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Vital Records of Massachusetts Towns

Massachusetts Townships
Abington Acton Alford Amesbury Amherst
Andover Arlington Ashburnham Ashby Ashfield
Athol Attleborough Auburn Barnstable Barre
Becket Bedford Belchertown Bellingham Berlin
Bernardston Beverly Billerica Blandford Bolton
Boston Boxborough Boxford Boylston Bradford
Braintree Brewster Bridgewater Brimfield Brockton
Brookfield Brookline Buckland Burlington Cambridge
Canton Carlisle Carver Charlemont Charlestown
Charlton Chatham Chelmsford Chelsea Cheshier
Chester Chesterfield Chicopee Chilmark Clarksburg
Cohasset Colrain Concord Conway Cummington
Dalton Dana Danvers Dartmouth Dedham
Deerfield Dennis Dighton Dorchester Douglas
Dover Dracut Dudley Dunstable Duxbury
East Bridgewater Eastham/Orleans Easthampton Easton Edgartown
Enfield Essex Falmouth Fitchburg Fairhaven
Florence Florida Foxborough Framingham Franklin
Freetown Gardner Georgetown Gill Gloucester
Goshen Grafton Granby Granville Great Barrington
Greenfield Groton Hadley Halifax Hamilton
Hampden Hancock Hanover Hanson Hardwick
Harvard Harwich Hatfield Haverhill Hawley
Haydenville Heath Hingham Hinsdale Holden
Holland Holliston Holyoke Hopkinton Hubbardston
Hull Huntington Ipswich Kingston Lancaster
Lanesborough Lawrence Lee Leicester Leominster
Leverett Lexington Leyden Lincoln Littleton
Lowell Ludlow Lynn Lynnfield Malden
Manchester Mansfield Marblehead Marlborough Marshfield
Medfield Medford Medway Mendon Methuen
Middleborough Middlefield Middleton Milford Millbury
Milton Monson Montague Monterey Montgomery
Nantucket Natick Needham New Ashford New Bedford
New Braintree New Marlborough New Salem Newbury Newburyport
Newton Northampton Northborough Northbridge Northfield
Norton Oakham Otis Oxford Palmer
Paxton Pelham Pembroke Pepperell Peru
Petersham Phillipston Pittsfield Plainfield Plymouth
Plympton Prescott Princeton Provincetown Raynham
Reading Rehoboth Richmond Rochester Rockport
Rowe Rowley Roxbury Russell Rutland
Salem Salisbury Sandisfield Sandwich Saugus
Savoy Scituate Sharon Sheffield Shelburne
Sherborn Shirley Shrewsbury Shutesbury South Deerfield
South Hadley Southampton Southborough Spencer Springfield
Sterling Stoneham Stow Sturbridge Sudbury
Sunderland Sutton Swansea Taunton Templeton
Tewksbury Tisbury Topsfield Townsend Truro
Tyngsborough Tyringham Upton Uxbridge Wakefield
Wales Walpole Waltham Ware Wareham
Warren Warwick Washington Watertown Wayland
Wellfleet Wendell Wenham West Boylston West Bridgewater
West Newbury West Springfield West Stockbridge Westborough Westfield
Westford Westhampton Westminster Weston Westport
Weymouth Whatley Wilbraham Williamsburg Williamstown
Wilmington Winchendon Windsor Woburn Worcester
Worthington Wrentham Yarmouth

Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850

Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Established 1712 from parts of Bridgewater.
Acton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Established 1773 from parts of Great Barrington.
Alford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Established 1735 from parts of Concord.
Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. Established 1666 from parts of Salisbury.
Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1775.
  • Amherst. Walter E. Corbin, James Flint. Amherst, Massachusetts Vital Records, 2 volumes. (AmericanAncestors.org database: Unpublished transcripts from a variety of sources, no date).
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Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts. Established in 1646.
Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Formerly West Cambridge, earliest record 1737.
Ashburnham, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Established in 1765 from the plantation Dorchester-Canada.
Ashby, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1767.
  • Massachusetts Vital Records Project website (defunct - WayBack machine copy). Ashby Vital Records (Online, no date).
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Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Settled in 1743 and was officially incorporated in 1765.
  • Ashfield, Florence Conant Howes ed. Vital Records of Ashfield Massachusetts to the Year 1850. (Boston: NEHGS, 1942).
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Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Settled in 1735; incorporated in 1762.
Attleborough, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1694 from parts of Rehoboth.
Auburn, Worcester County, Massachusetts. First settled in 1714; incorporated in 1778; originally called Ward until 1837.
  • Auburn. Franklin P. Rice, ed. Vital Records of Auburn, (Formerly Ward), Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1850: With Inscriptions from the Old Burial Grounds. (Worcester, MA: Systematic History Fund, 1900).
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Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Settled in 1638; incorporated in 1639.
  • Barnstable, Massachusetts Vital Records. (Unpublished transcripts from a variety of sources).
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Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts. First settled in 1720. Incorporated in 1774 from parts of Rutland.
Becket, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. First settled in 1740 and officially incorporated in 1765.
Bedford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Area first settled around 1640; incorporated from parts of Concord and Billerica in 1729.
Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. First settled in 1731 and officially incorporated in 1761.
  • Belchertown, Walter E. Corbin ed. Belchertown Vital Records. (AmericanAncestors online database, no date).
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Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1719.
Berlin, Worcester County, Massachusetts. First settled in 1665; and incorporated in 1812.
  • Berlin. Frances L. Eaton and Martha F. Duren eds. Vital Records of Berlin Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1899. (Marlboro, MA: Frances L. Eaton, 1935).
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Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Established in 1762 from the new plantation of Falltown.
  • Bernardston. (Falltown) or Bernardston Vital Records. (AmericanAncestors online database, no date).
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Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts. Settled in 1626; incorporated in 1668.
Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1655.
Blandford, Hampden County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1741.
  • Blandford. Blandford Vital Records. (AmericanAncestors online database, no date).
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Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1738.
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
  • Boston. A Report of the Record Commissioners Containing Boston Births, Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths, 1630-1699. (Boston: Rockwell and Churchill, 1883; Boston: Municipal Printing Office, 1908).
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  • Boston. A Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston, Containing Boston Births from A.D. 1700 to A.D. 1800. (Boston: Rockwell and Churchill, 1894).
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  • Boston. A Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston, Containing the Boston Marriages from 1700 to 1751. (Boston: Municipal Printing Office, 1898).
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  • Boston. A Volume of Records Relating to the Early History of Boston, Containing Boston Marriages from 1752 to 1809. (Boston: 1883; repr. Boston: Municipal Printing Office, 1903).
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Boxborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Established in 1783.
Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1685 from parts of Rowley.
Boylston, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Incorprated 1786.
Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1672 from parts of Rowley.
Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1640.
Brewster, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1803 from parts of Harwich.
Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Established in 1656 from parts of Duxbury.
Brimfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. First settled in 1706; incorporated in 1731.
  • Brimfield. Henry Edwards Scott, ed. Vital Records of Brimfield Massachusetts to the Year 1850. (Boston: NEHGS, 1931).
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Brockton,
Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1718.
Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1705 from part of Boston.
Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1779.
Burlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Established 1779 from parts of Woburn.
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Settled in 1631; initially called Newe Towne or Newtowne; name changed to Cambridge in 1638.
Canton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1797 from parts of Stoughton.
  • Canton. Frederick Endicott ed. The Record of Births, Marriages and Deaths and Intentions of Marriage in the Town of Stoughton from 1727 to 1800, and in the Town of Canton from 1797 to 1845, Preceded by Records of the South Precinct of Dorchester from 1715 to 1727. (Canton, MA: By the Town, 1896).
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Carlisle, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1805.
Carver, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1790.
Charlemont, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Established in 1765.
Charlestown, Middlesex County (formerly in Suffolk Co.), Massachusetts. Annexed to and now a neighborhood in Boston.
Charlton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1755 from parts of Oxford.
Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1712.
  • Chatham. George Ernest Bowman, Chatham, Mass., Vital Records. (Mayflower Descendant, 4 (1902):182-185, 198-202; 5 (1903):120-122, 141-143; vol. 7 (1905): 137-143; 9 (1907):33-36, 179-182, 221; vol. 10 (1908): 194-198; 11 (1909):39-42, 119-121; 12 (1910):171-176, 215-218; 13 (1911):27-31; vol. 15 (1913): 130-135; 16 (1914):212-217; 17 (1915):87-99; 24 (1922):64-68, 101-103).
  • Sheila M. Dann Westgate and Anna Lowell Tomlinson, Compilers. Vital Records of the Town of Chatham, Massachusetts,, Volume I: 1696-1850. (Chatham, MA: Chatham Historical Society, 1991).
  • Sheila M. Dann Westgate and Anna Lowell Tomlinson, Compilers. Vital Records of the Town of Chatham, Massachusetts,, Volume II: 1851-1900. (Chatham, MA: Chatham Historical Society, 1991).
Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Established in 1655.
Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Settled in 1624; part of Boston until incorporated in 1739.
Cheshire, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1793.
  • Cheshire. No author. AmericanAncestors.org online database. Stafford Hill Church records.
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Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1783.
Chesterfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1762 from the plantation known as New Hingham.
  • Chesterfield. Vital Records and Church Records, 1762-1900 of Chesterfield, Massachusetts, volume 1. (AmericanAncestors online database, no date).
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  • Chesterfield. Cemetery Records, 1762-1900 of Chesterfield, Massachusetts, volume 2. (AmericanAncestors online database, no date).
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Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1848 from part of Springfield.
  • Chicopee. Chicopee Cemetery Inscriptions. (AmericanAncestors online database, no date).
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Chilmark, Dukes County, Massachusetts. Settled in 1660; incorporated on September 14, 1694
Clarksburg, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1797.
  • Clarksburg. Jay Mack Holbrook ed. Clarksburg, Massachusetts Births Marriages and Deaths 1846-1863. (AmericanAncestors online database, no date).
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Cohasset, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Settled in 1660; incorporated from parts of Hingham in 1770.
Colrain, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1761.
Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Settled in 1635.
Conway, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Settled in 1762; incorporated in 1767.
  • Conway, Florence Conant Howes, Ed. Vital Records of Conway Massachusetts to the Year 1850. (Boston: NEHGS, 1943).
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Cummington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Settled in 1762; incorporated in 1779.
  • Cummington. William W. Streeter and Daphne H. Morris, Editors, The Vital Records of Cummington, Massachusetts 1762-1900. (Hartford, CT: William W. Streeter and D. H. Morris, 1979).
