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[Local HistoryCollection]

Attleboro History

Attleboro Publication

Newspapers on Microfilm

U.S. Census on Microfilm

Family Histories

Maps and Atlases

Other Histories

Attleboro History

Attleboro Historical Commission. (1980). Attleborough, Massachusetts Burial Grounds pre-dating 1830. Attleboro, MA : Attleboro Historical Commission.
AT 363.75 ATT

Bonneville, Victor and Sollitto, Paula. (1999). Attleboro: Charleston, SC: Arcadia Press.
AT 974.48 A88 BON

Burkhart, Janice (Ed.) (1998). Baptisms of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Attleboro, MA 1905-1986. Pawtucket, RI : American French Genealogical Society.
AT 234.161 Bap

Burkhart, Janice. (Ed). (1988). Baptisms of St. Stephen’s Catholic Church, Attleboro, MA (Dodgeville) 1880-1986. Pawtucket,RI : American French Genealogical Society.
AT 234.161 Bap

Burkhart, Janice. (Ed.). (1998). Burials of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Attleboro, MA 1905-1986. Pawtucket, RI : American French Genealogical Society.
AT 929.3 BUR 1905-1986

Burkhart, Janice. (Ed.) (1992). Franco-American Burials of the Stephen H. Foley Funeral Home. Pawtucket, RI : American French Genealogical Society.
AT 929.374485 FRA

Burkhart, Janice. (Ed). (1988). Marriages of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Attleboro, MA 1905-1986. Pawtucket, RI : American French Genealogical Society.
AT929.374485 Mar-St. Jos

Burkhart, Janice. (Ed). (1988). Marriages of St. Stephen’s Catholic Church, Attleboro, MA (Dodgeville) 1880-1986. Pawtucket, RI : American French Genealogical Society.
AT 929.374485 BUR

Murphy, Paul D. (2001). Hebronville: A Retrospective. Attleboro, MA: Paul Murphy.
AT 974.48 A88 MUR

Phillips, Elizabeth H. (1976). Grave Locations of Attleborough Veterans of the American Revolution.
AT 974.448 A88.929p Phil

Phillips, Elizabeth H. (1977). The Oldtown Church, Built in 1828, Dedicated, 1 January 1829, Designed and Built by Ezra Walker.
974.48 N87.285 P

Rounds, H. L. Peter. (1987). Abstracts of Bristol County, Massachusetts Probate Records 1687-1745. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.
AT 347.44850605 Rou

Salisbury, Susan. (1995). Southern Massachusetts Cemetery Collection. Bowie, MD : Heritage Books, Inc.
GEN 929.5 Sal

Studley, A. Irvin. (1992). Studley’s History of Attleboro: From the time of the North Purchase to the end of World War I. Attleboro, MA: Attleboro Historical Commission and Attleboro Historical Volunteers.
AT 974.4485 A88 STU

Tedesco, Paul H. (1979). 1894 Attleborough-Attleboro 1978: Hub of the Jewelry World. Atlteboro, MA: Attleboro Historical Commission.
AT 974.48 A88 TED

(1934). Vital Records of Attleboro, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849. Salem, MA : The Essex Institute.
GEN 312.744
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Attleboro Publications
City Directories (Attleboro, North Attleboro, Plainville) 1875-current
(some missing)
AT 974.48
Microfiche 1877-1901
Microfilm 1903-1936


Lists of Persons by Wards 1962, 1965-1970, 1975, 1979 1984,1986-90, 1992-94, 1996-2008
AT 974.48 A88.324

Tattle-Tale (Attleboro High Yearbook) 1925-2005 (some missing) (some missing)
AT 974.48

Attleborough/Attleboro Annual Reports 1861-1977, 1986-1992 (no reports published after 1992)
AT 974.48

Names on Attleboro Honor Roll, November 11, 1971 – Presented to Attleboro Public Library by Frank E.White, May 25, 1970 (list of veterans of WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam; Supreme Sacrifice)
AT 974.48 A88.9 Whi
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Maps and Atlases  
 

Framed Maps
Atlases
Single Sheet Maps

 
Framed Maps

For more information on individual maps, please refer to our "Inventory of Atlases and Maps" located in our Local History Room.


