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Today we’ve added 12 new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from St. John the Baptist (Peabody), St. Peter (Plymouth), and St. Philip (Roxbury).  We’d like to thank the following volunteers for their help with this project: Ross and Linda Weaver, Francis Alix, Eileen McCarthy, and Angela Napolitano.  If you need help understanding how to navigate this collection, be sure to watch our how-to video.  The new volumes are listed below:

St. John the Baptist (Peabody) Baptisms, 1874-1900
St. John the Baptist (Peabody) Marriages, 1875-1900

St. Peter (Plymouth) Baptisms and Marriages, 1873-1875
St. Peter (Plymouth) Baptisms and Marriages, 1873-1879
St. Peter (Plymouth) Baptisms, 1872-1899
St. Peter (Plymouth) Baptisms, 1899-1900
St. Peter (Plymouth) First Communions and Confirmations
St. Peter (Plymouth) Marriages, 1879-1900

St. Philip (Roxbury) Baptisms, 1895-1898
St. Philip (Roxbury) Baptisms, 1898-1900
St. Philip (Roxbury) Confirmations, 1896-1900
St. Philip (Roxbury) Marriages, 1895-1900

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Today we’re announcing six new volumes in Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900, from Most Holy Redeemer in East Boston.  Most Holy Redeemer was established in 1844 as Catholics came to work in the area.  This update adds 37,617 new records and 135,801 new names to search.  The new volumes are listed below:

Most Holy Redeemer (East Boston) Baptisms and Marriages, 1844-1851
Most Holy Redeemer (East Boston) Baptisms and Confirmations, 1851-1862
Most Holy Redeemer (East Boston) Baptisms and Confirmations, 1862-1882
Most Holy Redeemer (East Boston) Baptisms, 1883-1900
Most Holy Redeemer (East Boston) Marriages, 1851-1900
Most Holy Redeemer (East Boston) Confirmations, 1896-1900

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Today we’ve added two new sketches to Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784 from Hartford, VT.  The new sketches pertain to a father and son, Joel Marsh and Jonathan Marsh.  Joel was born in Lebanon, Connecticut in 1745 and died in Bethel, Vermont in 1807.  His wife’s name was Ann; they had seven children.  His father, Jonathan Marsh was also born in Lebanon, Connecticut, in 1713.  He died in 1700.  Jonathan had two wives–Alice Newcomb and Keziah [Meacham] Phelps.  Jonathan and Alice had eight children.  Jonathan and Keziah had one more daughter.  Scott Andrew Bartley’s study project tracks heads of families who lived in Vermont prior to the Revolutionary War.

Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.

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Today we’re announcing nine new volumes in Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from All Saints (Roxbury), St. Bridget (Abington), and St. Michael (Lowell).  This update adds over 1,300 new pages to browse.  We’d like to thank the following volunteers for their help making this update possible: Francis Alix, Ross and Linda Weaver, Jeff Erickson, Angela Napolitano, Alayna Travaglione, and Kiera Breitenbach. Be sure to watch our how-to video for tips on how to navigate this collection.  The new volumes are listed below.

All Saints (Roxbury) Baptisms, 1896-1900
All Saints (Roxbury) Marriages, 1896-1900

St. Bridget (Abington) Baptisms, 1864-1900
St. Bridget (Abington) Confirmations and Financial Records, 1857-1883
St. Bridget (Abington) Confirmations, 1870-1900
St. Bridget (Abington) Marriages, 1864-1900

St. Michael (Lowell) Baptisms, 1884-1900
St. Michael (Lowell) Confirmations, 1884-1900
St. Michael (Lowell) Marriages, 1884-1900

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Today we’re announcing four new volumes in Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from Blessed Sacrament (Jamaica Plain) and St. Augustine (Lawrence).  This update adds over 5,500 records and 20,300 names.  Blessed Sacrament was established in 1892 as the Catholic population in Roxbury and Jamaica Plain grew and grew.  It was offset from the territories of a few different parishes including Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Roxbury) and St. Thomas Aquinas (Jamaica Plain).  The Jamaica Plain Historical Society republished an article from 1913 in the Boston Daily Globe which describes the laying of the cornerstone for the new church building.  St. Augustine was established in western Lawrence in 1878.  This parish was established to spare the residents of this neighborhood the travel to St. Mary (Lawrence).  The new volumes are listed below:

Blessed Sacrament (Jamaica Plain) Baptisms, 1892-1900
Blessed Sacrament (Jamaica Plain) Confirmations, 1892-1900
Blessed Sacrament (Jamaica Plain) Marriages, 1892-1900

St. Augustine (Lawrence) Baptisms, 1879-1886

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Today we’ve added eight new sketches to Western Massachusetts Families in 1790. This study project focuses on heads of families enumerated in the 1790 census in historic Berkshire and Hampshire counties, also including modern Franklin and Hampden counties. This current update rounds out the collection of sketches for Volume 4, which will be published in the spring.  Sketches for this project are submitted to editor Helen Schatvet Ullmann, CG, FASG by NEHGS members and other interested researchers.  If you are interested in submitting a sketch for Volume 5, please review our Submission Guidelines.  The new sketches are listed below:

Andrew Walton (Chester)
Job Seward (West Stockbridge)
Paul Rawson (New Marlborough)
Robert Hull (Granville)
Parker Dole (Shelburne)
Isaac Dole (Shelburne)
William Congdon (Washington)
Ebenezer Burbank (Springfield)

Please note: These databases are available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.

