Marriages at Easton, Massachusetts, 1720–1802

These records of Easton were abstracted in 1942 by Lester Card, of Norwalk, Connecticut, from a copy of town records made by a town clerk fifty years earlier. Card cautions that "at least two of the pastors of the Easton Churches entered all feminine members of their parish as Mrs. whether they were maid, wife or widow. Therefore, all entries marked as Mrs. should be given careful consideration." Easton, Massachusetts, located in the northeast corner of Bristol County, was established in 1725. This area was originally part of the Taunton North-Purchase of 1668. Many boundary line disputes followed the purchase, some of which were not completely settled until 1772.

In 1711 the north precinct of Taunton was incorporated as the town of Norton, and in 1722, the east precinct of Norton was established. In 1725, this precinct was incorporated as the town of Easton, an abbreviated form of "east of Norton."

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