Download or read book History of the Town of Duxbury, Massachusetts with Genealogical Registers written by Justin Winsor and published by Genealogical Publishing Com. This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Duxbury was founded by migrants from the town of Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1632. Justin Winsor's venerable history of Duxbury commences with chapters on the settlement and incorporation of the town; boundaries, roads and landmarks; first settlers; schools and education; and early contact with the Indian population. Subsequent chapters are concerned with lists of 17th-century town officers, Duxbury in the colonial wars, the American Revolution and the War of 1812, and the history of the Congregational Church in Duxbury. Of greatest interest to researchers, over one-third of the volume is devoted to genealogical notes and sketches of more than 200 early families of Duxbury.