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Berkshire County, Massachusetts

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Profiles

  • SGT Nathan Haskins (1743 - 1802)
    Ancestor #: A052524 Birth stated on military record: 2-20-1745 Patriotic Service Service Source: MA SOLS & SAILS, VOL 7, P 447; MADAR, TOWN OFFICIALS 1775-1783, GRC S1, VOL 309, PP 50-56 Service De...
  • Stephen Bush, Jr. (1771 - 1850)
    Son of Stephen and Caroline Messenger Bush Husband of Abigail Nichols Bush and Polly Squier Bush
  • Oswald "Ozzie" Arthur Zink (1914 - 1941)
    LTJG Oswald Arthur Zink Son of Henry F. Zink who resided in Ghent, New York. Oswald served as a Lieutenant Junior Grade, U.S. Navy during World War II. He resided in Columbia County, New York pri...
  • Frederick Clinton Humphreys, Sr (1822 - 1899)
    Mayor of Pensacola 1870-73. Frederick Clinton Humphreys Sr in the U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current Visit websiteU.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current Want to get involved? Click here. D...
  • Horace Ensign (1793 - 1880)
    He was the son of William Ensign and Mary Wadhams. His father, William Ensign, a native of Massachusetts, was a large landowner, and for some time resided at Dalton, Berkshire county, Mass., where he ...

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The Mahican (Muh-he-ka-neew) Native American tribe lived in the area that now makes up Berkshire County until the early 18th century, when the first English settlers and frontiersmen appeared and began setting up farms and homesteads. On April 25, 1724, “The English finally paid the Indians 460 pounds, 3 barrels of cider, and 30 quarts of rum for what is today Berkshire County.” This deal did not include modern Sheffield, Stockbridge, Richmond, and Lenox, which were added later. Berkshire County remained part of Hampshire County until 1760.

In the 19th century, Berkshire County became popular with the American elite, which built what they called "cottages" throughout the countryside. The Gilded Age ended in the early 20th century with the income tax, World War I, and the Great Depression. In the 20th, century some of these cottages were torn or burned down, while others became prep schools, historic sites, or bed-and-breakfast inns.

Today Berkshire is known throughout the East Coast and the country as the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. It includes attractions such as Tanglewood, the Norman Rockwell Museum, Mass MOCA, and Hancock Shaker Village.

Adjacent Counties

Cities, Towns & Communities

Adams | Alford | Becket | Cheshire | Clarksburg | Dalton | Egremont | Florida | Great Barrington | Hancock | Hinsdale | Housatonic | Lanesborough | Lee | Lenox | Monterey | Mount Washington | New Ashford | New Marlborough | North Adams | Otis | Peru | Pittsfield (County Seat) | Richmond | Sandisfield | Savoy | Sheffield | Stockbridge | Tyringham | Washington | West Stockbridge | Williamstown | Windsor

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Massachusetts

Wikipedia

USS Berkshire County LST-288

National Register of Historic Places

Berkshire Family History Association

Roots Web

Genealogy Trails

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