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Dennis, Barnstable, MA
Dennis, town (township), Barnstable county, southeastern Massachusetts, U.S. It extends across Cape Cod and includes the villages of Dennis, Dennis Port (Dennisport), East Dennis, South Dennis, and West Dennis. Settled in 1639, it was a part of Yarmouth until 1793, when it was incorporated and named for Josiah Dennis, pastor of the first meetinghouse. britannica.com
Included in Dennis are: Scargo Hill, Searsville, South Village, Town House, and New Boston.
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Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates - 1793 - Dennis is incorporated
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates - 1839 - Dennis
Dennis, Massachusetts
Barnstable county. This town crosses the cape, and was taken from Yarmouth in 1793. Population, 1837, 2,750. It lies 8 miles...Read MORE... - 1845 - DENNIS. [Pop. 2,942. Inc. 1793.]
Dennis was named after its first minister; and was formerly the eastern part of Yarmouth.
The town extends across the peninsula, North and ...Read MORE... - 1854 - Dennis
Dennis, a post-township of Barnstable county, Massachusetts, 60 miles S. E. from Boston. The fisheries furnish the principal occupation of the...Read MORE... 
1871 - Dennis, Mass., has elected four ladies upon its School Board.
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March 11, 1871- Dennis Massachusetts, 1890
Dennis is a somewhat crescent-shaped town in the midst of Barnstable County, extending from one shore to the other of Cape Cod. Its east side is a...Read MORE... - 1895 - Dennis / Dennisport / East Dennis / South Dennis / West Dennis
Dennis, a post-township of Barnstable co., Mass., is bounded on the N. by Cape Cod Bay, and on the S. by the Atlantic Ocean. It is intersected by the ...Read MORE... 
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Dennis, a post-village of Barnstable co., Mass., in Dennis township (town), 1 mile from the sea and 70 miles by water SE. of Boston.
Lippincotts New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns, Resorts, Islands, Rivers, Mountains, Seas, Lakes, Etc., in Every Portion of the Globe, Part 1 Angelo Heilprin Louis Heilprin - January 1, 1916 J.B. Lippincott - Publisher 
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1639 - Dennis is settled
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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1793 - Dennis is incorporated
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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1839 - Dennis
Dennis, Massachusetts
Barnstable county. This town crosses the cape, and was taken from Yarmouth in 1793. Population, 1837, 2,750. It lies 8 miles... Read MORE...
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1845 - DENNIS. [Pop. 2,942. Inc. 1793.]
Dennis was named after its first minister; and was formerly the eastern part of Yarmouth.
The town extends across the peninsula, North and ... Read MORE...
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1854 - Dennis
Dennis, a post-township of Barnstable county, Massachusetts, 60 miles S. E. from Boston. The fisheries furnish the principal occupation of the... Read MORE...
1871 - Dennis, Mass., has elected four ladies upon its School Board.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
March 11, 1871
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Dennis Massachusetts, 1890
Dennis is a somewhat crescent-shaped town in the midst of Barnstable County, extending from one shore to the other of Cape Cod. Its east side is a... Read MORE...
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1895 - Dennis / Dennisport / East Dennis / South Dennis / West Dennis
Dennis, a post-township of Barnstable co., Mass., is bounded on the N. by Cape Cod Bay, and on the S. by the Atlantic Ocean. It is intersected by the ... Read MORE...
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Dennis, a post-village of Barnstable co., Mass., in Dennis township (town), 1 mile from the sea and 70 miles by water SE. of Boston.
Lippincotts New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns, Resorts, Islands, Rivers, Mountains, Seas, Lakes, Etc., in Every Portion of the Globe, Part 1 Angelo Heilprin Louis Heilprin - January 1, 1916 J.B. Lippincott - Publisher
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