymouth City Directories (1846,1860,1903-1932) Boston Public Library

Plymouth City Directories (1887-1932 selected years) Massachusetts State Library

Plymouth, MA 1846, 1860 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Plymouth, MA 1903-1932 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Plymouth, MA, 1887-1894 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Plymouth, Massachusetts Directories, 1890, 1893 Ancestry online

Plymouth, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1873 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Plymouth, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1880 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Plymouth, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1887 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Plymouth, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1890 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Plymouth, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1891 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Plymouth, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1893 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Plymouth, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1898 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Plymouth, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1899 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Plymouth, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1901 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Plymouth, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1903 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Plymouth, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1905 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Plymouth, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1907 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Plymouth, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1909 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Plymouth, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1911 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Plymouth, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1913 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Plymouth, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1915 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Plymouth, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1917 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Plymouth, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1919 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Plymouth, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1921 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Plymouth, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1924 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Plymouth, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1925 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Plymouth, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1932 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Plymouth, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1936 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Plymouth Court Records

Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England : court orders WorldCat

Records of the colony of New Plymouth in New England : printed by order of the legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Vol. 1-6, Court orders, 1633-1691. WorldCat

Plymouth Death Records

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1620-1988 Massachusetts Town and Vital Records Ancestry online

1841-1915 Massachusetts Death Records Ancestry online

1901-1980 Massachusetts Death Index Ancestry online

Bridgewater, Massachusetts, vital records FamilySearch Library

Death Records For The Year 1852: Plymouth Genealogy Trails online

Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003 Ancestry online

Massachusetts Vital Records Index 1841-1895 Fold3 online

Massachusetts vital records--Plymouth, 1663-1910 WorldCat

Massachusetts vital records: Plymouth, 1663-1894 WorldCat

Massachusetts, Death Records, 1926-present Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics

Mayflower Births and Deaths, From the Files of George Ernest Bowman, at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants. 2 vols. (included in My GPC Library subscription) Genealogical.com online

Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2 Ancestry online

Obituary Index - Plymouth County Families of the 20th Century Plymouth County Genealogists online

Plymouth Births, Marriages and Deaths (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Plymouth Vital Record Transcripts (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Plymouth church records, 1620-1859 (church and vital records of First Church) Ancestry online

Records of Plymouth Colony : births, marriages, deaths, burials, and other records, 1633-1689 WorldCat

Records of Plymouth Colony, Births, Deaths, Burials, and Other Records, 1633-1689 (included in My GPC Library subscription) Genealogical.com online

Records of the colony of New Plymouth, in New England, Vol. 11 Genealogy Gophers online

Records of the colony of New Plymouth, in New England, Vol. 4 Genealogy Gophers online

Records of the town of Plymouth (vital and historical records 1636 to 1783) Ancestry online

Vital records index, 1855-1910 [Plymouth, Massachusetts] FamilySearch Library

Vital records of the town of Plymouth : an authorized facsimile reproduction of records published serially 1901- 1935 in the Mayflower Descendant. With added index of persons by Col. L eonard H. Smith, Jr. FamilySearch Library

Vital records, indexes (1699-1893) - Plymouth, Massachusetts FamilySearch Library

Plymouth Histories and Genealogies (57)


Plymouth Immigration Records

Naturalization declarations and petitions (1907-1945) for the Plymouth County, Massachusetts area FamilySearch Library

Naturalization index cards, docket book, and papers, 1885-1906 [Plymouth County, Massachusetts] FamilySearch Library

Pilgrim guide book to Plymouth, Massachusetts : with a brief outline of the Pilgrim migration and settlement at Plymouth FamilySearch Library

Plymouth County (Massachusetts) declarations of intention index, 1906-1984 FamilySearch Library

U.S., Atlantic Ports Passenger Lists (includes Plymouth 1820-1824, 1826-1827, 1829-1830, 1832-1833, 1836, 1843 ) Ancestry online

Plymouth Land Records

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Deed records, 1664-1900 [Plymouth County, Massachusetts] FamilySearch Library

Massachusetts Land Records Secretary of the Commonwealth online

Mayflower Deeds; Probates, From the Files of George Ernest Bowman, at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants (included in My GPC Library subscription) Genealogical.com online

