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Massachustts Barnstable County Dennis 
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Town Hall
Quick Facts
Establishment and former town name(s)
North Dennis is same as Dennis.
Historical data relating to counties, cities, and towns in Massachusetts (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1997), FHL book 974.4 H2h 1997.
19 June 1793: Incorporated as a town, from part of Yarmouth.
Archiac name: Nobscusset, Sesuet
Section/Villages within the town: Dennis Port, East Dennis, North Dennis, South Dennis, West Dennis
Boundary Changes
12 July 1945:
8 May 1947: Act of July 12, 1945, amended and bounds between Dennis and Harwich established.
Neighboring Towns
Brewster | Harwich | Yarmouth | Cape Cod Bay to the north, Nantucket Sound to the south
Resources
Biography
Cemeteries
All locations in Dennis unless otherwise specifically listed.
- Cemetery inscriptions of Dennis, Massachusetts FHL
- B.N. Derick's cemetery records of Dennis, Ma. (part of Mayflower Descendant Legacy) FHL
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Dennis Village (1794)
Old Bass River Rd., Rte 6A
- Cemetery inscriptions, Dennis Union Church "Did not copy the newer part" FHL
Gravesite of a child who died from smallpox
corner of Setucket and Airline Sts
Hall Family (1696)
Whig St.
- Cemetery inscriptions, Hall Cemetery FHL
Howes Family (1650)
New Boston Rd
- Cemetery inscriptions, Howes Cemetery FHL
Indian
Rte 6A, on shores of Scargo Lake (no markers)
Oak Ridge (1970)
Rte 134
Paddock Family (1707)
off Rte 6A
Quaker (1720)
Mayfair Rd
Centennial celebrations, etc.
- The celebration of the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the founding of old Yarmouth, Mass. : including the present towns of Yarmouth and Dennis; September 1 and 3, 1889 FHL
Census
State
1855
Massachusetts 1855 State Census A free Internet index and images to the 1855 Massachusetts State Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Historical Records Search. This index includes every name listed on the census and is linked to an image including information about each person’s residence and age in 1855, birthplace, occupation, other family members, and neighbors. Hint: To find specific families in this town only, enter surname only and enter the name of this town, Dennis, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
1865
Massachusetts 1865 State Census A free Internet index and images to the 1865 Massachusetts State Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Historical Records Search. This index includes every name listed on the census and is linked to an image including information about each person’s residence and age in 1865, birthplace, occupation, other family members, and neighbors. Hint: To find specific families in this town only, enter surname only and enter the name of this town, Dennis, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
Church History and Records
Congregational
- Second Congregational Church
Church records, 1728-1810 FHL - North Congregational Church
Church records, 1814-1850 FHL
Methodist
- Wesleyan Methodist Church (now United Church of Christ)
Church records, 1848-1925 FHL
- Wesleyan Methodist Church (now United Church of Christ)
Directories
- City Directories (Title in catalog in error) FHL
Genealogy
Town Records
- Paddock Family Genealogy FHL
History
- History of old Yarmouth: comprising the present towns of Yarmouth and Dennis from the settlement to the division in 1794 with the history of both towns to these times FHL
Land and Property
- Deeds, 1836-1852 FHL
Maps
Military History and Records
Town Records 1794-1865
Newspapers
Town Records
- Dennis source records: transcription of records of the town of Dennis, Massachusetts FHL
- Town records, 1722-1813 FHL
- Town records, 1794-1836: Contains town finance records. FHL
- Town records, 1794-1865: Contains death records, intentions and returns of marriage, warrants, militia rolls, and records of taxation, finance, voting, and town meetings. FHL
Vital Records
Town Records 1794-1865
- Vital records, 1794-1847 FHL
- Vital records (1793-1900) FHL
Includes surname indexes in each volume.
Contents: v. 1. Dennis town records (1794-1820); Births & deaths, parts 1 and 2 (1710-1855); Births & deaths - early, parts 1 & 2 (1700s to date)
v. 2. Dennis marriage returns [some intentions in back] 1810-1847); Marriage records (1814-1855); Marriage intentions [also marriages] (1835-1858); Intentions of marriage (1860-1887); Births, marriages, deaths (1855-1862)
v. 3. Birth records - book 2 (1862- 1891); Marriage records - book 2 (1863-1890); Death records - book 2 (1863-1890).
Indexes
- Index to vital records of Dennis, Mass. and Yarmouth, Mass. "An index to the vital records of Dennis, Mass. to approximately 1815 and Yarmouth, Mass. to approximately 1760, as published 1899-1934 in the Mayflwoer Descendant, Vols. 1-34. (Index shows Volume and page in the Mayflower Descendant.)" FHL
Voting Registers
Town Records 1794-1865
Societies, Libraries and Museums
Websites
References
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