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Today we’ve added sixteen new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, 1789-1900 from five new parishes.

Our Lady of Czestochowa is the Polish parish in Boston, which began in 1893 when a Polish priest, Father John Chmeilinski came to Boston.  Initially this congregation worshiped at Holy Trinity, the German parish, before building a church of their own.  The parish is named after a prominent icon of the Virgin Mary that hangs in a monastery in Czestochowa, Poland.

As Lowell’s population grew, Sacred Heart was established to serve the southern portion of the town starting in 1884.

Irish quarry workers formed the basis of the congregation of St. Joachim in Rockport; prior to the establishment of this parish, Catholics in Rockport traveled to Gloucester or Salem to worship.

St. Mary of the Annunciation in Melrose grew out of St. Patrick in Stoneham.  It was known as St. Bridget when it began, and became St. Mary of the Annunciation when a larger church was built.

As industry grew in Framingham, St. Stephen’s arose in South Framingham, splitting off from St. George in the Saxonville neighborhood.  Another Catholic Church, St. Bridget in Framingham became a mission of St. Stephen.

This update adds over 2,500 new images to browse.  We’d like to thank the following scanners for their help making this update possible: Ross and Linda Weaver, Angela Napolitano, John Phlo, Francis Alix, and Eileen McCarthy.  If you need help navigating this browsable collection, be sure to watch our how-to video.

The new volumes are listed below:

Our Lady of Czestochowa (South Boston) Baptisms, 1893-1900
Our Lady of Czestochowa (South Boston) Marriages, 1893-1900

Sacred Heart (Lowell) Baptisms, 1884-1900
Sacred Heart (Lowell) Deaths, 1890-1898
Sacred Heart (Lowell) Marriages, 1884-1900

St. Joachim (Rockport) Baptisms, 1870-1900
St. Joachim (Rockport) Marriages, 1870-1900

St. Mary of the Annunciation (Melrose) Baptisms, 1875-1894
St. Mary of the Annunciation (Melrose) Baptisms, 1894-1900
St. Mary of the Annunciation (Melrose) Confirmations, 1897-1900
St. Mary of the Annunciation (Melrose) Marriages, 1894-1900

St. Stephen (Framingham) Baptisms, 1877-1900
St. Stephen (Framingham) Baptisms, 1887-1900
St. Stephen (Framingham) Confirmations, 1888-1900
St. Stephen (Framingham) Marriages, 1877-1887
St. Stephen (Framingham) Marriages, 1887-1900

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Today we’ve added one new volume to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin (Lawrence) Births, Marriages, and Confirmations, 1887-1900.  This parish served the German community in Lawrence.  Prior to 1887, German Catholics in Lawrence only rarely had access to a priest who spoke their own language.  In 1887, Father Michael Sagg arrived in Lawrence to help them start their own congregation.  This update adds over 1,300 new names and more than 300 records to search.

Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.

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Today we’ve added 4 new sketches to Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784, from Strafford, Vermont.  We’ve also updated eight other sketches from Strafford and Hartford, Vermont.  Scott Andrew Bartley’s study project tracks heads of families who lived in Vermont prior to the Revolutionary War. The new sketches are listed below:

Parish, Ezekiel (Strafford)
Pennock, James (Strafford)
Pennock, Jesse (Strafford)
Pennock, Samuel (Strafford)

The following sketches were updated:

Baldwin, Isaac (Strafford)
Chamberlain, William (Strafford)
Gillett, John (Hartford)
Marsh, Abel (Hartford)
Marsh, Eliphalet (Hartford)
Pennock, Aaron (Strafford)
Pinneo, Daniel (Hartford)
Strong, Benajah (Hartford)

Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.

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Today we’re announcing three new volumes in Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from Our Lady of the Holy Rosary in South Boston.  This parish was set off from Sts. Peter and Paul in 1884.  This update adds more than 600 images to browse.  We’d like to thank volunteers Ross and Linda Weaver for their help scanning these volumes.  If you need advice on how to navigate this collection, be sure to watch our how-to video.  The new volumes are listed below:

Our Lady of the Holy Rosary (South Boston) Baptisms, 1884-1896
Our Lady of the Holy Rosary (South Boston) Baptisms, 1897-1900
Our Lady of the Holy Rosary (South Boston) Marriages, 1884-1900

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