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Dalton, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Settled in 1755; incorporated in 1784.
Dana, Worcester County, Massachusetts. , Incorporated in 1801 from parts of Petersham, Greenwich, and Hardwick.
  • Dana. Thomas W. Baldwin, ed. Vital Records of Dana Massachusetts to the Year 1850. (Boston: Burr Printing Co., 1925).
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Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1757 from parts of Salem.
Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Settled in 1650; incorporated in 1664.
  • Dartmouth. Henry Edwards Scott, ed. Vital Records of Dartmouth Massachusetts to the Year 1850, volume 1: Births. (Boston: NEHGS, 1929).
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  • Dartmouth. Henry Edwards Scott, ed. Vital Records of Dartmouth Massachusetts to the Year 1850, volume 2: Marriages. (Boston: NEHGS, 1930).
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  • Dartmouth. Henry Edwards Scott, ed. Vital Records of Dartmouth Massachusetts to the Year 1850, volume 3: Deaths. (Boston: NEHGS, 1930).
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Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Settled in 1635; incorporated in 1636.
  • Dedham. Don Gleason Hill, ed. The Record of Births, Marriages and Deaths, and Intentions of Marriage, in the Town of Dedham 1635-1845. (Dedham, MA: Office of the Dedham Transcript, 1886).
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  • Dedham. Don Gleason Hill, ed. The Record of Baptisms, Marriages and Deaths, with admissions and dismisals to the church in the Town of Dedham 1638-1845: Church Records. (Dedham, MA: Office of the Dedham Transcript, 1888).
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  • Dedham. Don Gleason Hill, ed. The Early Records of the Town of Dedham, Massachusetts, volume 3: Being General Records of the Town, 1636-1659. (Dedham, MA: Office of the Dedham Transcript, 1892).
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  • Dedham. Don Gleason Hill, ed. Early records of Dedham, Massachusetts. volume 4: Town meeting and selectmen records, 1659-73. (Dedham, MA: Office of the Dedham Transcript, 1894).
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  • Dedham. Don Gleason Hill, ed. An Alphabetical Abstract of the Record of Births, in the Town of Dedham, Massachusetts, 1844-1890. (Dedham, MA: Office of the Dedham Transcript, 1894).
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  • Dedham. Don Gleason Hill, ed. An Alphabetical Abstract of the Record of Deaths, in the Town of Dedham, Massachusetts, 1844-1890. (Dedham, MA: Office of the Dedham Transcript, 1895).
    Internet Archive    Google Books    HathiTrust Alphabetical Abstract of the Record of Marriages, in the Town of Dedham, Massachusetts, 1844-1890. (Dedham, MA: Office of the Dedham Transcript, 1896).
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  • Dedham. Don Gleason Hill, ed. The Record of the Town Meetings, and Abstract of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, in the Town of Dedham, Massachusetts, 1887-1896. (Dedham, MA: Office of the Dedham Transcript, 1896).
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Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Settled in in 1673, and incorporated in 1677,
  • Deerfield. Thomas W. Baldwin, ed. Vital Records of Deerfield Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. (Boston: NEHGS, 1920).
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Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Separated from the town of Yarmouth and incorporated in 1793.
Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Formed from Taunton's South Purchase and other surrounding towns. Incorporated in 1712.
  • Dighton. Louise Hatherly Carr, Compiler, Transcriptions from Town Clerk's records, Dighton, Massachusetts, 4 Volumes. (Typescripts: 1983-1984); Volume 1 (1983): Births, 1700-1899; Volume 2 (1983): Marriages, Men 1700-1899; Volume 3 (1983): Marriages, Women 1700-1899; Volume 4 (1984): Deaths, 1700-1980. Not freely available online.Wikitree Source Space
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Dorchester was annexed to, and is now a community of, the city of Boston.
  • Dorchester. Fourth Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston: Dorchester Town Records, second edition. (Boston: Rockwell and Churchill,1883).
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  • Dorchester. A Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston: Dorchester Births, Marriages, and Deaths to the End of 1825. (Boston: Rockwell and Churchill,1890).
    Google Books.
  • Dorchester. Vital Records of the Town of Dorchester from 1826 to 1849. (Boston: Municipal Printing Office, 1905).
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  • Dorcester. Records of the First Church at Dorchester, in New England, 1636-1734. (Boston 1891).
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  • New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume 16 (1862): 77-81, 152-158. Marriages, Births and Deaths in Dorchester, Mass. 1648-1683. TOP
Douglas, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Settled in in 1746, and incorporated in 1775,
Dover, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Originally the Springfield Parish of Dedham; incorporated as a separate town in 1836.
Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
Dudley, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Settled in 1714 and was incorporated in 1732.
Dunstable, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Settled in 1656 and was incorporated in 1673.
Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Established 7 June 1637.
East Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Part of Olde Bridgewater, as the "East Parish" founded in 1723, until it officially separated from Bridgewater and incorporated on June 14, 1823.
Eastham and Orleans, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Eastham was incorporated in 1651; Orleans was separated from Eastham and incorporated in 1797.
  • Eastham and Orleans, Leonard H. Smith Jr. and Norma H. Smith, Editors, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans. (Clearwater, FL: Leonard H. Smith, 1976, repr. 1980; repr. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1992; Baltimore: Clearfield Co., 1993, 1996, 2003) These records are reprinted from Mayflower Descendant.
    No free copy available. Ance$try.com
Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1809.
  • Easthampton. Easthampton Vital Records, 1785-1844. (AmericanAncestors Online database, no date).
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Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Settled in 1694 and was incorporated in 1725.
Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts. Settled in 1642, incorporated in 1671.
Enfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1816.
  • Enfield. Walter E Corbin ed.Enfield Vital Records. (AmericanAncestors online database, no date).
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Essex, Essex County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1819 from a part of the town of Ipswich.
Falmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Settled in 1660 and was incorporated in 1686.
  • Falmouth, Oliver B. Brown, ed. Vital Records of Falmouth, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. (Warwick, RI: Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, 1976).
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Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1764.
  • Fitchburg, Walter A. Davis, ed. The Old Records of the Town of Fitchburgh Massachusetts 1764-1789, 8 Volumes. (Fitchburg, MA: For the Town, 1898-1913).
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Fairhaven, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1812 from parts of New Bedford which had been part of Dartmouth.
  • Fairhaven, Leonard H. Smith Jr. and Dorothy Marvelle Boywe, eds. Vital Records of Fairhaven, Massachusetts to 1850. (Clearwater, FL: Leonard H. Smith, 1986; repr. Baltimore: Clearfield Co., 1993) These records are reprinted from Mayflower Descendant.   TOP
Florence, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
  • Florence. Walter E. Corbin and Robert J Dunkle eds. Florence Families. (AmericanAncestors online database).
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Florida, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1805.
  • Florida. Jay Mack Holbrook ed. Florida, Massachusetts Births, Marriages and Death, 1781-1863. (AmericanAnecestors online database, 1990).
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Foxborough, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Settled in 1704 and incorporated in 1778.
  • Foxborough, F. Apthorp Foster, ed. Vital Records of Foxborough Massachusetts to the Year 1850. (Boston: NEHGS, 1911).
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Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Established in 1700.
Franklin, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1778 from parts of Wrentham.
  • Franklin, Orestes T. Doe, ed. The Record of Births, Marriages and Deaths in the Town of Franklin, from 1778 to 1872. (Franklin, MA: Office of the Franklin Sentinel, 1898).
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Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Settled in 1659, and incorporated in 1693.
  • Freetown, Helen Gurney Thomas, ed. Vital Records of the Town of Freetown Massachusetts 1686 Through 1890. (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 1988).
    No free copy available.
  • Freetown, Mary Phillips Herbert, ed. Freetown, Mass. Marriage Records, 1686-1844. (Glendale, CA: The Author, 1934).
    No free copy available.
  • Freetown, Leo V. van Antwerp, ed. Vital Records of Freetown, Massachusetts: Births and Deaths 1686-1793, and Intentions of Marriage 1695-1795 (n.p., n.d.).
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Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Settled in 1764 and incorporated in 1785.
Georgetown, Essex County, Massachusetts. Settled in 1638 as part of Rowley; incorprated in 1838.
  • Georgetown. Vital Records of Georgetown Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. (Salem, MA: The Essex Institute, 1928).
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Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Settled in 1776 and incorporated in 1793.
Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts.
Goshen, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1781.
Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Settled in 1724 and incorporated in 1735.
Granby, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1768.
Granville, Hampden County, Massachusetts. Settled in 1736 and incorporated in 1754.
Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Settled in 1726 and incorporated in 1761 from the north parish of Sheffield.
Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Settled in 1686, and incorporated in 1753.
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Settled and incorporated in 1655.
  • Groton. Vital Records of Groton Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Volume 1: Births. (Salem, MA: The Essex Institute, 1926). [ Internet Archive]    [ Google Books]    HathiTrust
  • Groton. Vital Records of Groton Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Volume 2: Marriages and Deaths. (Salem, MA: The Essex Institute, 1927). [ Internet Archive]    [ Google Books]    HathiTrust    Wikitree Source Space    TOP
Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Settled in 1659 and incorporated in 1661.
  • Hadley, Walter E. Corbin and Robert J. Dunkle. Hadley Massachusetts Vital records, Online database at AmericanAncestors.org. Not freely available online.   TOP
Halifax, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1734 from parts of the town of Plympton.
  • Bowman, George Ernest ed. Vital Records of the Town of Halifax Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. (Boston: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1905).
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Hamilton, Essex County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1793 from parts of Ipswich.
Hampden, Hampden, County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1878 from part of Wilbraham.
  • Hampden. Hampden Cemetery Records. (AmericanAncestors online database, no date).
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Hancock, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Established in 1776 from the plantation Jerico.
  • Hancock. Hancock Vital Records. (AmericanAncestors online database, no date).
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Hanover, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1727 from parts of Scituate.
  • Hanover, Jedediah Dwelley, et. al. eds. A Copy of the Records of Births, Marriages and Deaths and of Intentions of Marriage of the Town of Hanover, Mass. 1727-1857. (Rockland, MA: Press of the Rockland Standard, 1898).
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Hanson, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1820.
Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Settled in 1737 and incorporated in 1739.
Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Settled in 1658 and incorporated in 1732.
Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1694 from parts of Yarmouth.
  • Harwich, Louise H. Kelley and Dorothy Straw eds, Vital Records, Town of Harwich, Massachusetts, 1694-1850. (Harwich, MA: Harwich Historical Society, 1982).
    In copyright, not freely available.
Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1670.
  • Hatfield. Hatfield Vital Records. (AmericanAncestors online database, no date).
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Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts. Founded in 1640.
  • Haverhill. Vital Records of Haverhill Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Volume 1: Births. (Topsfield, MA: Topsfield Historical Society, 1910).
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  • Haverhill. Vital Records of Haverhill Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Volume 2: Marriages and Deaths. (Topsfield, MA: Topsfield Historical Society, 1910-1911).
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Hawley, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1791 from the plantation "Number Seven".
  • Hawley. Hawley Vital Records. (AmericanAncestors online database, no date).
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Haydenville,
  • Haydenville. Corbin Collection Haydenville and History of Haydenville. (AmericanAncestors online database, no date).
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Heath, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1785 from parts of Charlemont.
Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Incorporated on 1635.
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Hinsdale, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Settled in 1763 and in 1771.
  • Hinsdale, Henry Ernest Woods, ed. Vital Records of Hinsdale, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. (Boston: NEHGS, 1902).
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Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Founded in 1741.
Holland, Hampden County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1783 from part of South Brimfield.
  • Holland. Holland Cemetery Records. (AmericanAncestors online database, no date).
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Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Incorporated on 1724 from parts of Sherborn.
Holyoke, Hampden County, Massachusetts.
  • Holyoke. Holyoke Cemetery Records. (AmericanAncestors online database, no date).
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Hopkinton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Incorporated on 1715.
Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1767 from parts of Rutland.
  • Hubbardston. Franklin P. Rice ed. Vital Records of Hubbardston, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. (Worcester, MA: Systematic History Fund, 1907).
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Hull, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Settled in 1622 and incorporated in 1644.
Huntington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Established in 1773.
  • Huntington. Huntington Vital Records. (AmericanAncestors online database, no date).
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Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts. Founded in 1630.
  • Ipswich. Vital Records of Ipswich Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Volume 1: Births. (Salem, MA: The Essex Institute, 1910).
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  • Ipswich. Vital Records of Ipswich Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Volume 2: Marriages and Deaths. (Salem, MA: The Essex Institute, 1910).
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  • Ipswich. Vital Records of Ipswich Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Volume 3: Misc. Records. (Salem, MA: The Essex Institute, 1919).
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Kingston, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1726.
  • Kingston, F. Apthorp Foster. Vital Records of Kingston Massachusetts to the Year 1850. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911).
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Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1653.
  • Lancaster. Henry S. Nourse, ed. The Birth Marriage and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts 1643-1850. (Lancaster, MA: 1890).
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Lanesborough, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Established in 1765.
  • Lanesborough. Lanesborough Vital Records. (AmericanAncestors online database, no date).
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Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts.
  • Lawrence. Vital Records of Lawrence Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. (Salem, MA: The Essex Institute, 1926).
Lee, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1777.
  • Lee. Henry Ernest Woods, ed. Vital Records of Lee, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. (Boston: NEHGS, 1903).
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Leicester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1714.
  • Leicester. Vital Records of Leicester, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Worcester, MA: Franklin P. Rice, 1903).
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Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1737 from parts of Lancaster.
Leverett, Franklin County, Massachusetts.
  • Leverett. Cemeteries of Leverett, Massachusetts. (AmericanAncestors online database, no date).
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Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Settled around 1692, incorporated as a parish of Cambridge Farms in 1691, and incorporated as a separate town in 1713.
  • Lexington. Lexington Mass. Record of Births, Marriages and Deaths to January 1, 1898. (Boston: Wright & Potter, 1898).
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Leyden, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1809.
  • Leyden. Cemeteries of Leyden, Massachusetts. (AmericanAncestors online database, no date).
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Lincoln, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Settled in 1654, and incorprated in 1754 from parts of Concord.
  • Lincoln, F. Apthorp Foster ed. Vital Records of Lincoln Massachusetts to the Year 1850. (Boston: NEHGS, 1908).
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Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Settled in 1686, and incorporated in 1714.
  • Littleton, Joseph Alfred Harwood, ed. Records of Littleton, Massachusetts, volume 1: Births and Deaths. (Littleton, MA: By the Town, 1900).
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Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1826.
  • Lowell. Vital Records of Lowell Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, volume 1: Births. (Salem, MA: The Essex Institute, 1930).
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  • Lowell. Vital Records of Lowell Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, volume 2: Marriages. (Salem, MA: The Essex Institute, 1930).
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  • Lowell. Vital Records of Lowell Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, volume 3: Marriages. (Salem, MA: The Essex Institute, 1930).
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  • Lowell. Vital Records of Lowell Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, volume 4: Deaths. (Salem, MA: The Essex Institute, 1930).