Plymouth Colony records, deeds, 1620-1699 FamilySearch Library

Proprietors' records, 1702-1792 FamilySearch Library

Records of the colony of New Plymouth, 1643-1679, approx FamilySearch Library

Records of the colony of New Plymouth, in New England, Vol. 11 Genealogy Gophers online

Records of the colony of New Plymouth, in New England, Vol. 4 Genealogy Gophers online

Vine Hills Cemetery record transfer book(1912-1964) and record of land purchased for burial(1870-1964) FamilySearch Library

Plymouth Map Records

Bird's eye view map of Boston Harbor along the South Shore to Plymouth, Cape Cod Canal, and Provincetown : in colors : showing all steamboat routes, 1920 Library of Congress online

Manuscript map of Plymouth harbor by Jeremy Belknap, circa 1795 Massachusetts Historical Society online

Map of Plymouth, Kingston, Duxbury, and Marshfield, Massts. : Pilgrim anniversary print, 1620-1970 FamilySearch Library

Map of Plymouth, Mass , 1882 Library of Congress online

Map of Plymouth, Mass., 1882. Library of Congress online

Pilgrim memorials and guide to Plymouth : with a lithographic map and eight copperplate engravings FamilySearch Library

Pilgrim memorials and guide to Plymouth : with a lithographic map and eight copperplate engravings Genealogy Gophers online

Pilgrim memorials and guide to Plymouth : with a lithographic map and eight copperplate engravings (printed 1855) Ancestry online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Aug 1885 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Jun 1896 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Mar 1891 Library of Congress online

Plymouth Marriage Records

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1620-1988 Massachusetts Town and Vital Records Ancestry online

1841-1915 Massachusetts Marriages MyHeritage online

1901-1955 and 1966-1970 Massachusetts Marriage Index Ancestry online

Births and marriages, 1853-1964 FamilySearch Library

Bridgewater, Massachusetts, vital records FamilySearch Library

Marriages and Baptisms of the Rev. Ivory Hovey of Plymouth, 1775-1803 American Ancestors online

Massachusetts Marriage Records, 1840-1915 Ancestry online

Massachusetts Marriages 1633-1850 Ancestry online

Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850 (many towns) Ancestry online

Massachusetts Vital Records Index 1841-1895 Fold3 online

Massachusetts vital records--Plymouth, 1663-1910 WorldCat

Massachusetts vital records: Plymouth, 1663-1894 WorldCat

Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850 Ancestry online

Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1926-present Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics

Mayflower Descendants and Their Marriages for Two Generations After the Landing (included in My GPC Library subscription) Genealogical.com online

Mayflower Marriages, From the Files of George Ernest Bowman, at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants (included in My GPC Library subscription) Genealogical.com online

Plymouth Births, Marriages and Deaths (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Plymouth County (Massachusetts) record books (including divorces), 1813-1950; and divorce index, 1918-1930 FamilySearch Library

Plymouth Vital Record Transcripts (from Massachusetts Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Plymouth church records, 1620-1859 (church and vital records of First Church) Ancestry online

Records of Plymouth Colony : births, marriages, deaths, burials, and other records, 1633-1689 WorldCat

Records of the colony of New Plymouth, in New England, Vol. 11 Genealogy Gophers online

Records of the colony of New Plymouth, in New England, Vol. 4 Genealogy Gophers online

Records of the town of Plymouth (vital and historical records 1636 to 1783) Ancestry online

St. Peter church records (included in Massachusetts Boston Archdiocese Roman Catholic Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Vital records index, 1855-1910 [Plymouth, Massachusetts] FamilySearch Library

Vital records of the town of Plymouth : an authorized facsimile reproduction of records published serially 1901- 1935 in the Mayflower Descendant. With added index of persons by Col. L eonard H. Smith, Jr. FamilySearch Library

Vital records, indexes (1699-1893) - Plymouth, Massachusetts FamilySearch Library

Plymouth Military Records

Return Of The Dead, Plymouth During The Civil War Internet Archive online

Return Of The Dead, Plymouth During The Civil War Internet Archive online

Plymouth Miscellaneous Records (167)


