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Today we have added 7 new volumes to the Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 database. Today’s addition delivers the parishes of St. Margaret of Scotland in Brockton, St. Colman of Cloyne in Brockton, and St. Stephen in Framingham. This update includes over 700 pages, 10,000 records and over 40,000 searchable names.
St. Colman of Cloyne was founded in 1910 in the eastern side of Brockton. Father Joseph J. Dermody constructed a basement church. His successor Rev. William J. Fennessy finished the upper structure and it was dedicated on October 7, 1928.
St. Margaret of Scotland in Brockton was also a basement church in 1903. The superstructure was blessed on August 17, 1924 and the dedication by Cardinal O’Connell was October 7, 1928.
St. Stephen was established as a parish in 1878. St. George in the Saxonville neighborhood of Framingham was the first Catholic church in the area. St. Bridget and St. Stephen (in South Framingham) branched off from St. George.
The volumes published today are:
• St. Colman of Cloyne (Brockton) Baptisms, 1911-1920
• St. Margaret of Scotland (Brockton) Baptisms, 1902-1913
• St. Margaret of Scotland (Brockton) Baptisms, 1913-1920
• St. Margaret of Scotland (Brockton) Confirmations, 1902-1913
• St. Margaret of Scotland (Brockton) Marriages, 1902-1908
• St. Margaret of Scotland (Brockton) Marriages, 1908-1920
• St. Stephen (Framingham) Baptisms, 1902-1926
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.
We are very happy to announce the new database: Portsmouth, NH: High School Students, 1846-1902. This project is the result of an excellent partnership between the Portsmouth Athenaeum and NEHGS. The information about the students in this database can provide a more personal insight into their high school experience. This database contains eight volumes with over 2,300 pages of information about the High School students and includes over 48,000 searchable records and 50,00 searchable names.
Portsmouth, New Hampshire first established a system of primary schools in 1846 through an act of the General Assembly. In 1848 Portsmouth organized its system of education and elected a School Board to oversee its affairs.
The Portsmouth Athenaeum has held the city’s historic school records on deposit since 1991, and in 2020 partnered with The New England Historic and Genealogical Society to digitize and index records related to Portsmouth High School for the years 1846 through 1902. These records include students’ names, information about their studies, when they graduated, and occasionally students’ birth dates and names of parents or guardians.
The records included in this database are now housed in the collections of Portsmouth Public Library. Since most records do not provide an age for the student, we have primarily used a record type of Residence, meaning that the student lived in Portsmouth when the records was written. Some birth records are included in this database.
We thank the volunteers who have made this database possible, including; Carol Demers, Carol Farrington, Joan Hammond, Peggy Hodges, Pamela Hugie, Susan Kindstedt, Ginny Marshall, Linda Martin-Berke, Robin Merrow, Melissa Millay , Alan Phelps, Bob Rainville , Carol Sawyer, John Seavey, Gail Wine, Mara Witzling, and Elaine Wood. 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 4 new sketches to two of our study projects!
We’ve added 2 new sketches to Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784. The two new sketches feature Benjamin Butterfield and Benjamin Butterfield, Jr. 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.
We’re also announcing two new sketches in Western Massachusetts Families in 1790. The new sketches focus on Ebenezer Payne and Stephen Payne, both of Partridgefield (Peru), MA. The current town of Peru was originally incorporated as Partridgefield. You can read more about the changing borders of this town in our database Massachusetts: Historical Data Relating to Cities and Towns.
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.
We’d like to thank Sam Sturgis for his work on the Western Massachusetts Families update.
Please note: These databases are available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
Today we have added 12 new volumes to the Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 database. Today’s addition delivers the parishes of Blessed Sacrament in Cambridge and St. Patrick in Brockton. This update includes over 2,500 pages, 22,000 records and over 77,000 searchable names.
In 1905, St. Mary’s Parish of Cambridge was divided. The portion between Massachusetts Avenue and the Charles River became Blessed Sacrament, under Father John A. Crowe.
Prior to 1856, Catholics in Brockton travelled to Randolph for Mass. In 1856, a priest was assigned to Brockton to build a new parish. St. Patrick’s church was dedicated in 1859.
The volumes published today are:
• Blessed Sacrament (Cambridge) Baptisms, 1905-1908
• Blessed Sacrament (Cambridge) Baptisms, 1909-1915
• Blessed Sacrament (Cambridge) Baptisms, 1915-1920
• Blessed Sacrament (Cambridge) Confirmations, 1919-1920
• Blessed Sacrament (Cambridge) First Communions, 1907-1920
• Blessed Sacrament (Cambridge) Marriages, 1905-1908
• Blessed Sacrament (Cambridge) Marriages, 1909-1920
• St. Patrick (Brockton) Baptisms, 1904-1910
• St. Patrick (Brockton) Baptisms, 1910-1920
• St. Patrick (Brockton) Baptisms, 1920
• St. Patrick (Brockton) Confirmations, 1903-1917
• St. Patrick (Brockton) Marriages, 1910-1920
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 have added 3 new volumes and updated 9 volumes for the Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 database. Today’s addition provides the parishes of St. Ann in Dorchester, St. Mary Star of the Sea in Beverly, St. Peter in Cambridge. St. Mary in Randolph and Immaculate Conception in Malden. This update includes over 1,600 pages, 20,000 records and over 75,000 searchable names.