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Ludlow, Hampden County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1774.
  • Ludlow. Ludlow Cemetery Inscription. (AmericanAncestors online database, no date).
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Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1631.
Lynnfield, Essex County, Massachusetts. Settled in 1638 and separate from Lynn in 1782. Incorporated in 1814.
Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Settled in 1640 and incorprated in 1649.
Manchester, Essex County, Massachusetts. Settled in 1629 and incorporated in 1645.
Mansfield, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Settled in 1658 and incorporated in 1775.
  • Mansfield. Vital Records of Mansfield Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. (Salem, MA: The Essex Institute, 1933).
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Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1649.
  • Marblehead. Vital Records of Marblehead Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Volume 1: Births. (Salem, MA: The Essex Institute, 1908).
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  • Marblehead. Vital Records of Marblehead Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Volume 2: Marriages and Deaths. (Salem, MA: The Essex Institute, 1908).
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  • Marblehead. Vital Records of Marblehead Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Volume 3: Supplementary Records. (Salem, MA: The Essex Institute, 1908).
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Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
  • Marshfield. Robert M. Sherman and Ruth Wilder Sherman, eds. Vital Records of Marshfield, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. (Warwick, RI: Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, 1970; repr. Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1993).
Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
  • Medway. Henry Ernest Woods, ed. Vital Records of Medway, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. (Boston: NEHGS, 1905).
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Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
Methuen, Essex County, Massachusetts.
Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
  • Middleborough. Alfred Wood, ed. Record of Deaths, Middleboro, Massachusetts. (Boston: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1947).
  • Middleborough, Leonard H. Smith Jr. and Norma H. Smith, eds. Vital Records of the Town of Middleborough. (Clearwater, FL: Leonard H. Smith, 1974, repr. 1981; repr. Baltimore: Clearfield Co., 1993). These records are reprinted from Mayflower Descendant.
  • Middleborough. Barbara Lambert Merrick and Alicia Crane Williams eds. Middleborough, Massachusetts Vital Records, volume 1: Births to 1838, Deaths to 1800, Marriages to 1772. (Boston: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1986);Volume 2 (1990).
  • Middleborough. Barbara Lambert Merrick and Alicia Crane Williams eds. Middleborough, Massachusetts Vital Records, volume 2: Births to 1838, Deaths to 1836, Marriages to 1842, Marriage Intentions to 1845. (Boston: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1990).    TOP
Middlefield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
Middleton, Essex County, Massachusetts.
  • Middleton. George Francis Dow ed. Vital Records of Middleton Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. (Topsfield, MA: Topsfield Historical Society, 1904).
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Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts. First settled in 1662 and incorporated in 1780.
Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Established in 1813 from part of Sutton.
  • Millbury. Franklin P. Rice ed. Vital Records of Millbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. (Worcester, MA: Systematic History Fund, 1903).
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Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1662.
Monson,
  • Monson. Monson Vital Records, 1750-1936. (AmericanAncestors online database, no date).
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Montague, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1775.
Montgomery, Hampden County, Massachusetts. Established in 1780 from parts of Westfield, Norwich and Southampton.
Monterey, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1767 as Tyringham, and split off in 1847.
  • Monterey. Monterey Cemetery Inscriptions. (AmericanAncestors online database, no date).
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Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts. Settled in 1641 as part of New York. Granted to Massachusetts in 1692.
  • Nantucket. Henry Scott ed. Vital records of Nantucket, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, volume 1 Births A-F. (Boston, NEHGS, 1925).
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  • Nantucket. Henry Scott ed. Vital records of Nantucket, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, volume 2 Births G-Z. (Boston, NEHGS, 1926).
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  • Nantucket. Henry Scott ed. Vital records of Nantucket, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, volume 3 Marriages A-G. (Boston, NEHGS, 1927).
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  • Nantucket. Henry Scott ed. Vital records of Nantucket, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, volume 4 Marriages H-Z. (Boston, NEHGS, 1927).
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  • Nantucket. Henry Scott ed. Vital records of Nantucket, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, volume 5 Deaths. (Boston, NEHGS, 1928).
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Natick, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1781.
  • Natick. Thomas W Baldwin ed. Vital Records of Natick Massachusetts to the Year 1850. (Boston, 1910).
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Needham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Established in 1711 from part of Dedham.
  • Massachusetts Vital Records Project website (defunct - WayBack machine copy). Needham Vital Records (Online, no date).
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New Ashford, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1781.
New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Established in 1787.
  • New Bedford. Vital records of New Bedford, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850, volume 1 Births. (Boston: NEHGS, 1932).
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  • New Bedford. Vital records of New Bedford, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850, volume 2 Marriages. (Boston: NEHGS, 1932).
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  • New Bedford. Vital records of New Bedford, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850, volume 3 Deaths. (Boston: NEHGS, 1941).
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New Braintree, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Established in 1751.
New Marlborough, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1775.
  • New Marlborough. New Marlborough Cemeteries. (AmericanAncestors online database, no date).
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New Salem, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Established in 1753.
  • New Salem. Vital Records of New Salem Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. (Salem: The Essex Institute, 1927).
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Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1635.
Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1764 from parts of Newbury.
Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Established in 1691 from the town of Cambridge Village.
Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Established in 1655.
  • Northampton. Corbin, Walter E. ed. Northampton Vital Records 1655-1850, volume 1. Published electronically on CDROM and online. (Boston: NEHGS, 2003).
    Not freely available on the internet.
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Northborough, Worcester, Massachusetts.
  • Northborough, Franklin P Rice ed. Vital Records of Northborough, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. (Worcester: Systematic History Fund, 1901).
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Northbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts.
Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1723.
  • Northfield. Northfield Church Records. (AmericanAncestors online database, no date).
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Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Established in 1710 from parts of Taunton.
Oakham, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Established 1759 as a precinct of Rutland.
  • Oakham. Franklin P. Rice ed. Vital Records of Oakham, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. (Worcester, MA: Systematic History Fund, 1905).
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Otis, Berkshire county, Massachusetts. Established 1810 from two towns Bethlehem and Louden.
  • Otis. Florence Conant Howes ed. Vital Records of Otis Massachusetts to the Year 1850. (Boston: NEHGS, 1941).
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Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1713.
  • Oxford. Franklin P. Rice ed. Vital Records of Oxford, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. (Worcester, MA: Systematic History Fund, 1905).
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Palmer, Hampden County, Massachusetts. Established in 1752.
Paxton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  • Paxton. Records from Paxton Massachusetts. (AmericanAncestors online database, no date).
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Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Established in 1743.
Pembroke, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Established in 1712 from part of Duxbury.
Pepperell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Incorporated 1775 from parts of Groton.
  • Pepperell. George A. Rice ed. Vital Records of Pepperell, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. (Boston: NEHGS, 1985). Under copyright - no free copies found.
