Author Archive

Today we’ve added 18 new volumes to Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from Sts. Peter and Paul in South Boston.  Sts. Peter and Paul parish grew out of the congregation that originally began worshiping at the St. Augustine Chapel.  Sts. Peter and Paul Church was dedicated in 1845.  The original church building burned only three years later in 1848 in a fire with unknown origins that may have stemmed from a larger fire not far away.  The new church building was not complete again until 1853.  This update adds over 4,500 new images to browse.  We’d like to thank the following scanners for their help with this parish: Ross and Linda Weaver, Alayna Travaglione, Eileen McCarthy, Jeff Erickson, Tom Dreyer, John Phlo, Angela Napolitano, Genevieve Niessen, and Tim Belgrad.  Be sure to check out our how-to video if you need help navigating this collection.  The new volumes are listed below:

Sts. Peter and Paul (South Boston) Baptisms, 1847-1853
Sts. Peter and Paul (South Boston) Baptisms, 1849-1853 (Missions)
Sts. Peter and Paul (South Boston) Baptisms, 1854-1862
Sts. Peter and Paul (South Boston) Baptisms, 1862-1868
Sts. Peter and Paul (South Boston) Baptisms, 1869-1872
Sts. Peter and Paul (South Boston) Baptisms, 1872-1876
Sts. Peter and Paul (South Boston) Baptisms, 1877-1881
Sts. Peter and Paul (South Boston) Baptisms, 1881-1884
Sts. Peter and Paul (South Boston) Baptisms, 1884-1888
Sts. Peter and Paul (South Boston) Baptisms, 1888-1891
Sts. Peter and Paul (South Boston) Baptisms, 1891-1900
Sts. Peter and Paul (South Boston) Baptisms, 1900
Sts. Peter and Paul (South Boston) Confirmations, 1865-1890
Sts. Peter and Paul (South Boston) Confirmations, 1892-1900
Sts. Peter and Paul (South Boston) Marriages, 1847-1853
Sts. Peter and Paul (South Boston) Marriages, 1854-1876
Sts. Peter and Paul (South Boston) Marriages, 1877-1894
Sts. Peter and Paul (South Boston) Marriages, 1894-1900

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Today we’ve added 14 new sketches to Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784.  Scott Andrew Bartley’s study project focuses on heads of families who lived in Vermont prior to the Revolutionary War.  So far his sketches center on counties in southeast Vermont.  This update includes over 700 new records and over 3,000 new names.  The new volumes are listed below:

Bourne, Nathaniel (Manchester)
Burr, Jonathan (Rockingham)
Corey, Oliver (Rockingham)
Gardner, Andrew (Rockingham)
Lovell, Elijah (Rockingham)
Lovell, John (Rockingham)
Lovell, Michael (Rockingham)
Lovell, Oliver (Rockingham)
Lovell, Timothy (Rockingham)
McIntyre, Richard (Manchester)
White, John (Rockingham)
White, Jonathan (Rockingham)
White, Lemuel (Rockingham)
Wright, Moses (Rockingham)

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

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Today we’re announcing four new volumes in Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from St. Francis de Sales in Charlestown.  This update adds over 1,900 new images to browse.  St. Francis de Sales Church was dedicated in 1862, three years after the cornerstone was first laid.  We’d like to thank the following scanners for their help: Francis Alix, Angela Napolitano, Ross and Linda Weaver, and John Phlo.  Be sure to watch our how-to video if you need help understanding how to navigate this collection.  The new volumes are listed below:

St. Francis de Sales (Charlestown) Baptisms, 1861-1879
St. Francis de Sales (Charlestown) Baptisms, 1880-1893
St. Francis de Sales (Charlestown) Baptisms, 1893-1900
St. Francis de Sales (Charlestown) Marriages, 1862-1900

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Today we’re announcing an update to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900.  The seven new volumes come from St. Mary in Randolph.  This update adds over 20,000 new records to search and over 75,000 new names.  There are now more than 200 volumes available to search in this database.  St. Mary’s in Randolph was built in 1849, as the Catholic population in Randolph expanded, no longer needing to travel to Quincy to worship.  The new volumes are listed below:

St. Mary (Randolph) Baptisms, 1853-1860
St. Mary (Randolph) Baptisms, 1861-1876
St. Mary (Randolph) Baptisms, 1876-1894
St. Mary (Randolph) Baptisms, 1888-1900
St. Mary (Randolph) Confirmations and First Communions, 1869-1884
St. Mary (Randolph) Marriages, 1853-1894
St. Mary (Randolph) Marriages, 1888-1900

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

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Today we’ve added two new sketches to Alicia Crane Williams’ study project, Early New England Families, 1641-1700.  The two new sketches include Nathaniel Glover (m. 1653) and Mary (Smith)(Glover) Hinckley (m. 1653, 1659).  Mary was the wife of Nathaniel, but had enough further descendants and information to have her own sketch.  This study project highlights heads of families mentioned in Torrey’s New England Marriages to 1700.  To learn more about the status of this project, you may be interested in Alicia Crane Williams’ latest Vita Brevis post on the subject.