Plymouth Newspapers and Obituaries

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Memorial and Rock (1867-1868) Boston Public Library

Obituary Index - Plymouth County Families of the 20th Century Plymouth County Genealogists online

Old Colony Memorial (1827-1861, 1867-1868, 1874-1916) Boston Public Library

Old Colony Memorial (1989-2006 June;1943) Boston Public Library

Old Colony Memorial 05/04/1822 to 12/29/1827 Genealogy Bank online

Old Colony Memorial 11/11/2009 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Old Colony Memorial and Plymouth Rock (1864-1867) Boston Public Library

Old Colony Memorial and Plymouth Rock (1872) Boston Public Library

Old Colony Memorial and Plymouth Rock (Nov. 27, 1863, Special Collections, Microfilm) Massachusetts State Library

Old Colony Memorial, & Plymouth County Advertiser (1822-1827) Boston Public Library

Old Colony Memorial, and Plymouth County Advertiser (May 4, 1822-Apr. 24, 1824, Special Collections, Print, Weekly) Massachusetts State Library

Old Colony Sentinel (1867-1868) Boston Public Library

Plymouth Bulletin 12/07/2005 to 04/28/2009 Genealogy Bank online

Plymouth Guide 02/28/2014 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Plymouth Journal (1785-1786) Boston Public Library

Plymouth Journal, and the Massachusetts Advertiser 03/19/1785 to 06/13/1786 Genealogy Bank online

Plymouth Observer (1905) Boston Public Library

Plymouth Rock (1867) Boston Public Library

Plymouth Rock Free Press (1872) Boston Public Library

South of Boston (1991-2004 Apr) Boston Public Library

The Memorial and Rock, and Plymouth County Journal (1868) Boston Public Library

The Pilgrim, Or Plymouth County Chronicle and Domestic and Foreign Intelligencer (May 17, 1832-July 4, 1833, Special Collections, Print, Weekly) Massachusetts State Library

The Plymouth Rock (Apr. 21, 1853; Aug. 4, 1859, Special Collections, Microfilm) Massachusetts State Library

Wareham Courier 11/04/2005 to 05/29/2019 Genealogy Bank online

Wicked Local: Plymouth 05/12/2010 to 11/12/2011 Genealogy Bank online

Offline Newspapers for Plymouth

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Memorial and Rock and Plymouth County Journal. (Plymouth, Mass.) 1868-1871

Old Colony Memorial & Plymouth Rock. (Plymouth, Mass.) 1863-1867

Old Colony Memorial, and Plymouth County Advertiser. (Plymouth, Mass.) 1822-1827

Old Colony Memorial. (Plymouth, Mass.) 1827-1863

Old Colony Memorial. (Plymouth, Mass.) 1867-1868

Old Colony Memorial. (Plymouth, Mass.) 1872-Current

Old Colony Sentinel. (Plymouth, Mass.) 1864-1872

Plymouth Free Press. (Plymouth, Mass.) 1872-1904

Sentinel. ([Plymouth, Ma]) 1963-Current

Plymouth Probate Records

1635-1991 Massachusetts Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Mayflower Deeds; Probates, From the Files of George Ernest Bowman, at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants (included in My GPC Library subscription) Genealogical.com online

Plymouth School Records

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Plymouth Carver High School - Pilgrim Yearbook (Plymouth, MA), 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 E Yearbook online

Plymouth Carver High School yearbook, 1965, 1966, 1975, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Plymouth Carver High School yearbook, 1965, 1966, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 Classmates online

Plymouth Carver High School yearbooks, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Plymouth High School - Pilgrim Yearbook (Plymouth, MA), 1925, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963 E Yearbook online

Plymouth High School yearbook, 1925, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Plymouth High School yearbook, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1958 Classmates online

Plymouth High School yearbook, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1958 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Plymouth High School, Pilgrim yearbook, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2013-2014, 2015, 2016 Internet Archive online

Plymouth South High School, The rock yearbook, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2014-2015, 2015-2016 Internet Archive online

Plymouth Tax Records

Plymouth Tax Valuations 1784 Massachusetts State Library



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