Archdiocese of Boston: new browsable and searchable records

St. Joseph’s in Belmont from the Archdiocese of Boston archives

Today we’ve added 26 new volumes and updated 7 volumes in Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from Sacred Heart (Amesbury), St. Alphonsus (Beverly), St. Andrew (Billerica), St. Colman of Cloyne (Brockton), St. Francis de Sales (Roxbury), St. James the Apostle (Arlington), St. Joseph (Belmont), St. Joseph (Roxbury), and St. Margaret of Scotland (Beverly). This update adds over 3,600 new pages to browse.

We’ve also added three new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Francis de Sales in Roxbury. This update adds over 9,000 records and 39,100 new searchable names. We’d like to thank Sam Sturgis for his help making this parish available online. The new volumes include St. Francis de Sales (Roxbury) Baptisms and Baptisms of Converts,  1904-1928, St. Francis de Sales (Roxbury) Baptisms,  1911-1920 and St. Francis de Sales (Roxbury) Marriages,  1914-1920.

If you need help navigating the image-only collection, please consult our most recent webinar, Archdiocese of Boston Catholic Records Project: We’re Expanding! 

The new volumes in Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, 1789-1920 are listed below. Volumes with an asterisk have been updated. Previously they were truncated to only display records from before January 1, 1901. Now they are presented on our site either in their complete form or with the records up to December 31, 1920:

Sacred Heart (Amesbury) Baptisms, 1903-1917
Sacred Heart (Amesbury) Baptisms, 1918-1920
Sacred Heart (Amesbury) Confirmations, 1908-1920
Sacred Heart (Amesbury) Deaths, 1907-1920
Sacred Heart (Amesbury) First Communions, 1905-1920
Sacred Heart (Amesbury) Marriages, 1908-1920

St. Alphonsus (Beverly) Baptisms, 1917-1920
St. Alphonsus (Beverly) Confirmations, 1919-1920
St. Alphonsus (Beverly) Marriages, 1917-1920

St. Andrew (Billerica) Baptisms and Marriages, 1904-1914

St. Colman of Cloyne (Brockton) Baptisms, 1911-1920

St. Francis de Sales (Roxbury) Baptisms, 1897-1904*
St. Francis de Sales (Roxbury) Baptisms and Baptisms of Converts, 1904-1920
St. Francis de Sales (Roxbury) Baptisms, 1911-1920
St. Francis de Sales (Roxbury) Index to Baptisms, 1861-19044*
St. Francis de Sales (Roxbury) Confirmations, 1876-1920*
St. Francis de Sales (Roxbury) Marriages, 1861-1913*
St. Francis de Sales (Roxbury) Marriages, 1914-1920

St. James the Apostle (Arlington) Baptisms, 1914-1920

St. Joseph (Belmont) Baptisms, 1900-1920
St. Joseph (Belmont) Confirmations, 1911-1920
St. Joseph (Belmont) Marriages, 1900-1920

St. Joseph (Roxbury) Baptisms, 1890-1901*
St. Joseph (Roxbury) Baptisms, 1901-1911
St. Joseph (Roxbury) Baptisms, 1911-1920
St. Joseph (Roxbury) Confirmations, 1903-1920
St. Joseph (Roxbury) Marriages, 1890-1901*
St. Joseph (Roxbury) Marriages, 1901-1920
St. Joseph (Roxbury) New England Hospital Baptisms, 1885-1901*

St. Margaret of Scotland (Beverly) Baptisms, 1905-1920
St. Margaret of Scotland (Beverly) Confirmations, 1908-1920
St. Margaret of Scotland (Beverly) Marriages, 1905-1920

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