Author Archive
Today we’ve added ten new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Joseph (Belmont), St. John the Evangelist (Canton), Sacred Heart (Groton), and Sacred Hearts (Haverhill). This update adds over 6,200 records and over 23,000 names to search.
St. Joseph in Belmont grew out of St. Agnes in Arlington; it became an independent parish in 1900.
St. John the Evangelist in Canton was dedicated in 1867 and continued to be a place of worship for Catholics into the new century.
Sacred Heart in Groton began in 1905. See History of the archdiocese of Boston in the various stages of its development, 1604 to 1943 … by Lord, Harrington, and Sexton for a discussion of the changing parish boundaries in this area.
Sacred Hearts in Haverhill grew out of St. James in Haverhill. This new church served the former town of Bradford which was incorporated into Haverhill in 1897. This parish began in 1908.
We’d like to thank Sam Sturgis for his help making these parishes available online.
The new volumes are listed below:
St. Joseph (Belmont) Baptisms, 1900-1920
St. Joseph (Belmont) Confirmations, 1911-1920
St. Joseph (Belmont) Marriages, 1900-1920
St. John the Evangelist (Canton) Baptisms, 1901-1908
St. John the Evangelist (Canton) Marriages, 1901-1908
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
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
Today we’re announcing three new sketches in Western Massachusetts Families in 1790. The new sketches focus on Elias Haskell of Greenwich who married Marcy Tilson, Jacob Miller of Northampton who married Mercy Johnson and Barnabas Sears of Greenwich who married Rachel Bullard.
This study project focuses on individual enumerated in the 1790 census in historic Berkshire and Hampshire counties, also including modern Franklin and Hampden counties. 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 project home page.
We’d like to thank Sam Sturgis for his help making this update possible.
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
Today we’ve added 11 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from Sacred Heart in Boston. This update adds over 20,200 records and over 68,600 names to search.
Usually we add all the records of a single parish at once. Most parishes contain less than 10 volumes for the 20 year time period we’re currently working on (1901-1920). However, Sacred Heart in Boston’s North End consists of 37 volumes. So in this special case, I am uploading this parish in pieces over a series of weeks. This week I’ve added 11 new volumes (joining the 19 previously available new volumes). I will work to be as clear as possible in each Database News post so that interested researchers know what is available in each update. This current update completes the baptism, confirmation, and first communion records for this parish. There are just 7 marriage volumes left that will be coming soon.
The new volumes are listed below:
Sacred Heart (Boston) Baptisms, 1916
Sacred Heart (Boston) Baptisms, 1916-1917
Sacred Heart (Boston) Baptisms, 1917-1918
Sacred Heart (Boston) Baptisms, 1918 (April-July)
Sacred Heart (Boston) Baptisms, 1918 (July-December)
Sacred Heart (Boston) Baptisms, 1918-1919
Sacred Heart (Boston) Baptisms, 1919-1920
Sacred Heart (Boston) Baptisms, 1920
Sacred Heart (Boston) Confirmations, 1901-1920
Sacred Heart (Boston) First Communions, 1920 (Book 1)
Sacred Heart (Boston) First Communions, 1920 (Book 2)
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 St. Patrick in Cambridge. This update adds over 3,700 records and over 13,800 names to search.
As the Catholic population of East Cambridge grew, St. Patrick split from Sacred Heart of Jesus, becoming its own parish in 1908. On the Parish Boundary Map, you can see that St. Patrick’s served the northwestern corner of this neighborhood.
We’d like to thank Sam Sturgis for his help making these parishes available online.
The new volumes are listed below:
St. Patrick (Cambridge) Baptisms, 1908-1920
St. Patrick (Cambridge) Baptisms, 1920
St. Patrick (Cambridge) Confirmations, 1909-1920
St. Patrick (Cambridge) Marriages, 1908-1920
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
Today we’ve updated Early New England Families, 1641-1700, adding one new sketch. This new sketch features George Blake m. 1641. George and his family lived in Gloucester and Boxford, MA. His wife’s name was Dorothy, and they had seven children.
