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Barnstable County
Chronological History of Barnstable County
02 Jun 1685
BARNSTABLE created as one of three original counties in New Plymouth Colony. (Ply. Laws, ch. 6/p. 19)
07 Oct 1691
BARNSTABLE continued under the new Massachusetts Bay provincial charter issued by King William III and Queen Mary II; Massachusetts Bay absorbed New Plymouth Colony [no change]. (Mass. Col. Acts, vol. 1, ch. 27 [1692-1693], sec. 1/p. 63; Swindler, 5:80)
19 Nov 1707
BARNSTABLE lost town of Rochester to PLYMOUTH. (Mass. Col. Acts, vol. 21, ch. 60 [1707]/p. 755)
14 Apr 1897
Boundary between BARNSTABLE and PLYMOUTH was clarified in part when line between towns of Wareham and Bourne was clarified [no change]. (Mass. Acts 1897, ch. 281, sec. 1/p. 258)
Massachusetts Atlas of Historical County Boundaries, John H. Long, Editor and Historical Compiler; Peggy Tuck Sinko, Associate Editor; Douglas Knox, Book Digitizing Director; Emily Kelley, Research Associate; Laura Rico-Beck, GIS Specialist and Digital Compiler; Peter Siczewicz, ArcIMS Interactive Map Designer; Robert Will, Cartographic Assistant. Copyright The Newberry Library 2009