This book is a reprint, originally published in 1900, of early marriages in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, between the years of 1692 and 1789. Frederic W. Bailey, a prolific publisher of vital records, compiled several books between the years 1896 and 1914. In 1897 he began a series on early Massachusetts marriages, which is believed to be the most complete collection of early Massachusetts marriages ever published. This book, the Second Book, covers Plymouth County between the years 1692 and 1789. Included are the full names of the bride and groom, the date and town of marriage. There are approximately 5,500 marriages, or 11,000 individuals listed in this Second Book. Towns included: Plymouth, Plympton, Kingston, Marshfield, Wareham, Duxbury, Pembroke, Middleborough, Halifax, Bridgewater, Abington, Hanover, Scituate, and Rochester. Paperback, (1900), repr. 2011, Index, 215 pp.