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Today we’ve added 30 new volumes and updated 11 volumes in Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from 9 parishes across the archdiocese. This update adds over 6,300 new pages to browse.
The new and updated parishes include St. Ann (Gloucester), Sacred Heart (Groton), Sacred Hearts (Haverhill), St. James (Haverhill), St. Joseph (Haverhill), St. Michael the Archangel (Haverhill), St. Rita (Haverhill), St. John the Evangelist (Hopkinton) and Sacred Heart (Ipswich).
If you need help navigating the image-only collection, please consult our webinar, Archdiocese of Boston Catholic Records Project: We’re Expanding!
We’d like to thank Sam Sturgis for his help making these parishes available online.
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:
St. Ann (Gloucester) Baptisms 1871-1879 and Marriages 1908-1909*
St. Ann (Gloucester) Baptisms, 1897-1908
St. Ann (Gloucester) Baptisms, 1908-1913
St. Ann (Gloucester) Baptisms, 1913-1918
St. Ann (Gloucester) Baptisms, 1918-1919
St. Ann (Gloucester) Baptisms, 1919-1920
St. Ann (Gloucester) Confirmations, 1911-1920
St. Ann (Gloucester) Marriages 1872-1907*
St. Ann (Gloucester) Marriages, 1907-1908
St. Ann (Gloucester) Marriages, 1908-1920
Sacred Heart (Groton) Baptisms, 1907-1920
Sacred Heart (Groton) Confirmations, 1920
Sacred Heart (Groton) Marriages, 1907-1920
Sacred Hearts (Haverhill) Baptisms, 1908-1920
Sacred Hearts (Haverhill) Marriages, 1908-1920
St. James (Haverhill) Baptisms, 1898-1908*
St. James (Haverhill) Baptisms, 1908-1914
St. James (Haverhill) Baptisms, 1914-1920
St. James (Haverhill) Deaths, 1885-1908*
St. James (Haverhill) First Communions and Confirmations, 1884-1910*
St. James (Haverhill) First Communions, 1910-1920
St. James (Haverhill) Marriages, 1868-1908*
St. James (Haverhill) Marriages, 1908-1920
St. Joseph (Haverhill) Baptisms, 1899-1904*
St. Joseph (Haverhill) Baptisms, 1904-1907, 1913-1917
St. Joseph (Haverhill) Baptisms, 1908-1913
St. Joseph (Haverhill) Baptisms, 1918-1920
St. Joseph (Haverhill) Marriages, 1894-1906*
St. Joseph (Haverhill) Marriages, 1914-1920
St. Michael the Archangel (Haverhill) Baptisms, 1909-1920
St. Michael the Archangel (Haverhill) Marriages, 1909-1920
St. Michael the Archangel (Haverhill) Various, 1913-1920
St. Rita (Haverhill) Baptisms, 1915-1920
St. Rita (Haverhill) Marriages, 1915-1920
St. John the Evangelist (Hopkinton) Baptisms, 1881-1908*
St. John the Evangelist (Hopkinton) Baptisms, 1908-1920
St. John the Evangelist (Hopkinton) First Communions and Confirmations, 1885-1911*
St. John the Evangelist (Hopkinton) Marriages, 1881-1908*
St. John the Evangelist (Hopkinton) Marriages, 1908-1920
Sacred Heart (Ipswich) Baptisms, 1908-1917
Sacred Heart (Ipswich) Marriages, 1908-1920
Please note: This database is available to all NEHGS members. Learn more about becoming a NEHGS guest member (free).
Today we’ve added two new sketches to Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784. The new sketches highlight Josiah and Hannah Bump and their son Reuben Bump, all of Brattleboro.
With this study project, Scott Andrew Bartley researches heads of families who lived in Vermont prior to the Revolutionary War. These sketches illustrate major players on political and religious fronts, uncover the migration patterns for this period in the region, and identify all those just looking to better their lives on the new frontier. This project is proceeding in two series, settlers to 1771 and 1772-1784. The work so far has been geographical, focusing on Windsor and Windham Counties.
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
Today we’ve added 30 new volumes and updated 9 volumes in Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from 6 parishes across the archdiocese. This update adds over 2,600 new pages to browse.
The new and updated parishes include St. John the Evangelist (Canton), Our Lady of the Assumption (Chelsea), St. Rose of Lima (Chelsea), St. Stanislaus (Chelsea), St. Stephen (Framingham) and St. John the Evangelist (Winthrop).
If you need help navigating the image-only collection, please consult our webinar, Archdiocese of Boston Catholic Records Project: We’re Expanding!
We’d like to thank Sam Sturgis for his help making these parishes available online.
