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Stoughton, Massachusetts 

History and  Genealogical  

Resources Website

     

www. STOUGHTON HISTORY.com

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Back Issues of the 

Stoughton Historical Society

Newsletters since 1970

 

 

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Stoughton Ancestors 

 
  

Stoughton's Civil War

Veterans and History 

 

A detailed Time line of 

Stoughton History   

 

Search old Probates 

for Stoughton ancestors

(or submit one to us)

 

Search published 

Books and Articles about Stoughton's History

 

Cemeteries in Stoughton, and early cemeteries from the original towns that were part of Stoughton

 

Old Stoughton 

Maps Online

 

Some Stoughton Census 

Returns pre-1900

 

Stoughton Newspaper History and transcribed articles from 

"The Stoughton Record"

 

Houses in Stoughton built before 1826

 

Search the old schools 

and look for early

Stoughton High School Graduates

 

 

A history  of the Stoughton Fire Department 

 


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1928 Maxim Fire Truck

 

A history  of the Stoughton Police Department 

 

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 About this website

This website has been created to offer historical and genealogical information about the town of Stoughton , Massachusetts .  This website since 2005 has maintained a free website for researching the rich heritage of Stoughton .  This has been utilized by Genealogists, town historians, local residents and Stoughton students.

The author of this website David Allen Lambert is a life time Stoughton resident, historian, professional genealogist and author of the illustrated history of Stoughton : Images of America - Stoughton published by Arcadia Publishing in 2001.  David serves on the Board of Directors of the Stoughton Historical Society.  

 

Search a year by year 

Time Line of Stoughton History.  

Edited and expanded by David Allen Lambert from 

John E. Flynn's timeline at the end of  "Beyond the Blew Hills".  



 

 

   STOUGHTON HOUSES

             100 YEARS    

                     1726-1826               

                     

                    Placed on line with permission from the 

                Stoughton Public Library Board of Trustees

 

 

 

Photographs and transcriptions of the earliest Gravestones in the Pride of Brockton Cemetery (Jewish Cemetery), South Street, Stoughton.  Gravestones from 1904 to 1910.

 

The Story of the Fair View Hotel in North Stoughton which burned down  - May 19, 1914

 

 

Sacco and Vanzetti 

  Nicola Sacco and his connection to Stoughton

 

 

 

The 1790 U.S. Census, 

1800 U.S. Census , 1810 U.S. Census  and 
1820 U.S. Census 

for Stoughton 

Indexed with the Census Images Online

- and -

 

1830 U.S. Census and 1840 U.S. Census Indexed

Images coming soon!

 

1850 U.S. Census - First 50 families transcribed

 

 

 

 

NEW CHAPTERS ONLINE 

of Daniel T. V. Huntoon's,  

History of the Town of Canton

Much of Stoughton's early history is contained in the pages of the History of Canton.

The Third Meeting-House

         The English Church   

        The Neutral French

       Music

 

Click To see more chapters and more Stoughton Books 

 

 The original SHS Class of '07

 

                

          1907

 

                  Find out who these class members were 100 years ago!

                I bet you will not find these Class of '07 on Myspace or Facebook

 

 

 

Stoughton History carved in stone at

 

Provincetown, Massachusetts 

Click to find out more and find the mistakes!

 

 

 

STOUGHTON and STOUGHTONHAM SOLDIERS 

of the American Revolutionary War

[Work in Progress]

ALLEN  to ASPINWALL

BABCOCK to BUSSEY

CALSTON to CUSHING

DAILY to DYER

EASTY to EVERTON

FADDEN to FURRENTON

GAGER to GUN

HADON to HUNT

 

Source: Massachusetts soldiers and sailors of the Revolutionary War : A compilation from the archives prepared and published by the Secretary of the Commonwealth in accordance with chapter 100, resolves of 1891. (Boston, Mass : Wright and Potter Printing Co., State Printers,1896-1908), 17 vols.

 

 

 

   

 

Adoptions records of 19th century Stoughton children, 1856-1900.  These were abstracted from the records of Norfolk County Probate files of the 19th century.

 

Historical material about Stoughton's namesake

 Lt. Gov. William Stoughton (1631-1701)

 

 

 

 

            

Photo Gallery of (32) Postcard Images of Glen Echo Park.  Also available for Purchase as high resolution 8x10 photographs.

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