Today we’ve added six new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from the Patronage of St. Joseph in Somerville. This update adds over 55,208 records and over 160,785 names to search.
The Patronage of St. Joseph was the original Catholic parish in Somerville, off of which St. Ann and St. Catherine of Genoa would later split. Prior to the establishment of this church in Union Square, Somerville’s Catholics often attended Mass at St. Mary (Charlestown) or St. Peter (Cambridge).
We’d like to thank Sam Sturgis for his help making these parishes available online.
The new volumes are listed below:
Patronage of St. Joseph (Somerville) Baptisms, 1869-1895
Patronage of St. Joseph (Somerville) Baptisms, 1896-1905
Patronage of St. Joseph (Somerville) Confirmations, 1873-1920
Patronage of St. Joseph (Somerville) First Communions, 1878-1895
Patronage of St. Joseph (Somerville) First Communions, 1896-1917
Patronage of St. Joseph (Somerville) Marriages, 1869-1920
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.