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:
St. John the Evangelist (Canton) Baptisms, 1859-1901*
St. John the Evangelist (Canton) Baptisms, 1901-1908
St. John the Evangelist (Canton) Confirmations, 1867-1920*
St. John the Evangelist (Canton) Marriages, 1861-1901*
St. John the Evangelist (Canton) Marriages, 1901-1908
Our Lady of the Assumption (Chelsea) Baptisms, 1912-1920
Our Lady of the Assumption (Chelsea) Confirmations, 1914-1920
Our Lady of the Assumption (Chelsea) Deaths, 1912-1920
Our Lady of the Assumption (Chelsea) First Communions, 1911-1920
Our Lady of the Assumption (Chelsea) Marriages, 1912-1920
St. Rose of Lima (Chelsea) Baptisms, 1897-1902*
St. Rose of Lima (Chelsea) Baptism Converts, 1910-1920
St. Rose of Lima (Chelsea) Baptisms, 1902-1906
St. Rose of Lima (Chelsea) Baptisms, 1906-1912
St. Rose of Lima (Chelsea) Baptisms, 1912-1916
St. Rose of Lima (Chelsea) Baptisms, 1916-1920
St. Rose of Lima (Chelsea) Confirmations, 1908-1920
St. Rose of Lima (Chelsea) Marriages, 1888-1912*
St. Rose of Lima (Chelsea) Marriages, 1913-1920
St. Stanislaus (Chelsea) Baptisms, 1907-1911
St. Stanislaus (Chelsea) Baptisms, 1911-1916
St. Stanislaus (Chelsea) Baptisms, 1916-1920
St. Stanislaus (Chelsea) Confirmations, 1912
St. Stanislaus (Chelsea) Confirmations, 1912-1920
St. Stanislaus (Chelsea) Deaths, 1907-1918
St. Stanislaus (Chelsea) Deaths, 1918-1920
St. Stanislaus (Chelsea) Marriages, 1907-1912
St. Stanislaus (Chelsea) Marriages, 1912-1920
St. Stanislaus (Chelsea) Register, 1911
St. Stanislaus (Chelsea) Various, 1905-1906
St. Stanislaus (Chelsea) Various, 1907-1918
St. Stephen (Framingham) Baptisms, 1877-1920*
St. Stephen (Framingham) Baptisms, 1887-1901*
St. Stephen (Framingham) Baptisms, 1902-1920
St. Stephen (Framingham) Confirmations, 1888-1920*
St. Stephen (Framingham) Marriages, 1887-1920*
St. John the Evangelist (Winthrop) Baptisms, 1907-1920
St. John the Evangelist (Winthrop) Marriages, 1907-1920
St. John the Evangelist (Winthrop) Sick Calls, 1915-1920
Please note: This database is available to all NEHGS members. Learn more about becoming a NEHGS guest member (free).
Today we’ve added 22 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Michael in Lowell, St. Michael in North Andover and St. Joachim in Rockport. This update adds over 18,700 records and over 62,600 names to search.
St. Michael’s parish began in 1883 when Lowell’s churches were mandated to become geographically-arranged parishes. It was initially served by the priests of St. Patrick’s before it became officially independent. This church was built in Lowell’s Centralville neighborhood, across the river from downtown Lowell.
St. Michael’s Church in North Andover was dedicated in 1869 as many churches proliferated in the Lawrence area. Initially this church was linked with St. Patrick’s in south Lawrence before becoming an independent parish around the turn of the century.
As early as 1856, Catholics were worshiping in Rockport. Prior to the establishment of St. Joachim’s, Catholics would travel to Salem or Gloucester to worship. This parish was established in 1870.
We’d like to thank Sam Sturgis for his help making these parishes available online.
The new volumes are listed below:
St. Michael (Lowell) Baptisms, 1908-1917
St. Michael (Lowell) Baptisms, 1917-1920
St. Michael (Lowell) Confirmations, 1903-1917
St. Michael (Lowell) Confirmations, 1920
St. Michael (Lowell) Convert Baptisms, 1910-1920
St. Michael (Lowell) First Communions, 1901-1920
St. Michael (Lowell) Marriages, 1908-1920
St. Michael (North Andover) Baptisms, 1900-1908
St. Michael (North Andover) Baptisms, 1903-1911
St. Michael (North Andover) Baptisms, 1908-1918
St. Michael (North Andover) Baptisms, 1911-1918
St. Michael (North Andover) Baptisms, 1918-1920
St. Michael (North Andover) Confirmations, 1902-1909
St. Michael (North Andover) First Communions, 1903-1920
St. Michael (North Andover) Marriages, 1908-1920
St. Michael (North Andover) Sick Calls, 1903-1906
St. Joachim (Rockport) Baptisms, 1905-1908
St. Joachim (Rockport) Baptisms, 1907-1920
St. Joachim (Rockport) Confirmations, 1905-1912
St. Joachim (Rockport) Confirmations, 1918-1920
St. Joachim (Rockport) Marriages, 1905-1913
St. Joachim (Rockport) Marriages, 1908-1920
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
Today we’ve added seven new sketches to Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784, focusing on families from the Brattleboro area. The new sketches are listed below.
