Rochester, Massachusetts
Plymouth County
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NEW! 1790, 1800, & 1810 Federal Census transcription for Rochester is complete. See Census Project link below.
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About Rochester
Rochester, in Plymouth County, was founded in 1679 and it was incorporated on June 4, 1686. Originally, Rochester included area which is now part of Wareham, Marion, and Mattapoisett. Rochester's harbors on Buzzards Bay afforded it with a busy coastal trade. That coastal trade ended when Marion (1852) and Mattapoisett (1853) were established and Rochester lost its coastline.
Rochester Links (links will open in a new window)
| Town of Rochester One Constitution Way Rochester, MA 02770 |
Town Hall: 508-763-3871
FAX: 508-763-4892 Town Clerk: 508-763-3866 |
Joseph
H. Plumb Memorial Library 17 Constitutional Way, 508-763-8600
The
Tombstone Transcription Project (transcriptions from Woodside Cemetery
and Hillside/Pierce Cemetery are available)
Topographical
Map of Rochester (from topozone.com)
Massachusetts and Plymouth County Links
USGenWeb
Plymouth County, MA
USGenWeb Massachusetts
Genealogy
Plymouth County
Registry of Deeds
Churches
| East Rochester Congregational
Church 355 County Rd. |
508-763-3093 |
| First Congregational Church Rounseville Rd. |
508-763-4314 |
| First Congregational Church 11 Constitutional Way |
508-763-4111 |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | 508-295-8223 |
| St. Rose of Lima 282 Vaughn Hill Rd. |
Rectory - 508-763-2244 Study - 508-763-2392 |
Rochester Projects
Volunteers Needed
If you have a Rochester Source you'd
like to share or do look ups from, please contact
me.
Please let me know what you are willing to do. (Ex. Do you have a book you
can do look ups from? Are you willing to help transcribe the Vital Records
of Rochester? Will you take pictures at cemeteries?) By having specific information,
your time won't be wasted by being contacted about things you're unable to
help with.
Rochester Queries
Visit the Rootsweb
Plymouth County message board for queries about Rochester, Massachusetts.
Unfortunately, a message board strictly for Rochester was underused and perhaps
the Rootsweb boards will be more useful for more people. Previous queries
can be found here.
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