(1871). Attleborough. New York : F.W. Beers & Co.

(1891). Attleborough, Massachusetts. Boston : O. H. Bailey & Co.

(1878). View of Attleborough, Mass. East Village. Boston : O.H. Bailey & Co.

(c.1900). Town of Attleboro. Publisher not known.

(1874). Russell’s Map of Massachusetts. (s.l.) : B. B. Russell.  

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Atlases
O.W. Walker. (1904). Atlas of Massachusetts. Boston : Geo. H. Walker & Co.
AT 912.744 M414 WAL

(1895). Atlas of Surveys of Bristol Co., Massachusetts. (S.l.) : Everts & Richards. (2 copies)
AT 912.744 B86 c.1

(1890). Atlas Bristol County Massachusetts (1884-1888). (s.l.) : U.S. Geological Survey.
AT 557.44 M414 ATL

Walling & Grey. (1871). Official Topographical Atlas of Massachusetts. Boston : Stedman, Brown, & Lyon.
AT 912.744 M414 OFF C.1

(1880). Atlas of Attleboro Town, Massachusetts. Boston : George H.Walker. (3 copies)
AT 912.744 A88 WAL

(1900). Atlas of the Boundaries of the Town of Attleborough, Bristol County. (s.l.) : Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
AT 912.748 A88TS

(1871). Atlas of Bristol County Massachusetts from Actual Surveyed. New York : F. W. Beers & Co. (2 copies)
AT 912.744 B86B
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Single Sheet Maps

Bowen, Richard Le Baron. (1945-). Map showing the original Bristol Co. towns. Plymouth Colony and the R.I. town of Providence in 1689, and the divisions of these towns in 1944. Rehoboth, MA : (private print.). From Early Rehoboth vol. I.

(1832). Map of Attleborough, Mass. 1832, from a survey by Joseph W. Capron. (s.l.) : Armin Smith & Co. (2 copies)

Copy of Plan for the Town of Attleborough in the County of Bristol, Taken May 1795.

Beers, F.W. (1871). Attleborough. New York : F. W. Beers & Co.
From Atlas of Bristol County Massachusetts.

Map of Attleborough, Bristol County, Massachusetts, showing proposed line of division 1887. Boston :

Forbes Co.

Curran, Francis J. (1964). Attleboro circa 1835. (s.l.).

Galvin, William F. (2002). The City of Attleboro: 2002 Precinct Boundaries.

CD-ROMS (on PC in Local History room)

Late 19th century atlases of Massachusetts counties: Bristol County (1871 F. W. Beers County Atlas of Bristol, MA). ( 2003). Easton, CT: Piper Publishing.
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Newspapers on Microfilm
Attleboro Chronicle/Attleboro Sun/Sun Chronicle

May 13, 1876 - Feb 1, 1879
Feb 7, 1880 - Apr 3, 1880
Apr 10, 1880 - Jan 27, 1883
Feb 2, 1884 - Jan 30, 1886
Jan 1, 1902 - current date


(Attleboro Sun became The Sun Chronicle about May/June 1971)
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U.S. Census on Microfilm (No Index)
1790 Census Printed Schedules CT-NH
1800 Census Mass. Bristol County, Dukes County
1810 Census Mass. Barnstable County, Bristol County
1820 Census Mass. Barnstable County, Bristol County, & Dukes County
1830 Census Mass. Bristol County
1840 Census Mass. Bristol County(part) 2 mf
1850 Census Mass. Bristol County 3 mf
1869 Census Mass. Bristol County
1870 Census Mass. Bristol County
1880 Census Mass. Bristol County
1890 Census Special Civil War Schedules Enumerating Union Vets and Widows (Barnstable, Berkshire, Bristol, Dukes, Franklin, and Nantucket)
(Most of this year was destroyed in a fire)
1900 Census Mass. Bristol County
1910 Census Mass. Bristol County
1920 Census Mass. Bristol County
1930 Census Mass. Bristol County (not complete as of 9/27/02)
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Family Histories 