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

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Today we’re announcing two new parishes in Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900.  The eight new volumes come from Our Lady Help of Christians (Newton) and Sacred Heart (Natick).  This update adds 1,305 new images to browse.  With this update, we now have over 500 volumes available to browse in this collection.  We’d like to thank the following volunteers for their help in scanning these volumes: Angela Napolitano, Eileen McCarthy, Francis Alix, Ross Weaver, and Linda Weaver.  Be sure to check out our how-to video if you need tips on how to navigate this database.  The new volumes are listed below:

Our Lady Help of Christians (Newton) Baptisms, 1879-1885
Our Lady Help of Christians (Newton) Baptisms, 1885-1898
Our Lady Help of Christians (Newton) Baptisms, 1898-1900
Our Lady Help of Christians (Newton) Marriages, 1879-1885
Our Lady Help of Christians (Newton) Marriages, 1885-1900

Sacred Heart (Natick) Baptisms, 1890-1900
Sacred Heart (Natick) Confirmations, 1893-1900
Sacred Heart (Natick) Marriages, 1890-1900

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Today we’re announcing one new volume from St. Patrick in Stoneham in Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900.  St. Patrick’s was started when a priest was assigned to the area in 1868.  Initially, this parish served Catholics from Reading, Melrose, and Wakefield as well as Stoneham.  The single pre-1900 volume of this parish is called St. Patrick (Stoneham) Baptisms, 1868-1900.  This update adds over 4,000 new records and over 15,000 new names to search.  We’d like to thank the following volunteers for their help with this parish: Loretta Brown-Aldrich, Elizbeth Handler, Pat Harney, Michelle Kearns, Matthew Murphy, Bob Rainville, Linda Shumate, Fran Weaver, Judy Welna, Kathy Oberley, and Margaret Parker.  The database team cannot thank our wonderful volunteers enough.

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

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Today we’re announcing two new volumes in Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900.  These two volumes come from St. Theresa of Avila in West Roxbury.  This update adds over 300 new records and 1,600 new names to search.  We’d like to especially thank Catholic Memorial School, particularly John Dashe and the students of Mr. Vin Bradley’s AP US History class who helped us transcribe many of the pages in these volumes.  We enjoyed the opportunity to engage students in local history; the school is just around the corner from St. Theresa’s.  Other volunteers who worked on these volumes include Sandy Caldwell, Kathleen Oberly, Margaret Parker, Ruth Ann Rogers, Ellynmarie Theep, Fran Weaver, and Judy Welna.  We so appreciate the help of all of our volunteers who make these updates possible.

The new volumes are:

St. Theresa of Avila (West Roxbury) Baptisms, 1896-1900
St. Theresa of Avila (West Roxbury) Marriages, 1896-1900

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

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Today we’re announcing five new volumes in Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from Sacred Heart in East Boston.  This church was dedicated in 1874 and continues to serve parishioners in East Boston today.  If you need help navigating this browsable collection, be sure to watch our how-to video.  The new volumes are listed below:

Sacred Heart (East Boston) Index to Baptisms, 1873-1900
Sacred Heart (East Boston) Baptisms and Confirmations, 1873-1895 (Vol. 1)
Sacred Heart (East Boston) Baptisms, 1896-1900 (Vol. 2)
Sacred Heart (East Boston) Confirmations, 1896-1900
Sacred Heart (East Boston) Marriages, 1874-1900

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Today we’re announcing 23 new sketches from Norwich, VT in Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784 and two updated sketches.  Scott Andrew Bartley’s study project focuses on heads of families who lived in Vermont prior to the Revolutionary War.  He has so far focused on Windsor and Windham counties in southeast Vermont.  This update includes over 1,000 new records and over 2,700 new names.  The new volumes are listed below:

Babcock, Oliver (Norwich)
Ball, Ebenezer (Norwich)
Ball, Humphrey (Norwich)
Ball, Joseph (Norwich)
Benton, Medad (Norwich, Royalton)
Brown, Samuel (Norwich)
Brown, Samuel, Jr. (Norwich)
Closson, John (Norwich, Thetford)
Crane, Elisha (Norwich)
Curtis, Elias (Norwich, Royalton, Tunbridge)
Curtis, Simeon (Norwich)
Fenton, Benjamin (Norwich)
Fenton, Francis (Norwich)
Messenger, Nathan (Norwich)
Messenger, Nathaniel (Norwich)
Partridge, Elisha (Norwich)
Partridge, Samuel (Norwich)
Partridge, Samuel, Jr. (Norwich)
Richards, Jonas (Norwich)
Turner, David (Norwich, Randolph)
Waterman, Elijah (Norwich)
Wright, Aaron (Norwich)
Wright, John (Norwich)

Updated sketches:

Baldwin, Daniel (Norwich)
Bennett, John (Hartford)

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

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