USGenWeb Genealogical Site for the Town of
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Hull Massachusetts Plymouth County |
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Including the Villages of Allerton, Bayside, Kenberma, Nantasket Beach,
Pemberton, Stony Beach, Straits Pond, Waveland and Windemere
Boston Light, Hull
March 14, 2008 — We have a new address! Many USGenWeb sites have relocated, and we have, too. Please bookmark our new address.
August 19, 2006 — I have added a listing of Hull Newspapers held on microfilm by the Boston Public Library Microtext Department.
October 12, 2004 — I've added the 1857 Hull Cemetery Transcriptions published in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. See the Cemeteries section for a list of surnames found in these transcriptions.
June 9, 2003 — Welcome to the brand new Hull USGenWeb page. I'll be posting notices here as the site grows and expands and new resources are added.
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Books, Newspapers and Records
You can find copies of books for sale by using the search engine at Bookfinder.com.
Books that are no longer in copyright can often be found online at Internet Archive Text Archive, Family History Archives or Google Books. Additional books are available through two sites that many libraries offer access to - Ancestry.com and Heritage Quest Online.
Thomas W. Baldwin, Vital Records of Hull, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911).
A newspaper often had a succession of titles on its masthead during the course of its publication. Some libraries list newspapers by the last title used, followed by previous titles. Other libraries list all holdings under the most common, most familiar or most recent title. For each title the library's holdings are given.
Boston Public Library - Microtext Department
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Published Vital Records 1647 to 1850:
Thomas W. Baldwin, Vital Records of Hull, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911).
Vital Records 1647 to present:
Town Clerk
Hull Town Hall
253 Atlantic Ave.
Hull, MA 02045
781-925-2262
Fax: 781-925-0224
Hours: Mon. & Weds. 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; Tues. & Thurs. 8:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Vital Records 1841-1915:
Massachusetts Archives
220 Morrissey Blvd.
Boston, MA 02125
617-727-2816
Fax: 617-288-8429
Hours: Mon. - Fri. 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Sat. 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Vital Records 1916 to present:
Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics
150 Mount Vernon St., 1st Floor
Dorchester, MA 02125-3105
617-740-2600
Or order online:
Births
Marriages
Deaths
Massachusetts Vital Records Information from Ancestry.com
Deeds and Probate
Plymouth County Registry of Deeds
50 Obery Street
Plymouth, MA 02360
508-830-9200
Fax: 508-830-9221
Hours: Mon. - Fri. 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Researchers can search grantor books or grantee books at no charge.
Plymouth County deeds can now be viewed online
Plymouth Probate and Family Court
52 Obery Street
Plymouth, MA 02360
508-747-6204
Fax: 508-746-6826
Hours: Mon. - Fri. 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Cemeteries and Cemetery Transcriptions
Note that there is only one cemetery in the town of Hull.
Hull Cemetery (1708)
5 Nantasket Ave., Hull, MA
Street Map
Topographic Map from Microsoft Research Maps
1857 gravestone transcriptions published in NEHGR
Gravestone abstracts at Find A Grave
For records contact: Town of Hull, 253 Atlantic Ave., Hull, MA 02045, 781-925-2000.
Location: Between Nantasket Ave. and Spring St.
1857 Gravestone Transcriptions published in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register
Surnames found in these transcriptions are Binney, Bruce, Colyer, Cushing, Dill, Goold, Gould, Greenleaf, Hunt, Knight, Knox, Loring, Lovell, Mitchell, Newcomb, Reed, Sirowich, Souther, Spear, Sprague, Swain, Thompson, Tirrell, and Turner.
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Genealogical and Historical Societies, Libraries and Locations
Genealogical and Historical Societies and Libraries
Hull Public Library
9 Main St.
Hull, MA 02045-1199
781-925-2295
Fax: 781-925-0867
Winter Hours (Labor Day to Memorial Day): Mon., Tues. & Thurs. 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; Weds. 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Fri. 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Sat. 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Summer Hours (Memorial Day to Labor Day): Mon., Tues. & Thurs. 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; Weds. 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Fri. 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Sat. 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Plymouth County Genealogists, Inc.
PCGI is a non-profit genealogical society whose monthly meetings are held the first Saturday of each month (except July and August) at 1:00 PM at the East Bridgewater Public Library. Meetings generally feature a guest speaker and the public is welcome.