Allen (Lewis), Allen (Walter), Ames, Arnold, Angell
Baird, Balcombe/Balkom/Balcom, Battey, Bent, Benton, Bishop & Burroughs, Bliss, Bosworth, Briggs, Browne,
Brown/Wall/Fisher, Bullock, Burbank/Bray/Wellcome/Sedgley/Welch, Burnham, Alice Butterfield/Goodnight,
Capen, Capron, Carnes, Carpenter, Cattier/Currier/Courier, Carter, Cheever, Claflin, Coffin, Comey/Comee,
Cooper, Crapo, Crossman
Daggett, Darey, Denison, Dion/LePage, Dulaney/Furlong, Estes
Follett (Orville Fisher), Foster (Alex), Freeman, Fuller/Dunham, Fuller (Mary Swain) Family,
Gillson/Jillson, Guyon/Dion
Hatch (Jabez), Hill, Hix/Hicks, Hodges, Holbrook, Holman, Holmes, Horton
Jewett, Kelly, Kimberly, Lamoreux (Andre)
Martin, McIntire, Moffat, Morrison, Munsey/Hopkins
Nerney (John), Newcomb, Nursey/Esty
Paradis/Rene, Parmenter, Peck, Percey, Pierce, Pillsbury, Plimpton, Pratt, Proctor,
Pullen (Nicholas), Putnam
Raymond, Read, Richardson, Robinson, Round, Rounsevelt
Scott, Sheffield, Sheldon (of R.I.), Sherman, Simmons, Small, Smith (Joseph) & Hale (Emma),
Sprague, Starkey(s), Stewart, Sturtevant, Sweet, Sweetland
Tilson, Titus/Andrews, Ward (William), Weston, Whitman (John), Wilmarth, Woodcock,
Wyss (Samuel)
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Other Histories

Massachusetts
Rhode Island
General Publications

 

Massachusetts
Bailey, Frederic W. (1968). Early Massachusetts marriages prior to 1800. Baltimore, MD : Genealogical Publishing Co.
GEN 929.3

Bentley, Elizabeth Petty. (1978.) Index to the 1800 census of Massachusetts. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co.
GEN 974.4 IND

Bliss, Leonard. (1836). The history of Rehoboth, Bristol county, Massachusetts; comprising a history of the present towns of Rehoboth, Seekonk, and Pawtucket, from their settlement to the present time; together with sketches of Attleborough, Cumberland, and a part of Swansey and Barrington, to the time that they were severally separated from the original town. Boston : Otis, Broaders, & Co.
AT 974.485 R34 BLI

Blodgette, George B. (1933). Early settlers of Rowley, Massachusetts; a genealogical record of the families who settled in Rowley before 1700, with several generations of their descendants. Rowley, MA : Amos Jewett.
GEN 929.1

Donahue, Mary. (1980). Massachusetts Officers and Soldiers, 1702-1722: Queen Anne’s War to Dummer’s War. Boston: Society of Colonial Wars in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
GEN 973.25 DON

Dorman, Franklin A. (1998). Twenty families of color in Massachusetts, 1742-1998. Boston, MA: NEGHS.
GEN 929.2 DOR

Erhardt, John G. (1982). The history of Rehoboth, Seekonk, East Providence, Pawtucket & Barrington. Seekonk, MA : J. G. Erhardt
AT 974.48 B860

Hutt, Frank Wolcott. (1924). A history of Bristol County, Massachusetts. New York :Lewis Historical Publishing Company.
AT 974.48 B86 HU

Jacobson, Judy. (1992). Massachusetts Bay Connections. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company.
GEN 974.4 JAC

Massachusetts. Office of the Secretary of State. (1896-1908). Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War. Boston : Wright & Potter Printing Co.
GEN 973.3 M41

Massachusetts. Office of the Secretary of State. (1937). Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Civil War. [s.l.] : Wright & Potter Printing Co.
GEN 973.7444

