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Map of Cambridge in the 1800s. St. Peter’s Church is marked on Concord Ave (the dark spot labelled with a 5). (via Wikimedia Commons)
Today we’ve added three new parishes to Massachusetts: (Image Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900: St. Peter (Cambridge), St. Gregory (Dorchester), and St. Joseph (Medford). This update adds 19 volumes and over 3,600 images. We would like to thank the following scanners for their help making this parish available: Tom Dreyer, Ross and Linda Weaver, Angela Napolitano, Jeff Erickson, Frederique Van Moortel, Francis Alix, Andrea Whalen, Alice Fristrom, and John Phlo. The new volumes are listed below:
St. Gregory (Dorchester) Baptisms, 1859-1871
St. Gregory (Dorchester) Baptisms, 1872-1875
St. Gregory (Dorchester) Baptisms, 1876-1895
St. Gregory (Dorchester) Baptisms, 1896-1900
St. Gregory (Dorchester) Confirmations, 1866-1900
St. Gregory (Dorchester) Marriages, 1863-1875
St. Gregory (Dorchester) Marriages, 1876-1900
St. Joseph (Medford) Baptisms, 1883-1900
St. Joseph (Medford) Marriages, 1883-1900
St. Peter (Cambridge) Baptisms, 1842-1862
St. Peter (Cambridge) Baptisms, 1862-1869
St. Peter (Cambridge) Baptisms, 1869-1871
St. Peter (Cambridge) Baptisms, 1872-1877
St. Peter (Cambridge) Baptisms, 1877-1890
St. Peter (Cambridge) Baptisms, 1890-1900
St. Peter (Cambridge) Marriages, 1850-1866
St. Peter (Cambridge) Marriages, 1866-1871
St. Peter (Cambridge) Marriages, 1872-1892
St. Peter (Cambridge) Marriages, 1893-1900
St. Patrick’s Church in Lowell by Emw from Wikimedia Commons
Today we’ve updated both of our Archdiocese of Boston databases! To the searchable database, Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900, we’ve added five new volumes from St. Catherine of Siena (Charlestown). This update includes over 7,000 new records and 26,000 new names. The first Mass at St. Catherine’s was celebrated on Christmas 1887. To our free, image-only database, Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900, we’ve added the records of St. Patrick (Lowell). This update consists of six new volumes and over 1,900 new images. Irish immigrants came to Lowell for industrial jobs, and worshiped together as early as 1822, although a church was not built until 1831. We’d like to thank the following volunteers for their work on this project: Tom Dreyer, Margo Blank, Ross and Linda Weaver, Angela Napolitano, Jeff Erickson, Bob Rainville, Nancy Johnson, Stacey-Rae McCue, Loretta Brown-Aldrich, Kathleen Oberly, Judy Welna, Patricia Harney, Sue Hurlbut, Lauren Jefferson, Arlys LaFehr, Margaret Parker, and Kathy Terkelsen. The new volumes are listed below.
St. Catherine of Siena (Charlestown) Baptisms, 1888-1893
St. Catherine of Siena (Charlestown) Baptisms, 1893-1898
St. Catherine of Siena (Charlestown) Baptisms, 1898-1900
St. Catherine of Siena (Charlestown) Marriages, 1888-1900
St. Catherine of Siena (Charlestown) Confirmations, 1894-1900
St. Patrick (Lowell) Baptisms, 1836-1861
St. Patrick (Lowell) Baptisms, 1847-1878, Part 1
St. Patrick (Lowell) Baptisms, 1847-1878, Part 2
St. Patrick (Lowell) Baptisms, 1878-1900
St. Patrick (Lowell) Marriages, 1836-1872
St. Patrick (Lowell) Marriages, 1872-1900
Please note: Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1780-1900 is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
By Scan by NYPL [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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We’ve updated our American Ancestors Magazine database to now include the 2017 issues of the magazine. These four issues belong to Volume 18. Cover stories include “Our Expert Guide to Early Cape Cod” by Alicia Crane Williams, Maureen Taylor’s “Pets in the Family: An Historic Overview”, “NEHGS Study Projects: Examining Ancestors in Context” by Alicia Crane Williams, and Jean Maguire’s “Breaking New Ground: Our Historic Catholic Records Project.”
We update this database once a year, once the entire volume of the magazine is complete. If you would like to view online issues of current Volume 19, be sure to visit our publications page where you can view the newest issue.