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Peru, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Incorporated as Partridgefield in 1771, and renamed Peru in 1806.
Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1754.
  • Petersham. Franklin P. Rice ed. Vital Records of Petersham, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. (Worcester, MA: : Systematic History Fund, 1904).
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Phillipston, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Established as Gerry in 1786; renamed Phillipston in 1814.
  • Phillipston. Franklin P. Rice ed. Vital Records of Phillipston, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. (Worcester, MA: Systematic History Fund, 1906).
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Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
  • Pittsfield. Pittsfield Cemetery Inscriptions. (AmericanAncestors online database, no date).
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Plainfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1807.
  • Plainfield. Plainfield Records. (AmericanAncestors online database, no date).
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Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Established in 1620.
Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Established in 1707 from part pf Plymouth.
Prescott, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1821 from portions of Pelham and New Salem.
  • Prescott. Prescott Massachusetts Cemetery Records. (AmericanAncestors online database, no date).
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Princeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1771 from parts of Rutland.
  • Princeton. Franklin P. Rice ed. Vital Records of Princeton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. (Worcester, MA: Systematic History Fund, 1902).
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Provincetown, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1727.
  • Provincetown. Harry A, Smith comp. Provincetown: Births 1698-1802, Marriages 1745-1783, Deaths 1730-1783, volume 1. (AmericanAncestors online manuscript, 1950).
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  • Provincetown. Harry A, Smith comp. Provincetown: Marriages 1811-1842, Intentions 1796-1840, volume 2. (AmericanAncestors online manuscript, 1950).
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  • Provincetown. Harry A, Smith comp. Provincetown: Marriages solomnized in other towns, 1728-1798, volume 3. (AmericanAncestors online manuscript, 1950).
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  • Provincetown. Harry A, Smith comp. Provincetown: Births and Deaths by families, 1785-1841, volume 4. (AmericanAncestors online manuscript, 1950).
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  • Provincetown. Harry A, Smith comp. Provincetown: Intentions 1796-1807, volume 5. (AmericanAncestors online manuscript, 1950).
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  • Provincetown. Harry A, Smith comp. Provincetown: Births 1843-1859, volume 6. (AmericanAncestors online manuscript, 1950).
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  • Provincetown. Harry A, Smith comp. Provincetown: Marriages 1844-1850, Deaths 1843-1850, volume 7. (AmericanAncestors online manuscript, 1950).
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  • Provincetown. Harry A, Smith comp. Provincetown: Second Book of Births and Deaths 1816-1846, volume 8. (AmericanAncestors online manuscript, 1950).
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  • Provincetown. Harry A, Smith comp. Provincetown: First Book of Records, 1724-1783, volume 10. (AmericanAncestors online manuscript, 1950).
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Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Established in 1731 from part of Taunton.
  • Raynham. Raynham Records from 1700 to 1835. (American Ancestors unpublished manuscript, No date).
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  • Raynham. Margaret Harris Stover ed. Vital Records of Raynham, Massachusetts. (General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1997).
    No online copies found.
Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Established in 1644.
Rehoboth,
Richmond, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Established in 1765.
Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Established in 1686.
Rockport, Essex County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1840 from part of Gloucester.
Rowe, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1784.
Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts. Established in 1639.
  • Rowley. Vital Records of Rowley Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, volume 1. (Salem, MA: The Essex Institute, 1928).
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  • Rowley. Vital Records of Rowley Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, volume 1: Supplementary records. (Salem, MA: The Essex Institute, 1931).
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Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Founded in 1630. Now a neighborhood of Boston.
  • Roxbury. Vital Records of Roxbury Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, volume 1: Births. (Salem, MA: The Essex Institute, 1925-1926).
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  • Roxbury. Vital Records of Roxbury Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, volume 2: Marriages and Deaths. (Salem, MA: The Essex Institute, 1925-1926).
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Russell, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1791.
  • Russell. Russell Massachusetts Vital Records. (AmericanAncestors online database, no date).
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Royalston, Hampden County, Massachusetts. Established 1765.
  • Royalston. Franklin P. Rice ed. Vital Records of Royalston, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. (Worcester: Systematic History Fund, 1906).
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Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Established 1713.
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts. Founded in 1626.
  • Salem. Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, volume I: Births A - L. (Salem: The Essex Institute, 1916).
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  • Salem. Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, volume II: Births M - Z. (Salem: The Essex Institute, 1918).
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  • Salem. Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, volume III: Marriages A - L. (Salem: The Essex Institute, 1924).
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  • Salem. Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, volume IV: Marriages M - Z. (Salem: The Essex Institute, 1924).
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  • Salem. Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, volume V: Deaths A-L. (Salem: The Essex Institute, 1925).
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  • Salem. Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, volume VI: Deaths M-Z. (Salem: The Essex Institute, 1925).
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Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. Established 7 October 1640.
Sandisfield, Berkshire, County, Massachusetts. Established 1762.
Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1639.
  • Sandwich. Caroline Lewis Kardell and Russell A. Lovell, Jr., eds. Vital Records of Sandwich Massachusetts to 1885, 2 Volumes plus index (Boston: NEHGS, 1996). No free copies.
    Vol. 1 at AmericanAncestors.org    Vol. 2 at AmericanAncestors.org.
  • Sandwich. Leonard H. Smith Jr. and Norma H. Smith, Editors, Vital Records of the Towns of Barnstable and Sandwich (Clearwater, FL: Leonard H. Smith, 1976, repr. 1982; repr. Baltimore: Clearfield Co., 1992, 1994, 1996). These records are reprinted from Mayflower Descendant.
  • The Mayflower Descendant, Sandwich, Mass., Vital Records, by George Ernest Bowman.
    Vol. 14 (1912): pages 106-112; Vol. 14 (1912): pages 166-174; Vol. 29 (1931): [pages 21-23]; Vol. 29 (1931): [pages 68-75]; Vol. 30 (1932): [pages 58-68]; Vol. 30 (1932): [pages 99-104].
  • Greenlaw, Lucy Hall ed. "Sandwich, Mass., Records" in The Genealogical Advertiser (1900)
    Vol. 3 (June 1900): Page 33-36    Vol. 3 (September 1900): Page 73-77    Vol. 4 (March 1901): Page 9-14    Vol. 4 (December 1901): Page 99-103.
Saugus, Essex County, Massachusetts. Incorporated 1815 from parts of Lynn.
Savoy, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1797 from Plantation Number Six.
  • Savoy. Savoy Massachusetts Births, Marriages and Deaths 1736-1870. (AmericanAncestors online database, images of original).
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Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Established 1 July 1633.
Sharon, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1775.
Sheffield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1733.
  • Sheffield. Joseph M. Kellogg, "Early Deaths, First Book, Sheffield, Mass., Town Records" (The National Genealogical Society Quarterly, 27 (1939): pages 45-47. Not found online.
  • Sheffield. Kellogg, Joseph M. Early Vital Records of Sheffield, Massachusetts (n.p., Lawrence, Kansas, 1939).
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Shelburne, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1775 from part of Deerfield.
Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1674.
Shirley, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1753 from parts of Groton.
Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1727 from parts of Marlborough.
  • Shrewsbury. Franklin P. Rice ed. Vital Records of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. (Worcester, MA: Systematic History Fund, 1904).
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Shutesbury, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1791 from the plantation of Roadtown.
  • Shutesbury. Shutesbury Cemeteries. (AmericanAncestors online database, no date).
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South Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts.
  • South Deerfield. South Deerfield Cemeteries. (AmericanAncestors online database, no date).
