Plymouth County Directory and Historical Register of the Old Colony

This book, is the first attempt at a Directory and History, so far as Plymouth County is concerned. It has been our endeavor in this work to furnish:

• 1st. A condensed and yet a, comprehensive Historical sketch of each town in the County.
• 2d. The names, residences and occupations of the voters of the County, as well as & General Business Directory of the same.
• 3d. A good advertising medium for the business men, both in and out of the County.

Had we realized at the outset, as we do now, the very large outlay of time and
money the enterprise would require, we might have shrunk from engaging in it. We
have aimed as far as possible at accuracy of information, but the reader will see that in such & work, dealing as it does mainly with strange names, there is peculiar liability to error.

It was our intention to have issued the book several weeks earlier, but owing to the procrastination of some of those upon whom we were dependent for information, as well as the unforeseen obstacles, its issue has been delayed.

Our Advertising pages contain the cards of nearly every first class establishment
throughout the County, as well as many good Houses elsewhere and the reader will
do well to consult that part of the work.

For three of the engravings of Manufacturing Establishments we are indebted to
Hon. Benjamin Hobart, Author and Publisher of the History of Abington.

To the faithful agents who have been in our employ, as well as to large numbers of
citizens who have aided us in many ways, as well as to the several gentlemen who
have given us histories at their towns, we tender the cordial thanks of

The Publishers.

• Historical Sketch Of The County
• Each Town In The County
  • Abington
  • Bridgewater
    • Died in Revolutionary Service
  • Carver
    • Died in Revolutionary Service
  • Duxbury
    • Died in Revolutionary Service
  • East Bridgewater
    • Died in Revolutionary Service
  • Halifax
  • Hanover
  • Hanson
    • Died in Revolutionary Service
  • Hingham
    • Died in Revolutionary Service
  • Hull
    • Died in Revolutionary Service
  • Kingston
  • Lakeville
  • Marion
  • Marshfield
  • Mattapoisett
  • Middleboro
  • North Bridgewater
    • Twelfth Regiment
    • First Massachusetts Cavalry
    • Various Regiments
  • Pembroke
  • Plymouth
    • Died in Revolutionary Service
  • Plympton
    • Died in Revolutionary Service
  • Rochester
  • Scituate
    • Died in Revolutionary Service
    • Noted Men
  • South Scituate
  • Wareham
    • Died in Revolutionary Service
  • West Bridgewater
    • Died in Revolutionary Service
    • Permanent Settlers
• Plymouth County Honor Roll
  • Abington
  • Halifax
  • Hanover
  • Lakeville
  • Marshfield
  • Middleboro
  • Rochester
• Historical Appendix of Plymouth County
• Honor Roll (includes towns not listed on their own page)
• Churches of Plymouth County (listed by town)
• General Directory of Plymouth County
  • Abington General Directory
    • Abbe - Dyer
    • Easterbrook - Hyslop
    • Jackson - Murrell
    • Nash - Ryan
    • Sampson - Young
  • Bridgewater General Directory
    • Adams - Josselyn
    • Keith - Worcester
  • Carver General Directory
    • Atwood - Wrightington
  • Duxbury General Directory
    • Adams - Prior
    • Randall - Woodard
  • East Bridgewater General Directory
    • Adams - Gurney
    • Hale - Young
  • Halifax General Directory
    • Alden - Wood
  • Hanover General Directory
    • Aiken - Wright
  • Hanson General Directory
    • Adams - Young
  • Hingham General Directory
    • Adams - Fuller
    • Gale - Murray
    • Nash - Young
  • Hull General Directory
    • Anderson - Vining
  • Kingston General Directory
    • Adams - Wright
  • Lakeville General Directory
    • Aldrich - Winslow
  • Marion General Directory
    • Allen - Young
  • Marshfield General Directory
    • Alden - Wright
  • Mattapoisett General Directory
    • Aiken - Wright
  • Middleboro General Directory
    • Abbott - Fuller
    • Gammons - Ryder
    • Saddler - Young
  • North Bridgewater General Directory
    • Alden - Emmes
    • Farnham - Joslyn
    • Keen - Puffer
    • Ramsdell - Young
  • Pembroke General Directory
    • Allen - Witherell
  • Plymouth General Directory
    • Alexander - Byrns
    • Cahoon - Furnside
    • Gallager - Lynes
    • Macomber - Sylvester
    • Talbot - Zahn
  • Plympton General Directory
    • Atwood - Wright
  • Rochester General Directory
    • Alley - Wrightington
  • Scituate General Directory
    • Allen - Jelloe
    • Langdon - Young
  • South Scituate General Directory
    • Babb - Knapp
    • Lapham - Young
  • Wareham General Directory
    • Adams - Gurney
    • Hall - Wright
  • West Bridgewater General Directory
    • Alger - Withington
• Business Directory
  • Agents to Axeltree Manufactures
  • Bakers to Butcher
  • Cabinet Makers to Crockery and China
  • Country Stores
  • Dentists to Dyers
  • Eating Houses to Furniture Manufacturers
  • Gas Light Companies to Gun Smiths
  • Hair Dressers to House Furnishing Goods
  • Ice Dealers to Lumber Dealers
  • Machinery and Tools to Nurserymen
  • Oil and Candle Manufacturers to Pump Makers
  • Rivet Manufacturers to Surveyors

Notes About Book:

Source: Plymouth County Directory and Historical Register of the Old Colony, Middleboro, Mass: Published By Stillman B. Pratt & Company, 1867.

Notes about Online Publication: This manuscript has been ocr'd and heavily edited. Many of the Native American words have been reproduced as clearly as online publication will allow us, but not all are exactly the way they were in the original work. The structure of this manuscript has been changed to allow better online presentation.

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