Obituary Index - Plymouth County Families of the 20th Century
In 2014, an obituary database and the associated newspaper clippings were donated to Plymouth County Genealogists, Inc. by member, Joan S. Leland. From 1984 through 2002, during her tenure as a librarian for the East Bridgewater Public Library and continuing into her retirement, Joan collected obituaries of persons who had some connection to East Bridgewater, Massachusetts (i.e., born, married, buried) and entered the information into a database, which she entitled Plymouth County Families of the Twentieth Century. The clippings were taken primarily from the Brockton Daily Enterprise, but some are from the smaller, more local newspapers, such as the Bridgewater Townsman, the East Bridgewater Citizen, and the East Bridgewater Express. Joan also recorded all related names that appeared in the obituaries, so her database of just over 2,000 obituaries contains nearly 27,000 names. The database includes names not only of those from East Bridgewater and the surrounding towns, but also many from states well beyond that of Massachusetts.
To view the index of decedent names only, click on the link below.
To view the index of decedent names only, click on the link below.
| pcgiobituaryindex.pdf |
If you would like a copy of an obituary or death notice, the cost is $3.00 per item. With your request, please include the individual's name, as well as the name and date of the publication you are seeking, a check payable to "Plymouth County Genealogists, Inc." as well as a self-addressed stamped envelope. Requests may be mailed in to the address below.
Plymouth County Genealogists, Inc.
P.O. Box 167
East Bridgewater, MA 02333
Plymouth County Genealogists, Inc.
P.O. Box 167
East Bridgewater, MA 02333
If you have any questions, would like to make an obituary request via e-mail, or would like to request a manual look-up of a related surname in the database, please e-mail us at plymcountygen@gmail.com.
Updated Saturday, February 29, 2020