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South Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Established in 1775.
  • South Hadley. South Hadley Vital Records, 1731-1843. (AmericanAncestors online database, no date).
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Southampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1775.
  • Southampton. Walter E Corbin ed. Southampton Vital Records, 1728-1847, volume 1. (AmericanAncestors online database, no date).
    AmericanAncestors.
  • Southampton. Walter E Corbin ed. Southampton Cemetery Records, volume 2. (AmericanAncestors online database, no date).
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Southborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1727.
Spencer, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1753 from parts of Leicester.
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636,
Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  • Tapley, Frances Pratt and Sterling (Mass). Historical Commission. Vital Records of Sterling Massachusetts. Historical Commission 1976.
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Stoneham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Established in 1725 from parts of Charlestown.
Stow, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1683.
Sturbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1738.
Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1639.
Sunderland, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Established in 1713.
  • Sunderland. Sunderland Cemetery Records. (AmericanAncestors online database, no date).
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Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Established in 1714.
Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
  • Swansea. H. L. Peter Rounds ed. Vital Records of Swansea, Massachusetts to 1850. (Boston: NEHGS, 1992). Not freely available online; available at AmericanAncestors.org.
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Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Established in 1639.
  • Taunton, Henry Edwards Scott ed. Vital Records of Taunton, Massachusetts to the year 1850, volume 1: Births. (Boston: NEHGS, 1929).
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  • Taunton, Henry Edwards Scott ed. Vital Records of Taunton, Massachusetts to the year 1850, volume 2: Marriages. (Boston: NEHGS, 1928).
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  • Taunton, Henry Edwards Scott ed. Vital Records of Taunton, Massachusetts to the year 1850, volume 3: Deaths. (Boston: NEHGS, 1929).
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Templeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Established in 1762.
Tewksbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Established in 1734 from part of Billerica.
Tisbury, Dukes County, Massachusetts. Established in 1671.
Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts.
Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1732.
  • Townsend. Henry C. Hallowell, Lee K. Kugler and Varoline Lewis Kardell, eds. Vital Records of Townsend, Massachusetts: Town Records to 1850 with Marriage Intentions to 1873 and Cemetery Inscriptions. (Boston: NEHGS, 1992). Not freely available online; available at AmericanAncestors.org.
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Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1709 from part of Eastham.
  • Truro. George Ernest Bowman ed. Vital Records of the Town of Truro Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. (Boston: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1933).
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Tyngsborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1789 from a part of Dunstable.
Tyringham, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Established in 1762.
Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1727.
Upton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Established in 1735 from parts of Hopkinton, Mendon, Sutton, and Uxbridge.
Wakefield, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Established in 1812 as South Reading and renamed Wakefield in 1868.
Wales, Hampden County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1775.
Walpole, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1724 from part of Dedham.
Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1738 from part of Watertown.
Ware, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1775.
  • Ware. Ware Vital Records, 1732-1905. (AmericanAncestors online database, no date).
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Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1739.
Warren, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1741.
Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Established in 1772.
  • Warwick. Warwick, Massachusetts Vital Records, 1806-1872. (AmericanAncestors online database, no date).
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Washington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Founded in 1777.
Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Founded in 1630.
  • Watertown. Fred G. Barker pub. Watertown Records Comprising the First and Second Books of Town Proceedings with the Land Grants and Possessions also the Proprietors' Book also the First Book and Supplement of Births Deaths and Marriage. (Watertown: Watertown Historical Society, 1894).
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  • Watertown. Fred G. Barker pub. Watertown Records Comprising the Third Book of Town Proceedings and the Second Book of Births Deaths and Marriages to the end of 1737 also Plan and Register of Burials in Arlington Street Burying Ground. (Watertown: Watertown Historical Society, 1900).
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  • Watertown. Records Comprising the Fourth Book of Town Proceedings and the Second Book of Births Deaths and Marriages from 1738 to 1822. (Boston: Watertown Historical Society, 1900).
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Wayland, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1763 from part of Eastham.
  • Wellfleet. Wellfleet Vital Records. (AmericanAncestors online database, no date).
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Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1781 from part of Shutesbury.
  • Wendell. Wellfleet Cemetery Records. (AmericanAncestors online database, no date).
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Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts.
West Boylston, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
West Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
West Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.
West Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1756.
  • West Springfield. Vital records of West Springfield, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, volume 1 Births. (Boston: NEHGS, 1944).
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  • West Springfield. Vital records of West Springfield, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, volume 2 Marriages and Deaths. (Boston: NEHGS, 1944).
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West Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Established in 1717.
Westfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1809.
  • Westfield. Westfield Birth and Death Records, volume 1. (AmericanAncestors Online database, 1937).
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  • Westfield. Westfield Marriage Records, volume 2. (AmericanAncestors Online database, 1937).
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Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1729.
Westhampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1778.
  • Westhampton. Westhampton Vital Records, 1772-1938. (AmericanAncestors online database, no date).
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Westminster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1759.
Weston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1713.
Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Established in 1787 from part of Dartmouth.
Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Established in 1635 from the plantation of Wessaguscus.
Whatley, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Established in 1771.
  • Whatley. Whatley Cemetery Records. (AmericanAncestors online database, no date).
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Wilbraham, Hampden County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1763.
  • Wilbraham. Wilbraham Births and Deaths. (AmericanAncestors online database, no date).
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Williamsburg, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1771.
  • Williamsburg. Williamsburg Vital Records. (AmericanAncestors online database, no date).
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Williamstown,
Wilmington
Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Established in 1764.
Windsor, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Established in 1778 from the town of Gageborough and Planation #5.
Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Settled in 1640 and incorporated in 1642.
Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1672.
Worthington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Established in 1768 from Plantation #3.
Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1673 from the plantation of Wollomonopoag.
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1639.
Only five percent of the Yarmouth Vital Records have previously appeared in print. In preparing these two volumes, we transcribed the records from microfilm, comparing our first 43 pages with George E. Bowman's transcriptions in the Mayflower Descendant. The Yarmouth town books were destroyed in a fire about 1674. Records of only a few events prior to that date appear in the earliest book, book 3. Records from all town books containing vital records prior to 1850 were copied: books 3, 4, 7, 8, 18, 20, 21 and Register volume 1.
  • Yarmouth. Sherman, Robert M. and Ruth Wilder Sherman eds. Yarmouth Vital Records of Yarmouth Massachusetts to the Year 1850, volume 1. (1975).
    AmericanAncestors.
  • Yarmouth. Sherman, Robert M. and Ruth Wilder Sherman eds. Yarmouth Vital Records of Yarmouth Massachusetts to the Year 1850, volume 2. (1975).
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  • Links to originals as found on Ancestry.com $.