Bennett, Samuel (Brattleboro)
Prouty, Elijah (Brattleboro)
Prouty, Francis (Brattleboro)
Prouty, Richard (Brattleboro)
White, Abijah (Brattleboro, Weathersfield, Rockingham)
White, John (Brattleboro, Weathersfield)
White, Josiah (Brattleboro, Rockingham, Springfield)
William McCune of Brattleboro’s sketch was also updated.
With this study project, Scott Andrew Bartley researches heads of families who lived in Vermont prior to the Revolutionary War. These sketches illustrate major players on political and religious fronts, uncover the migration patterns for this period in the region, and identify all those just looking to better their lives on the new frontier. This project is proceeding in two series, settlers to 1771 and 1772-1784. The work so far has been geographical, focusing on Windsor and Windham Counties.
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
Today we’ve added ten new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. John the Baptist in Peabody and Our Lady of Lourdes in Revere. This update adds over 16,800 records and over 47,800 names to search.
St. John the Baptist in Peabody grew out of St. James’ Parish in Salem. The church was dedicated in 1879 and the parish continued to grow.
Our Lady of Lourdes was established in the Beachmont neighborhood of Revere. The church was blessed in 1902, and it became an independent parish in 1906. This parish grew from the first Catholic church in Revere, Immaculate Conception.
We’d like to thank Sam Sturgis for his help making these parishes available online.
The new volumes are listed below:
St. John the Baptist (Peabody) Baptisms and Parish Census, 1907-1908
St. John the Baptist (Peabody) Baptisms, 1908-1914
St. John the Baptist (Peabody) Baptisms, 1914-1919
St. John the Baptist (Peabody) Baptisms, 1919-1920
St. John the Baptist (Peabody) Marriages, 1908-1920
Our Lady of Lourdes (Revere) Baptisms, 1906-1920
Our Lady of Lourdes (Revere) Baptisms, 1907-1908
Our Lady of Lourdes (Revere) Confirmations and First Communions, 1907-1920
Our Lady of Lourdes (Revere) Marriages, 1907-1920
Our Lady of Lourdes (Revere) Deaths and Burials, 1908-1920
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
Today we’ve added seven new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Mary of the Assumption (Dracut), St. Monica (Methuen) and St. Patrick (Natick). This update adds over 4,300 records and over 17,900 names to search.
The Dracut parish began as a mission of the Lawrence parishes. The church was dedicated in 1897.
St. Monica in Methuen began as a mission of a Lowell parish. It became an independent parish in 1909.
St. Patrick in Natick was established in 1860.
We’d like to thank Sam Sturgis for his help making these parishes available online.
The new volumes are listed below:
St. Mary of the Assumption (Dracut) Baptisms, 1910-1920
St. Mary of the Assumption (Dracut) Confirmations, 1918-1920
St. Mary of the Assumption (Dracut) Marriages, 1910-1920
St. Monica (Methuen) Baptisms, 1917-1920
St. Monica (Methuen) Marriages, 1917-1920
St. Patrick (Natick) Baptisms, 1908-1920
St. Patrick (Natick) Marriages, 1908-1920
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
Today we’ve added four new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from Immaculate Conception in Newburyport. This update adds over 6,400 records and over 22,900 names to search.
In 1852, a cornerstone was laid for the Immaculate Conception church in Newburyport. When this parish was established, it covered the towns of Ipswich, Rowley, Newbury, West Newbury, Salisbury, and Amesbury. Many of these other towns gained churches of their own as time went on.
We’d like to thank Sam Sturgis for his help making this parish available online.
The new volumes are listed below:
Immaculate Conception (Newburyport) Baptisms, 1901-1918
Immaculate Conception (Newburyport) Baptisms, 1919-1920
Immaculate Conception (Newburyport) First Communions, 1919-1920
Immaculate Conception (Newburyport) Marriages, 1904-1920
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
Earlier this year we announced a new database of Catholic cemetery records: Massachusetts: Catholic Cemetery Association Records, 1833-1940. Today we’re adding 3 new cemeteries to this database: Immaculate Conception (Marlborough), St. Francis de Sales (Charlestown) and St. Joseph (Lynn). We’re also adding seven new volumes from Holy Cross in Malden, completing the records for this large cemetery.
This update adds 21 new volumes, 96,400 searchable records.
When complete, this database will feature 20 cemeteries administered by the CCA in eastern Massachusetts. 16 cemeteries are available to search now; 4 more will be added by the end of the year.