The Early New England Families, 1641-1700 study project is led by Alicia Crane Williams. This project highlights heads of families mentioned in Torrey’s New England Marriages to 1700, focusing on individuals who immigrated from 1641 through 1700, grouped by year of marriage. Barry E. Hinman collaborated with Alicia Crane Williams to produce this sketch.
We’d like to thank Sam Sturgis for his help adding these sketches to our database.
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
Today we’ve added five new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Edward in Brockton and St. John the Evangelist in Winthrop. This update adds over 5,900 records and over 22,800 names to search.
St. Edward’s parish served the Catholics of the Montello neighborhood in the northern part of Brockton. This parish grew out of St. Patrick’s, and was established in 1897. A new, formal church building was dedicated in 1916.
St. John the Evangelist in Winthrop began as a mission of St. Mary Star of the Sea in East Boston. The mission began around 1887, and it became its own parish in 1907. In 1911, they began to build a church that was finally dedicated in 1923.
We’d like to thank Sam Sturgis for his help making these parishes available online.
The new volumes are listed below:
St. Edward (Brockton) Baptisms, 1914-1920
St. Edward (Brockton) Marriages, 1917-1920
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 Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
Today we’ve added 12 new volumes and updated five volumes in Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from Sacred Heart (Boston) and St. Augustine (Andover). This update adds over 27,400 records and over 101,100 names to search.
Usually we add all the records of a single parish at once. Most parishes contain less than 10 volumes for the 20 year time period we’re currently working on (1901-1920). However, Sacred Heart in Boston’s North End consists of 37 volumes. So in this special case, I am uploading this parish in pieces over the next few weeks. This week I’ve added 10 new volumes (joining the 9 new volumes from last week). I will work to be as clear as possible in each Database News post so that interested researchers know what is available in each update. This current update includes baptisms from 1910-1916 (but the year 1916 is not yet complete–baptisms from this year continue in two more forthcoming volumes).
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 either in their complete form or with the records up to December 31, 1920:
Sacred Heart (Boston) Baptisms, 1910
Sacred Heart (Boston) Baptisms, 1910-1911
Sacred Heart (Boston) Baptisms, 1911-1912
Sacred Heart (Boston) Baptisms, 1912
Sacred Heart (Boston) Baptisms, 1912-1913
Sacred Heart (Boston) Baptisms, 1913-1914
Sacred Heart (Boston) Baptisms, 1914
Sacred Heart (Boston) Baptisms, 1914-1915
Sacred Heart (Boston) Baptisms, 1915
Sacred Heart (Boston) Baptisms, 1915-1916
St. Augustine (Andover) Baptisms, 1885-1909*
St. Augustine (Andover) Baptisms, 1894-1919*
St. Augustine (Andover) Baptisms, 1920
St. Augustine (Andover) Confirmations, 1894-1920*
St. Augustine (Andover) First Communions, 1895-1920*
St. Augustine (Andover) Marriages, 1892-1908*
St. Augustine (Andover) Marriages, 1908-1920
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
Today we’re announcing two new sketches in Western Massachusetts Families in 1790. The new sketches focus on John Watkins of Partridgefield (married Elizabeth Bowker) and Samuel Dibble of Mount Washington, MA (married first Lydia Lord, second Sarah Downs).
This study project focuses on individual enumerated in the 1790 census in historic Berkshire and Hampshire counties, also including modern Franklin and Hampden counties. 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 project home page.
We’d like to thank Sam Sturgis for his help making this update possible.
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
Today we’ve added 22 new volumes and updated four volumes in Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from Most Precious Blood (Hyde Park), Sacred Heart (Boston), St. Aidan (Brookline), St. Margaret of Scotland (Beverly) and St. Mary of the Assumption (Brookline). This update adds over 54,600 records and over 207,100 names to search.
