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Dukes County, Massachusetts Genealogy Resources

Are you just beginning your ancestry research in Dukes County, MA? Our expert research team has
put together some helpful links and resources to help you get started with your family tree research. Many of the Massachusetts resources listed on this page are often used by our genealogists during a typical ancestry search to
 help locate important records like birth certificates, obituaries, court records, marriage certificates, land deeds, and
family histories.

Cemeteries

AHGP Cemetery Transcription and Photo Project

Cemeteries of Martha's Vineyard

Dukes County, Massachusetts Cemetery Directory

Cemeteries of Dukes County, Massachusetts - Interment.net

Dukes County Cemeteries - Epodunk.com

Dukes County Cemetery List - Find a Grave

The Political Graveyard - Dukes County, Massachusetts

Census Records

1790 Census of Dukes County, MA - Ancestry.com

1800 Census of Dukes County, MA - Ancestry.com

1810 Census of Dukes County, MA - Ancestry.com

1820 Census of Dukes County, MA - Ancestry.com

1830 Census of Dukes County, MA - Ancestry.com

1840 Census of Dukes County, MA - Ancestry.com

1850 Census of Dukes County, MA - Ancestry.com

1860 Census of Dukes County, MA - Ancestry.com

1870 Census of Dukes County, MA - Ancestry.com

1880 Census of Dukes County, MA - Ancestry.com

1880 Census of Dukes County, MA - FamilySearch.org

1910 Census of Dukes County, MA - Ancestry.com

1920 Census of Dukes County, MA - Ancestry.com

1930 Census of Dukes County, MA - Ancestry.com

Court and Legal Records

Livingston's Law Register 1851- Dukes County, MA

History

Dukes County - An Ancient Heritage

Dukes County, MA History - NewEnglandTowns.org

Dukes County, Massachusetts - Wikipedia.org

Dukes County, Massachusetts 1890

National Register of Historic Places - Dukes County, Massachusetts

Immigration and Naturalization Records

National Archives and Records Administration - Northeast Region, Pittsfield, MA

National Archives and Records Administration - Northeast Region, Waltham, MA

Libraries and Archives

Dukes County Public Libraries

Martha's Vineyard Museum

National Archives and Records Administration - Northeast Region, Pittsfield, MA

New England Historic Genealogical Society

State Library of Massachusetts - Boston

Military Records

Dukes County, Massachusetts World War II Casualties Army and Air Force

Obituaries

Martha's Vineyard Times - Obituaries

ObitsArchive.com

Vineyard Gazette - Obituaries

Societies

Martha's Vineyard Historical Society

Martha's Vineyard Preservation Trust

Vital Records

Chilmark, MA Vital Records to 1850

Dukes County, MA Vital Records - VitalRec.com

Birth, Marriage, and Death Registry - Massachusetts State Archives

Birth, Marriage, and Death Certificates - MA Registry of Vital Records and Statistics

Massachusetts Genealogy: Marriages 1841-1850 Dukes County

Vital Records of Chilmark, Massachusetts to the Year 1849

Vital Records of Edgartown, Massachusetts to the Year 1849

Vital Records of Edgartown, Massachusetts to the Year 1850

Vital Records of Tisbury, Massachusetts to the Year 1850

Click Below to Learn More about Your Massachusetts Genealogy

County	Formation Date	County Seat	Parent County
Barnstable County	1685	Barnstable	New Plymouth Colony
Berkshire County	1761	Pittsfield	Hampshire County
Bristol County	1685	Taunton	New Plymouth Colony
Dukes County	1683	Edgartown	Original county
Essex County	1643	Lawrence, Newburyport, Salem	Original county
Franklin County	1811	Greenfield	Hampshire County
Hampden County	1812	Springfield	Hampshire County
Hampshire County	1662	Northampton	Middlesex County
Middlesex County	1643	Cambridge, Lowell	Original county
Nantucket County	1695	Nantucket	Original county
Norfolk County	1793	Dedham	Suffolk County
Plymouth County	1685	Plymouth	New Plymouth Colony
Suffolk County	1643	Boston	Original county
Worcester County	1731	Worcester	Suffolk, Middlesex

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