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Today we are re-releasing Volume 23 (1869) in Vital Records from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register. This is part of our on-going, in-depth re-indexing project that aims to accurately capture all the genealogical data available in this scholarly journal. This update includes over 11,200 records and 23,600 searchable names and has about nine times the number of records previously indexed in this volume.
This ongoing project will unlock the value of all the information captured in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register since the first publication in 1847. We are reviewing every published article and extracting a broad set of previously unavailable records for the articles that are genealogical in nature. So, in addition to birth, marriage, and death records there are now new records including: residences, immigration, military records, church dismissals, and more. The indexing in this effort includes spouses, parents, and locations.
Users of American AncesTREES will also benefit by being able to get hints from the newly indexed volumes in their family trees.
This update is made possible through the work of our volunteers: Jan Lundquist, Elaine Wood, Peg Camp, Renda Smith, Melaine Nelson, Kathleen Oberly, Bruce McKeeman, Ida Nystrom, Rosemary Durica, Pam Hugie, Fran Danico, Karen Buchinger, Bill Kerrigan, Gail Wine, Joan Koesterherm, Nina Manno, Donna McClure, Rich Wood, Phyllis Doucette, Carol Farrington, Linda Mathew, Nancy Johnson, Kay Sencabaugh, David Fredette, Robyn Choate, Jane Himmel, Janet Essency, Pat Dalpiaz, Rick Lagueux, Val Abrahamsen, Mara Witzling and Patricia Ryburn.
If you would like to become part of the team working on this rewarding project to revamp the index to the NEHGS Register, please contact Rachel Adams, Database Services Volunteer Coordinator via email at rachel.adams@nehgs.org.
Published quarterly since 1847, The New England Historical and Genealogical Register is the the oldest journal in the field. The Register has featured articles on a wide variety of topics since its inception, including vital records, church records, tax records, land and probate records, cemetery transcriptions, obituaries, and historical essays. Authoritative compiled genealogies have been the centerpiece of the Register for more than 150 years. Thousands of New England families have been treated in the pages of the journal and many more are referenced in incidental ways throughout. These articles may range from short pieces correcting errors in print or solving unusual problems to larger treatments that reveal family origins or present multiple generations of a family.
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 Patronage of St. Joseph, St. Ann, St. Benedict and St. Catherine of Genoa all in Somerville. This update adds over 27,300 records and over 104,900 names to search.
To see the parish boundaries between the Somerville parishes, consult the Parish Boundary Map. The Patronage of St. Joseph is in Union Square. St. Ann served the Catholics of Winter Hill. St. Benedict is in East Somerville. St. Catherine of Genoa is located in the Spring Hill neighborhood.
We’d like to thank Sam Sturgis for his help making these parishes available online.
The new volumes are listed below:
Patronage of St. Joseph (Somerville) Baptisms, 1906-1920
Patronage of St. Joseph (Somerville) First Communions, 1918-1920
St. Ann (Somerville) Baptisms, 1909-1917
St. Ann (Somerville) Baptisms, 1917-1920
St. Ann (Somerville) First Communions, 1915-1920
St. Ann (Somerville) Marriages, 1910-1920
St. Benedict (Somerville) Baptisms, 1911-1918
St. Benedict (Somerville) Baptisms, 1918-1920
St. Benedict (Somerville) Marriages, 1911-1920
St. Catherine of Genoa (Somerville) Baptisms, 1909-1920
St. Catherine of Genoa (Somerville) Marriages, 1920
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
Today we have added 8 new volumes to the Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 database. Today’s additions include the parishes of Our Lady of Ostrobrama in Brockton and St. Michael the Archangel in Haverhill. This update includes over 660 pages, 4,000 records and over 16,000 searchable names. Both of these parishes were originally created to serve the Polish community.
In Brockton, the parish called Our Lad of Ostrobama was founded in 1914. The first pastor was Father Thomas Misicki, and services were initially held in a garage. Some years later, Father Ignatius E. Limont started work on a stucco red-tiled church, and it was blessed on July 4, 1934.
St. Michel the Archangel in Haverhill was founded in 1910 under Father Alexander Syski, who built the brick church dedicated on September 17, 1911. In 1940, this parish was trusted to the care of the Franciscan order.
The volumes published today are:
• Our Lady of Ostrobrama (Brockton) Baptisms, 1914-1919
• Our Lady of Ostrobrama (Brockton) Baptisms, 1914-1920 (Part 1)
• Our Lady of Ostrobrama (Brockton) Marriages, 1914-1920 (Part 2)
• Our Lady of Ostrobrama (Brockton) Confirmations and Deaths, 1914-1920 (Part 3)
• Our Lady of Ostrobrama (Brockton) Marriages, 1914-1919
• St. Michael the Archangel (Haverhill) Baptisms, 1909-1920
• St. Michael the Archangel (Haverhill) Marriages, 1909-1920
• St. Michael the Archangel (Haverhill) Various, 1913-1920
If you would like to become part of the team working on rewarding genealogical projects, please contact Rachel Adams, Database Services Volunteer Coordinator via email at rachel.adams@nehgs.org.
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
Today we’ve added 42 new volumes and updated 5 volumes in Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from 7 parishes in Lawrence and Lowell. This update adds over 13,400 new pages to browse.