Usually we add all the records of a single parish at once. Most parishes contain less than 10 volumes for the 20 year time period we’re currently working on (1901-1920). However, Sacred Heart in Boston’s North End consists of 37 volumes. So in this special case, I will upload this parish in pieces over the next few weeks. This week I’ve updated 1 volume and added 9 new volumes. They are all listed below. I will work to be as clear as possible in each Database News post so that interested researchers know what is available in each update. This current update includes baptisms from 1901-1910 (but the year 1910 is not yet complete–baptisms from this year continue in two more forthcoming volumes).
We’d like to thank Sam Sturgis for his work on the Brookline and Beverly parishes.
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 either in their complete form or with the records up to December 31, 1920:
Most Precious Blood (Hyde Park) Baptisms, 1896-1901*
Most Precious Blood (Hyde Park) Baptisms, 1901-1906
Most Precious Blood (Hyde Park) Baptisms, 1906-1910
Most Precious Blood (Hyde Park) Baptisms, 1910-1916
Most Precious Blood (Hyde Park) Baptisms, 1916-1920
Most Precious Blood (Hyde Park) Confirmations,1880-1920*
Most Precious Blood (Hyde Park) Marriages, 1889-1915*
Most Precious Blood (Hyde Park) Marriages, 1915-1920
Sacred Heart (Boston) Baptisms, 1898-1901 (Part 2)*
Sacred Heart (Boston) Baptisms, 1901-1903 (Part 1)
Sacred Heart (Boston) Baptisms, 1901-1903 (Part 2)
Sacred Heart (Boston) Baptisms, 1903-1904 (Part 1)
Sacred Heart (Boston) Baptisms, 1903-1904 (Part 2)
Sacred Heart (Boston) Baptisms, 1904-1905
Sacred Heart (Boston) Baptisms, 1906-1907
Sacred Heart (Boston) Baptisms, 1907-1908
Sacred Heart (Boston) Baptisms, 1908-1909
Sacred Heart (Boston) Baptisms, 1909-1910
St. Aidan (Brookline) Baptisms, 1911-1920
St. Aidan (Brookline) Marriages, 1911-1920
St. Margaret of Scotland (Beverly) Baptisms, 1905-1920
St. Margaret of Scotland (Beverly) Confirmations, 1908-1920
St. Margaret of Scotland (Beverly) Marriages, 1905-1920
St. Mary of the Assumption (Brookline) Baptisms, 1900-1913
St. Mary of the Assumption (Brookline) Baptisms, 1913-1919
St. Mary of the Assumption (Brookline) Marriages, 1897-1920
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
Today we’ve added five new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Agnes (Arlington), St. James the Apostle (Arlington), St. Joseph (Amesbury), and St. Mary (Ayer). This update adds over 7,000 records and over 27,500 names to search.
Prior to the establishment of St. Malachi (or Malachy) in Arlington in 1872, Arlington Catholics had to travel to St. Peter’s in Cambridge. When the parish began, it also included territory in Belmont and Lexington (which later became their own parishes). In 1900, St. Malachi’s was renamed to honor St. Agnes.
As more Catholics moved into Arlington, St. James the Apostle was established in 1914 to serve people in the Arlington Heights neighborhood.
The first iteration of St. Joseph’s church in Amesbury was dedicated in 1866. Ten years later, the church was already ready to expand, and a second, new church was dedicated in 1876. Many French Canadians attended this parish.
Prior to the establishment of St. Mary in Ayer, Catholics in this region worshipped in Fitchburg. St. Mary’s was established in 1858. Before Pepperell became an independent parish, Catholics from Pepperell worshipped at St. Mary’s in Ayer.
We’d like to thank Sam Sturgis for his help making this parish available online.
The new volumes are listed below:
St. Agnes (Arlington) Baptisms, 1902-1912
St. James the Apostle (Arlington) Baptisms, 1914-1920
St. Joseph (Amesbury) Baptisms, 1901-1920
St. Mary (Ayer) Baptisms, 1902-1909
St. Mary (Ayer) Baptisms, 1914-1920
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.