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By Lane & Scott [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Holy Family (Rockland) Baptisms, 1883-1900
Holy Family (Rockland) Marriages, 1883-1900
Immaculate Conception (Newburyport) Baptisms, 1854-1871
Immaculate Conception (Newburyport) Baptisms, 1872-1882
Immaculate Conception (Newburyport) Baptisms, 1883-1890
Immaculate Conception (Newburyport) Baptisms, 1891-1900
Immaculate Conception (Newburyport) Confirmations, 1882-1900
Immaculate Conception (Newburyport) First Communions, 1871-1900
Immaculate Conception (Newburyport) Marriages, 1852-1871
Immaculate Conception (Newburyport) Marriages, 1872-1900
St. Thomas Aquinas (Jamaica Plain) Index to Baptisms, 1869-1900
St. Thomas Aquinas (Jamaica Plain) Baptisms and Confirmations, 1869-1884 (Vol. 1)
St. Thomas Aquinas (Jamaica Plain) Baptisms, 1885-1893 (Vol. 2)
St. Thomas Aquinas (Jamaica Plain) Baptisms, 1893-1900 (Vol. 3)
St. Thomas Aquinas (Jamaica Plain) Confirmations, 1869-1900
St. Thomas Aquinas (Jamaica Plain) First Communions, 1899-1900
St. Thomas Aquinas (Jamaica Plain) Marriages, 1869-1900
A wintery Vermont view
Today we’re announcing a new database, Vermont: Windham and Windsor County Census, 1771. This census enumerated heads of households in 1771 for present-day Windham and Windsor counties in Vermont which was then part of Cumberland County, New York. This census varies widely in form and content. It includes instructions to the constables for how to conduct the census and several tally sheets, so browsing the images is encouraged. The census data was transcribed and published by Scott Andrew Bartley in, “Cumberland Co., N.Y., Census for 1771,” Vermont Genealogy, 17 [2012]: 60-96. The images for this database are courtesy of the Vermont State Archives and Records Administration, and are taken from: Cumberland County, New York (1771). Census and heads of families lists for towns in Cumberland County. Henry Stevens, Sr. Collection (SE-117, Microfilm F-01471). Vermont State Archives and Records Administration, Middlesex, VT. This new database is possible through the work of Scott Andrew Bartley.
St. Augustine from Sketches of Boston, past and present, and of some few places in its vicinity by Isaac Smith Homans
Today we’ve added eight new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900 from St. Augustine (South Boston). St. Augustine’s Chapel in South Boston dates to 1819, built to accompany the purchase of a Catholic cemetery in South Boston. It is the oldest Catholic structure in Massachusetts. Catholics worshiped there until the congregation grew big enough to build another church (Saints Peter and Paul). The old chapel fell out of regular use. By 1868 the Catholic population continued to grow, so that they were again in need of another church. The pastor suggested that the old chapel be used until a new church could be built. The first Mass in the new church was offered in 1871, and they named the new parish in honor of the old chapel.
The Archdiocese of Boston will be celebrating the bicentennial of St. Augustine’s Chapel and Cemetery starting in September 2018.
For more information on the chapel and cemetery, see History of Saint Augustine’s Chapel and Cemetery, published in 1980.
The new volumes are listed below:
St. Augustine (South Boston) Baptisms, 1868-1883
St. Augustine (South Boston) Baptisms, 1883-1894
St. Augustine (South Boston) Baptisms, 1894-1899
St. Augustine (South Boston) Baptisms, 1899-1900
St. Augustine (South Boston) Confirmations, 1896-1900
St. Augustine (South Boston) First Communions, 1895
St. Augustine (South Boston) Marriages, 1868-1899
St. Augustine (South Boston) Marriages, 1900-1900
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
[Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Bush, Timothy (Norwich)
Hutchinson, John (Norwich)
Hutchinson, Samuel (Norwich)
Jaques, Ebenezer (Norwich)
Johnson, Hezekiah (Norwich)
Slafter, John (Norwich)
Smalley, Elijah (Norwich)
Smalley, Francis (Norwich)
Smalley, Joseph (Norwich)
Thatcher, Peter (Norwich)
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We’ve updated the New England Historical and Genealogical Register to now include Volume 171, the 2017 issues of the Register. This latest volume includes 416 pages and over 10,000 names. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register is our flagship publication, published quarterly since 1847. Articles featured in Volume 171 may include genealogical sketches, vital records, or other historical essays. If you have any questions about how to search this database, be sure to check out our webinar on searching journals on AmericanAncestors.org.
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West End. Detail of: Map of Boston, Massachusetts, July 4, 1870. By F. Fuchs [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
St. Joseph (Boston) Confirmations, 1895-1900
St. Joseph (Boston) Marriages, 1862-1884
St. Joseph (Boston) Marriages, 1884-1893
St. Joseph (Boston) Marriages, 1893-1899
St. Joseph (Boston) Marriages, 1899-1900