Most cemeteries are being added all at once. Holy Cross in Malden is the only cemetery that was added to this database in parts, as new volumes became available. All record volumes for this cemetery are now available online as of this most recent update. There is no book labelled “Book 3” for the Lot Sales and Burials. However, presumably little or no information is missing since Book 2 ends in 1875 and Book 4 begins in 1875. The new volumes from Holy Cross included in this update are listed below:
-Holy Cross (Malden) Loose Pages
-Holy Cross (Malden) Lot Purchases and Burials, 1930-1931
-Holy Cross (Malden) Lot Sales and Burials, 1875-1881 (Book 4)
-Holy Cross (Malden) Lot Sales and Burials, 1881-1886 (Book 5)
-Holy Cross (Malden) Lot Sales and Burials, 1939-1940 (Book 17)
-Holy Cross (Malden) Lot Sales Stub Book, 1864-1874
The records in this database are primarily lot sales and interments, and may include information about lot owners, date of burial and location of burial. Some of the people represented in these written records may not have purchased a grave marker or their marker may have eroded with time, making this collection essential for research into Catholic burials in this region.
In addition to the searchable database, maps of each cemetery are being made available to help locate burial plots. Where possible, maps include sections, ranges and in some cases narrative description of how headstones are arranged by row and lot number. Also included are points of interest such as entrances, exits, flag poles, monuments, offices and spigots. Special sections for the burials of infants, priests and religious are also noted. Links to the cemetery maps can be found in the Database Description. Watch our how-to video for instructions on navigating to the database and using the cemetery maps. Not all cemetery maps are currently available; we anticipate that they will be online by the end of the year.
We’d like to thank the following volunteers for their work on these volumes of this database: Becki Clarke, Bill Morse, Bob Rainville, Carolyn Jack , Daria O’Connor, David Fredette, Eldon Gay, Elizabeth Handler, Fran Danico, Gail Wine, Jaimie Williams-Peterson, Jan Lundquist, Janet Essency, Joan Koesterherm, John Hagerty, Joyce McKenna, Karen Jarret, Katherine Marshall-Mayer, Kathy Oberley, Linda Martin-Berke, Linda Mathew, Lisa Butler, Melaine Nelson, Nancy Johnson, Nina Manno, Pam Hugie, Patricia Dalpiaz, Peg Camp,Peggy Burchenal, Regina Mullen, Renda Smith, Rick Lagueux, Robyn Choate, Ross Weaver, Sage Suorsa, Susan Van Allen, Therese Mosorjak, Tom Clements, Toni Lattimer, and Virginia Vaught.
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
Today we’ve added eleven new volumes and updated four volumes in Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Mary (Lawrence), St. Peter (Lowell) and Our Lady Star of the Sea (Marblehead). This update adds over 44,300 records and over 174,200 names to search.
St. Mary’s was the second Catholic church in Lawrence, coalescing in the year 1848. This church ultimately formed the backbone of Lawrence’s burgeoning Catholic community, splitting into many more parishes. To learn more about the early development of Catholicism in Lawrence, you may want to consult Sketch of Catholicity in Lawrence and vicinity by Katherine O’Keefe (1882), available in our Digital Library and Archive.
St. Peter’s was the second Catholic church in Lowell. In One Hundred Years of Progress, James Sullivan relates how to establishment of this congregation was contentious, as some parishioners who lived far from St. Patrick’s (the original parish) wanted a geographically convenient church, while others would have preferred not to split the church. The first Mass was held in 1842, and from then the parish continued to grow.
Initially, Catholics across northeastern Massachusetts travelled to St. Mary’s in Salem to worship. In 1864, Our Lady Star of the Sea in Marblehead became its own parish. Before Danvers had a parish, Catholics from Danvers often travelled to Marblehead to worship.
We’d like to thank Sam Sturgis for his help making these parishes available online.
The new volumes 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 in their complete form or up through December 31, 1920:
St. Mary (Lawrence) Baptisms, 1900-1913*
St. Mary (Lawrence) Confirmations, 1860-1920*
St. Mary (Lawrence) Marriages, 1908-1910
St. Mary (Lawrence) Marriages, 1911-1913
St. Mary (Lawrence) Marriages, 1914-1916
St. Mary (Lawrence) Marriages, 1917-1918
St. Mary (Lawrence) Marriages, 1919-1920
St. Mary Mission (Lawrence) Marriages, 1908-1919
St. Peter (Lowell) Baptisms, 1898-1904*
St. Peter (Lowell) Baptisms, 1904-1907
St. Peter (Lowell) Baptisms, 1907-1914
St. Peter (Lowell) Baptisms, 1914-1919
St. Peter (Lowell) Marriages, 1883-1904*
St. Peter (Lowell) Marriages, 1904-1919
Our Lady Star of the Sea (Marblehead) Baptisms, 1908-1920
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.