Old Colony Historical Society
66 Church Green
Taunton, MA 02780
508-822-1622
Hours: Tues. - Sat. 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Closed on holidays and on Saturdays preceding Monday holidays
Museum Admission: Adults - $4.00, Children 12-18 and Seniors - $2.00
Genealogical Research: $7.00 per day
South Shore Genealogical Society
PO Box 396
Norwell, MA 02061
Meetings: The second Saturday of each month (except July and August) at 1:30 p.m. at the John Curtis Free Library, Rte. 139, Hanover, MA.
For beginners, amateurs and professionals interested in genealogical research in Plymouth and Norfolk Counties.
Massachusetts Historical Society
1154 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02215-3695
617-536-1608
Hours: Mon. - Weds. 9:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.; Thurs. 9:00 a.m. to 7:45 p.m.; Fri. 9:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.; Sat. 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; Closed Sunday.
New England Historic Genealogical Society
101 Newbury St.
Boston, MA 02116-3007
617-536-5740
Fax: 617-536-7307
Library Hours: Tues. 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Weds. 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.; Thurs. - Sat. 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Closed Sun. and Mon.
The library is closed for some holidays - call or see the website for details.
For non-members there is a daily admisssion fee for the research library.
NEHGS is nation's oldest genealogical society, founded in 1845. It offers unsurpassed resources for New England research including the Boston research library of over 200,000 volumes. Members not in the Boston area appreciate their extensive online resources including all issues of The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, the nation's oldest genealogical journal, published quarterly since 1847. Online resources also include member access to vital records through 1915, an ever-growing collection of online books, and databases derived from some of the Society's immense manuscript holdings.
National Register of Historical Places
Graves Light Station
North of Hull in the Massachusetts Bay
Paragon Park Carousel
Also known as Carousel Under the Clock
205 Nantasket Ave.
Hull, MA 02045
781-925-0472
Point Allerton Lifesaving Station, now the Hull Lifesaving Museum
Also known as Old Point Allerton Coast Guard Station
1117 Nantasket Ave.
Hull, MA 02045
781-925-5433
Fax: 781-925-0992
Exhibits feature genuine rescue apparatus, America's most storied surfboat - the Nantasket, and much more.
Telegraph Hill Historic District
Also known as Fort Independence
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The date of the establishment of Hull is not definitely known. On May 20, 1642, a report of a committee was made to the General Court concerning the allotment of lands at Nantasket. On May 10, 1643, Nantasket was again mentioned as being within the shire of Suffolk. On September 7, 1643, a former grant to "Nantascot" was confirmed. On May 29, 1644, it was ordered that "Nantascot shall be called Hull. On May 26, 1647, Hull is mentioned as a town.
| 1765 | (Prov.) | 170 | 1776 | (Prov.) | 120 | 1790 | (U.S.) | 120 | 1800 | (U.S.) | 117 | |||
| 1810 | (U.S.) | 139 | 1820 | (U.S.) | 172 | 1830 | (U.S.) | 198 | 1840 | (U.S.) | 231 | |||
| 1850 | (U.S.) | 253 | 1855 | (State) | 292 | 1860 | (U.S.) | 285 | 1865 | (State) | 260 | |||
| 1870 | (U.S.) | 261 | 1875 | (State) | 316 | 1880 | (U.S.) | 383 | 1885 | (State) | 451 | |||
| 1890 | (U.S.) | 989 | 1895 | (State) | 1,044 | 1900 | (U.S.) | 1,703 | 1905 | (State) | 2,060 | |||
| 1910 | (U.S.) | 2,103 | 1915 | (State) | 2,290 | 1920 | (U.S.) | 1,771 | 1925 | (State) | 2,652 | |||
| 1930 | (U.S.) | 2,047 | 1935 | (State) | 2,619 | 1940 | (U.S.) | 2,167 | 1945 | (State) | 3,388 | |||
| 1950 | (U.S.) | 3,379 | 1955 | (State) | 5,824 | 1960 | (U.S.) | 7,055 | 1965 | (State) | 8,836 | |||
| 1970 | (U.S.) | 9,961 | 1975 | (State) | 10,572 | 1980 | (U.S.) | 9,714 | 1990 | (U.S.) | 10,466 | |||
| 2000 | (U.S.) | 11,050 |
Maps
1903 Topographic Map of Hull (1520 x 770 - 1 Mb)
From the 1903 Boston Bay Quadrangle (15 minute series)
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Commonwealth Communities page for Hull
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Plymouth County, MA - USGenWeb
Plymouth County Records Online - USGenWeb
Massachusetts Genealogy - USGenWeb
The USGenWeb Project - Home Page
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Please note that although I was born and raised about 15 miles from Hull
I now live hundreds of miles away and do not have easy access to the town.
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