Polito, Ronald (Ed.). (1993). A Directory of Massachusetts Photographers, 1839-1900. Camden, ME: Picton Press.
GEN 770.25 MASS

Pope, Charles Henry. (1900). The pioneers of Massachusetts, a descriptive list, drawn from records of the colonies, towns and churches and other contemporaneous documents. Boston : C. H. Pope.
GEN 929 P82

Stone, Orra Laville (1930). History of Massachusetts industries; their inception, growth, and success. Boston : S. J. Clarke Publishing Co.
AT 609

Wright, Otis Olney. (1917). History of Swansea, Massachusetts. 1667-1917. Swansea, MA : Town of Swansea.
AT 974.48 S972 W

Young, Alexander. (1846). Chronicles of the First Planters of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay From 1623 to 1636. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company.
GEN 974.4 YOU
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Rhode Island
Angell, Frank C. (1909). Annals of Centerdale : in the town of North Providence, Rhode Island : its past and present, 1636-1909. Central Falls, RI : Press of E. L. Freeman Co.
AT 974.52 C39

Bicknell, Thomas Williams. (1920). The history of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. New York : The American Historical Society.
AT 974.5
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General Publications
Anderson, Robert Charles. (1999). The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635. Boston: NEHGS.
GEN 929.2 AND V.1-

Anderson, Robert Charles. (1995). The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633. Boston: NEGHS.
GEN 929.3 AND V.1-

Cutter, William Richard. (1916). New England families, genealogical and memorial : a record of the achievements of her people in the making of commonwealths and the founding of a nation. New York : American Historical Society.
GEN 929 C

Johnson, Daniel F. (1996). Irish emigration to New England through the Port of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. St. John, NB: Daniel F. Johnson.
GEN 929.2 JOH

Landis, John Tannehill. (1985). Mayflower descendants and their marriages for two generations after the landing, including a short history of the Church of the Pilgrim founders of New England. Baltimore, MD : Genealogical Publishing Co.
GEN 929.3 LAN

National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. (1896-1921). Lineage Books. Washington, D.C. [The Society] : Harrisburg Publishing Co.
GEN 929.2

New England Historical & Genealogical Register ( V. 1-153). Boston : New England Historic Genealogical Society.
GEN 905

Pittman, H. D. (1970). Americans of gentle birth and their ancestors : a genealogical encyclopedia, embracing many authenticated lineages and biographical sketches of the founders of the Colonies and their descendants found in all parts of the United States. Baltimore : Genealogical Publishing. GEN 929.1 PIT Providence, RI. Record Commissioners. (1892-1915). The early Records of the Town of Providence. Providence : Snow & Farnham.
GEN 974.52

Sanborn, Melinda Lutz. (1995). Second supplement to Torrey's New England Marriages prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD : Genealogical Publishing Company.
GEN 929.3 SAN

Sanborn, Melinda Lutz. (1991). Supplement to Torrey's New England marriages prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD : Genealogical Publishing Company.
GEN 929.3 SAN-SUP

Sanborn, Melinda Lutz. (2003). Third supplement to Torrey’s: New England marriages prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company.
GEN 929.3 SAN

Schenk, Trudy. (1986-). The Wuerttemberg emigration index. Salt Lake City, Utah : Ancestry, Inc.
GEN 929.3 SCH

Torrey, Clarence Almon. (1985). New England marriages prior to 1700 . Baltimore, MD : Genealogical Publishing Company.
GEN 929.3 T

Virkus, Frederick Adams. (1925-1942). The abridged compendium of American genealogy; first families of America; A genealogical encyclopedia of the United States. Chicago : A. N. Marquis.
GEN 929 V81A

Wakefield, Robert S. (1978). Plymouth Colony Marriages to 1650. Warwick, RI : Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Rhode Island.
GEN 929.3 WAK

Weis, Frederick Lewis. (1977). The colonial clergy and the colonial churches of New England. Baltimore : Genealogical Publishing.
GEN 922
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