Becket, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Genealogy

Description

 * Becket, Massachusetts at Wikipedia

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

Adjacent Towns
Berkshire Co.:  Lee | Otis | Tyringham | Washington | Hampden Co.:  Blandford | Chester | Hampshire Co.: '' Middlefield

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

Becket Town Clerk
557 Main St Beclet, MA 01223 Phone: 413-623-8934 x 11 Fax: 413-623-6036 Email: [mailto:townclerk@townofbecket.org townclerk@townofbecket.org] Website

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Berkshire County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

City Directories

 * 1926 STATE, U.S., City Directories, Becket at Ancestry - index and images ($), some years may be missing
 * 1926 Massachusetts, U.S., City Directories, Becket at Ancestry - index and images ($),some years may be missing
 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and images ($) some towns and years may be missing

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

Migration
Migration routes for early European settlers to and from included:


 * Hampden and Berkshire Turnpike  from near Springfield, MA to the Becket Turnpike  at Becket, MA; toll booths open from 1829 to 1852; now I-90.
 * Massachusetts 10th Turnpike 1800

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