The new and updated parishes include Holy Rosary (Lawrence), Sacred Heart (Lawrence), St. Ann (Lawrence), Holy Trinity (Lowell), Immaculate Conception (Lowell), Notre Dame de Lourdes (Lowell) and St. Joseph (Lowell).
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:
Holy Rosary (Lawrence) Baptisms, 1902-1908
Holy Rosary (Lawrence) Baptisms, 1904-1914
Holy Rosary (Lawrence) Baptisms, 1908-1911
Holy Rosary (Lawrence) Baptisms, 1911-1914
Holy Rosary (Lawrence) Baptisms, 1914-1917
Holy Rosary (Lawrence) Baptisms, 1917-1919
Holy Rosary (Lawrence) Baptisms, 1919-1920
Holy Rosary (Lawrence) Confirmations, 1905-1920
Holy Rosary (Lawrence) Confirmations, 1919-1920
Holy Rosary (Lawrence) First Communions, 1903-1920
Holy Rosary (Lawrence) Marriages, 1904-1908
Holy Rosary (Lawrence) Marriages, 1908-1918
Holy Rosary (Lawrence) Marriages, 1918-1920
Holy Rosary (Lawrence) Deaths, 1917-1920
Sacred Heart (Lawrence) Baptisms, 1904-1908
Sacred Heart (Lawrence) Baptisms, 1909-1915
Sacred Heart (Lawrence) Baptisms, 1915-1920
Sacred Heart (Lawrence) Confirmations, 1906-1920
Sacred Heart (Lawrence) Marriages, 1904-1920
Sacred Heart (Lawrence) Deaths, 1904-1920
St. Anne (Lawrence) Baptisms, 1899-1904*
St. Anne (Lawrence) Baptisms, 1904-1913
St. Anne (Lawrence) Baptisms, 1913-1916
St. Anne (Lawrence) Baptisms, 1916-1920
St. Anne (Lawrence) Confirmations, 1880-1920*
St. Anne (Lawrence) Marriages, 1898-1906*
St. Anne (Lawrence) Marriages, 1906-1920
St. Anne (Lawrence) Deaths, 1890-1912*
St. Anne (Lawrence) Deaths, 1913-1920
Holy Trinity (Lowell) Baptisms, 1903-1910
Holy Trinity (Lowell) Baptisms, 1910-1914
Holy Trinity (Lowell) Baptisms, 1914-1917
Holy Trinity (Lowell) Baptisms, 1918-1920
Holy Trinity (Lowell) Marriages, 1903-1916
Holy Trinity (Lowell) Marriages, 1916-1920
Immaculate Conception (Lowell) Baptisms, 1901-1907
Immaculate Conception (Lowell) Baptisms, 1908-1916
Immaculate Conception (Lowell) Baptisms, 1917-1920
Immaculate Conception (Lowell) Confirmations, 1916-1920
Immaculate Conception (Lowell) First Communions, 1914-1920
Immaculate Conception (Lowell) Marriages, 1896-1920*
Notre Dame de Lourdes (Lowell) Baptisms, 1908-1916
Notre Dame de Lourdes (Lowell) Baptisms, 1916-1920
Notre Dame de Lourdes (Lowell) Confirmations, 1909-1920
Notre Dame de Lourdes (Lowell) First Communions and Confirmations, 1909-1920
Notre Dame de Lourdes (Lowell) Marriages, 1908-1920
St. Joseph (Lowell) Baptisms, 1907-1920
Please note: This database is available to all NEHGS members. Learn more about becoming a NEHGS guest member (free).
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 have added 23 new volumes, to the Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 database. Today’s addition includes the parishes of St. Ann in Gloucester, St. Joseph in Haverhill, Immaculate Conception in Salem, and Our Lady of Sorrows in Sharon. This update includes over 3,700 pages, 33,000 records and over 128,000 searchable names.
St. Ann in Gloucester began in 1855 when the old Baptist church was purchased and remodeled. The Catholics in Gloucester built a new, bigger church in 1881. Prior to 1855, Gloucester Catholics may have traveled to St. Mary (Salem) (which became Immaculate Conception) to worship.
St. Joseph was the French-Canadian parish in Haverhill.
The volumes published today are:
• 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, 1907-1908
• St. Ann (Gloucester) Marriages, 1908-1920
• St. Joseph (Haverhill) Baptisms, 1904-1907, 1913-1917
• St. Joseph (Haverhill) Baptisms, 1908-1913
• St. Joseph (Haverhill) Baptisms, 1918-1920
• St. Joseph (Haverhill) Marriages, 1914-1920
- Immaculate Conception (Salem) Baptismal Record of Marriages, 1908-1910
- Immaculate Conception (Salem) Baptisms of Converts, 1908-1920
- Immaculate Conception (Salem) Confirmations, 1913-1920
- Immaculate Conception (Salem) Marriages, 1901-1920
- Our Lady of Sorrows (Sharon) Baptisms, 1906-1920
- Our Lady of Sorrows (Sharon) Confirmations, 1909-1918
- Our Lady of Sorrows (Sharon) Deaths, 1906-1909
- Our Lady of Sorrows (Sharon) Marriages, 1906-1920
- Our Lady of Sorrows (Sharon) Various, 1906-1917
We’d like to thank Sam Sturgis for his help making these parishes available online. If you would like to become part of the team working on rewarding genealogical projects, please contact Rachel Adams, Database Services Volunteer Coordinator via email at rachel.adams@nehgs.org.
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
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.