VITAL RECORDS
of
EDGARTOWN
MASSACHUSETTS
To the end of the year 1849
Transcriptions of the "Tan Book"
Published by
The New England Historic Genealogical Society
Boston, MA
1906
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EDGARTOWN
The town of Edgartown, County of Dukes County, formerly known as Great Harbour, was established July 8, 1671, from common land, and the name then changed.
February 5, 1830, the bounds between Edgartown and Tisbury were established.
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Population by Census:
| 1765,
| 944
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1820,
| 1,374
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1860,
| 2,118
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| 1776,
| 1,020
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1830,
| 1,509
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1870,
| 1,516
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| 1790,
| 1,352
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1840,
| 1,736
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1880,
| 1,303
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| 1800,
| 1,226
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1850,
| 1,990
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1890,
| 1,156
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| 1810,
| 1,365
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1900,
| 1,209
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