Dorchester Genealogy (in Suffolk County)

Birth Records

A Report of Boston: Containing Dorchester Births, Marriages, and Deaths to the End of 1825 World Vital Records
A report of the Record Commissioners of the city of Boston : containing Dorchester births, marriages, and deaths to the end of1825 Ancestry
A volume relating to the early history of Boston(includes Boston marriages 1752-1809 and town records 1784-1822, and Dorchester vital records 1826-1849) Ancestry
Dorchester births, marriages, and deaths to the end of 1825 Ancestry
Vital Records 1826 to 1850 Ray's Place
Vital Records to 1850 Jane Devlin
Vital records of the town of Dorchester from 1826 to 1849 Ancestry

Cemetery Records

Dorchester South Burying Ground Find a Grave
First Burying Place Epitaphs Jane Devlin
Old Burying Ground Inscriptions to 1750 Jane Devlin
Saint Marys Cemetery Find a Grave

Census Records

1790 Census US Gen Web

Church Records

Dorchester Second Church of Christ 1828 Members Genealogy Today
Memorials of the First Church in Dorchester : from its settlement in New England, to the end of the second century Ancestry
Righteousness and the Pulpit: A Discourse in the First Church, Dorchester, on Sept. 30, 1855 World Vital Records

Death Records

A Report of Boston: Containing Dorchester Births, Marriages, and Deaths to the End of 1825 World Vital Records
A report of the Record Commissioners of the city of Boston : containing Dorchester births, marriages, and deaths to the end of1825 Ancestry
A volume relating to the early history of Boston(includes Boston marriages 1752-1809 and town records 1784-1822, and Dorchester vital records 1826-1849) Ancestry
Deaths at Dorchester, Massachusetts, 1732-1781 NEHGS
Deaths, 1801-1825 Jane Devlin
Dorchester births, marriages, and deaths to the end of 1825 Ancestry
Vital Records 1826 to 1850 Ray's Place
Vital Records to 1850 Jane Devlin
Vital records of the town of Dorchester from 1826 to 1849 Ancestry

Directories

Massachusetts City Directories(includes Dorchester 1850 and 1868) Ancestry
U.S. City Directories (includes Dorchester 1850, 1868) Ancestry

Historical Records

Dorchester Day : celebration of the two hundred and seventy-seventh anniversary of the settlement of Dorchester, June 8th, 1907 Ancestry
Dorchester in 1630, 1776, and 1855 : an oration Ancestry
Franklin Lodge No. 23, I.O.O.F. 1906 Roster Genealogy Today
Good old Dorchester : a narrative history of the town, 1630-1893 Ancestry
History of the town of Dorchester, Massachusetts Ancestry
Leading business men of Back Bay, South End, Boston Highlands, Jamaica Plain and Dorchester(printed 1888) Ancestry
Recovery of Some Materials for the Early History of Dorchester, General and Particular World Vital Records
Taxable Valuation of the Residents of Dorchester, Massachusetts, 1850 NEHGS
Taxable Valuation of the Residents of Dorchester, Massachusetts, 1853 NEHGS
Taxable Valuation of the Residents of Dorchester, Massachusetts, 1855 NEHGS
Taxable Valuation of the Residents of Dorchester, Massachusetts, 1861 NEHGS
Taxable Valuation of the Residents of Dorchester, Massachusetts, 1865 NEHGS
Taxable Valuation of the Residents of Dorchester, Massachusetts, 1869 NEHGS
The Taxable Valuation of the Real and Personal Estates, With the Polls and Amount Tax in Dorchester World Vital Records
The taxable valuation of the real and personal estates, with the polls and amount of tax, in the town of Dorchester(1869) Ancestry

Land Records

Dorchester, Massachusetts Land Allotments, 1660 Ancestry

Marriage Records

A Report of Boston: Containing Dorchester Births, Marriages, and Deaths to the End of 1825 World Vital Records
A report of the Record Commissioners of the city of Boston : containing Dorchester births, marriages, and deaths to the end of1825 Ancestry
A volume relating to the early history of Boston(includes Boston marriages 1752-1809 and town records 1784-1822, and Dorchester vital records 1826-1849) Ancestry
Dorchester births, marriages, and deaths to the end of 1825 Ancestry
Marriages and Marriage Intentions published in Dorchester Antiquarian 1733-1836 NEHGS
Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850 (includes marriages in Dorchester 1656 - 1849) Ancestry
Vital Records 1826 to 1850 Ray's Place
Vital Records to 1850 Jane Devlin
Vital records of the town of Dorchester from 1826 to 1849 Ancestry

Newspapers

Marriages and Marriage Intentions published in Dorchester Antiquarian 1733-1836 NEHGS

School Records

U.S. School Yearbooks (includes Boston College High School 1925) Ancestry

Vital Records

A Report of Boston: Containing Dorchester Births, Marriages, and Deaths to the End of 1825 World Vital Records
A report of the Record Commissioners of the city of Boston : containing Dorchester births, marriages, and deaths to the end of1825 Ancestry
A volume relating to the early history of Boston(includes Boston marriages 1752-1809 and town records 1784-1822, and Dorchester vital records 1826-1849) Ancestry
Deaths at Dorchester, Massachusetts, 1732-1781 NEHGS
Deaths, 1801-1825 Jane Devlin
Dorchester births, marriages, and deaths to the end of 1825 Ancestry
Marriages and Marriage Intentions published in Dorchester Antiquarian 1733-1836 NEHGS
Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850 (includes marriages in Dorchester 1656 - 1849) Ancestry
Vital Records 1826 to 1850 Ray's Place
Vital Records to 1850 Jane Devlin
Vital records of the town of Dorchester from 1826 to 1849 Ancestry


More records for Dorchester are available on the Suffolk County page and the statewide page