History of Scituate Massachusetts

Deane's History of Scituate is still regarded as the best introduction to the early history of the town and its settlers. The first half of the book gives a concise treatment of the town's settlement and progress ecclesiastical history manufacturing military affairs and so on. The final 250 pages of the work however feature several hundred family sketches--arranged alphabetically from Adams through Young--tracing the pioneers in most cases from their arrival in town over several generations.