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M Cole
Joe, thanks for continuing to update this. If I have additions, would you like me to comment or would it be better for me to just add it to the page?

I analyzed all the MAVR links that Ales exported and then compared what was available in either archive.org & AmericanAncestors and there were just three not covered:

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Cochoit-2 Joe Cochoit
Either way Marina. I don't mind adding corrections or additions you find. Most people get confused with the formatting to keep the look consistent, but if you feel confident - go for it. I will add the three new towns as the table will need some adjusting.
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Cochoit-2 Joe Cochoit
I've added the above links and updated the table.
posted by Joe Cochoit
M Cole
I just checked, and it looks like all of the American Ancestors links are available without a subscription (I was able to access them while logged out). This was true for even the recently published volumes, such as Northampton.
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Cochoit-2 Joe Cochoit
That's great. I will slowly add in the links.

Thank you.

posted by Joe Cochoit
GeneJ X
AmericanAncestors (by subscription) has digitized Vital Records of Plymouth, Massachusetts, to the year 1850.

Lee D. van Antwerp, Ruth Wilder Sherman, ed., Vital Records of Plymouth, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1993).

The records are accessible via the more or less statewide database, "Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850," which subscribers can choose to browse by volume and page.

Hope this helps.--Gene

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Griffith-6595 Patrick Griffith
Now viewable at FamilySearch: https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/4280136.
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Cochoit-2 Joe Cochoit
Thanks. I added it.

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Hawkins-4497 Patricia Hawkins
The Taunton VR books are available on Archive.org -- three volumes, births, marriages, and deaths.

Taunton VR: Vol I Births: https://archive.org/details/vitalrecordsofta01unse. Taunton (Mass.). 1928. Vital records of Taunton, Massachusetts, to the year 1850. Boston, Mass: New England historic genealogical Society at the charge of the Eddy town-record fund.

Taunton VR Vol II Marriages: https://archive.org/details/vitalrecordsofta02unse. Taunton (Mass.). 1928. Vital records of Taunton, Massachusetts, to the year 1850. Boston, Mass: New England historic genealogical Society at the charge of the Eddy town-record fund.

Taunton VR: Vol III Deaths: https://archive.org/details/vitalrecordsofta03unse. Taunton (Mass.). 1928. Vital records of Taunton, Massachusetts, to the year 1850. Boston, Mass: New England historic genealogical Society at the charge of the Eddy town-record fund.

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Sears-3708 L. Ray Sears III, P.E.
I don't find any evidence that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has townships. The commonwealth has counties and towns (yes a few are advanced from towns to cities) Based on the form of government, there are 294 towns and 57 cities in Massachusetts.

Should we change the word- townships - to Towns and also include links to towns which have VRs produced after 1850 such as Dennis. Roberta Gilbert Bratti, Natalie Hardacker Ross and Pauline Wixon Derick, eds., Dennis, Massachusetts Vital Records 1793-1900, 3 Volumes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Township_(United_States)#:~:text=States%20using%20a%20township%20form%20include%20the%20following%3A,where%20they%20are%20sometimes%20referred%20to%20as%20precincts.

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Dana Burns
I think its' a matter of defining what the use case, or purpose, of this page, is.

Mass. Vital Records Project is usually the first stop I make when I am researching. When it comes time to source a profile, that is when one wants to include as close to a primary as one can.

This page could serve both purposes, although I go directly to Mass. Vital Records Project because I know about it, but I can see the value in including a link as part of each town description, and/or at the top, but not in the source examples, if that is what they are meant to be. If they were, I'd need to switch to edit view, find the entry, and then copy that.

What I usually do, when the time comes, is navigate to Sources Massachusetts, search for the town, and then navigate to, e.g. Brewster and use the examples there, which are formatted for easy copy/paste.

posted by Dana Burns
Cochoit-2 Joe Cochoit
Dana,

The purpose of this page was to create a place for me to have a place to go to in order to rapidly find the vital record volume that I was looking for and also to provide a properly formatted citation in a form which I like. I certainly don't mind and am pleased when anyone else uses it. Obviously I only got half way through, and need to return to finish the page eventually.

I personally hate the Mass. Vital Records Project and I hate when I see it as a source. They are plagiarizing and not giving proper credit to the underlying source. I think most users of the site have no idea they are exact copies of the books given above. Citing MVRP is often very incomplete and confusing so that you really have no idea where the information came from. It also puts one more layer between the WikiTree citation and the actual source of the information. Also, a website should never be cited in place of the actual book as all urls eventually break or change. I guess you are right that this page is a complete replacement for the MVRP and puts you closer to the actual source. This page should be quicker than going to MVRP, and give you a better citation to the actual source.

I am also not a fan of WikiTree source pages. I find when the entire citation is a link that it is ugly and distracting. My links are very targeted or occur at the end of a citation. Source pages also put one more useless step between the reader and the actual source.

posted by Joe Cochoit
Smith-32867 Jillaine Smith
Joe, your foresight (and opinion) turned out to be a good thing since as you know ma-vitalrecords.org has died.

What you've got going here is a valuable replacement guide.

posted by Jillaine Smith
Howe-3137 Walter Howe
Joe, the lists complement each other. The Mass. Vital Records Project gives you indexed quick access to relevant pages in a town by last name. And for now, it includes a lot of towns the lists here have not completed yet. And of course, the lists here include sources the Mass. Vital Records have not indexed yet, too. They are both very valuable.
posted by Walter Howe
Cochoit-2 Joe Cochoit
Walter, that project is just scanning pages and copying from the books given here. The links provided on this page are to the freely available copies.
posted by Joe Cochoit
GeneJ X
Hi Joe,

Thank you for your work on this massive undertaking.

I also prefer to cite the books, but to this day find quick access to the various town books helpful. (Including the ability to compile research notes by flipping between the records of different towns.)

You wrote, "They are plagiarizing and not giving proper credit to the underlying source."

At least when the project was originally organized--almost 20 years ago, and as I recall--the Massachusetts vital records books (ala, the tan books) were not freely accessible and well cataloged anywhere. Folks like me volunteered to transcribe chunks of each of the books. Our transcriptions were linked, page by page, to digital images, also page by page.

If your objection is that the different transcribed entries don't auto generate a source citation, that is true. But the title page of each book is linked to each page of the digital images.

As above, I rarely cite the project materials themselves, but still today find access to the transcribed entries to be valuable. --Gene

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Howe-3137 Walter Howe
For digitally accessible versions of many of these, see Mass. Vital Records Project
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