The first Mass at Immaculate Conception (Malden) was celebrated on Christmas Day in 1854. At the time, the parish attracted Catholics from many towns north of Boston including Medford, Melrose, Wakefield, South Reading, Stoneham, Winchester, and Everett.
The parish of St. Ann (Dorchester) celebrated its first Mass on Christmas in 1880 after breaking off from St. Gregory’s parish.
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.
St. Mary Star of the Sea in Beverly began as a mission of Immaculate Conception (Salem). The church was dedicated in Beverly in 1870, and in 1871 they became their own parish. St. Mary Star of the Sea in Beverly also ran missions in Manchester and Ipswich, and as the Catholic population grew, a second church was built in Beverly Farms, called St. Margaret.
St. Peter was established in 1848 as the Catholic population of Cambridge grew; it broke off from the parish of Sacred Heart of Jesus. At the beginning, this parish not only served Catholics of Cambridge, but also Catholics from many towns in northeast inland Massachusetts. The church is located in between Fresh Pond and Harvard Square.
The volumes delivered are as follows:
• Immaculate Conception (Malden) Marriages, 1868-1904
• St. Ann (Dorchester) Baptisms, 1889-1904
• St. Mary (Randolph) Baptisms, 1888-1908
• St. Mary (Randolph) Marriages, 1888-1907
• St. Mary Star of the Sea (Beverly) Baptisms, 1895-1909
• St. Mary Star of the Sea (Beverly) Baptisms, 1909-1920
• St. Mary Star of the Sea (Beverly) Baptisms, 1920
• St. Mary Star of the Sea (Beverly) Confirmations, 1898-1920
• St. Mary Star of the Sea (Beverly) Marriages, 1871-1915
• St. Mary Star of the Sea (Beverly) Marriages, 1915-1920
• St. Peter (Cambridge) Baptisms, 1890-1920
• St. Peter (Cambridge) Marriages, 1893-1920
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 four new sketches to Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784, highlighting families who lived in Brattleboro. The new sketches are listed below:
Arms, Josiah (Brattleboro)
Atchison, Joel (Brattleboro)
Ball, Jacob (Brattleboro)
Ball, Shadrach (Brattleboro)
We’ve also updated two sketches: Arms, John (Fort Dummer) and Clay, James (Putney).
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 seven new volumes and updated two volumes in Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Rose of Lima in Chelsea. This update adds over 16,900 records and over 67,200 names to search.
St. Rose of Lima was the first Catholic church established in Chelsea; the church building was dedicated in 1865.
We’d like to thank Sam Sturgis for his help making this parish 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:
St. Rose of Lima (Chelsea) Baptisms, 1897-1902*
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) Convert Baptisms, 1910-1920
St. Rose of Lima (Chelsea) Marriages, 1888-1912*
St. Rose of Lima (Chelsea) Marriages, 1913-1920
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
Today we have added 10 new volumes, and updated 3 volumes, for the Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 (https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/2726/massachusetts-roman-catholic-archdiocese-of-boston-records-1789-1920). Today’s additions include St. Margaret in Dorchester and Immaculate Conception in Lowell. This update includes 13 volumes, 1,200 pages, 19,000 records, and 70,000 searchable names.
St. Margaret branched off from an existing church, St. Peter’s in Dorchester in the late 1800s. The plans for constructing this church were officially embarked upon on June 10, 1893, the feast of St. Margaret.
Immaculate Conception in Lowell was run by the Oblate Order. The church was dedicated in 1877 as Lowell’s Catholic population grew.
The volumes in this release are:
• St. Margaret (Dorchester) Baptisms, 1901-1918 (Part 1)
• St. Margaret (Dorchester) Baptisms, 1901-1918 (Part 2)
• St. Margaret (Dorchester) Baptisms, 1918-1920
• St. Margaret (Dorchester) Confirmations, 1894-1915
• St. Margaret (Dorchester) Confirmations, 1919-1920
• St. Margaret (Dorchester) Marriages, 1893-1919
• St. Margaret (Dorchester) Marriages, 1919-1920
• Immaculate Conception (Lowell) Baptisms, 1901-1907
• Immaculate Conception (Lowell) Baptisms, 1908-1916
• Immaculate Conception (Lowell) Baptisms, 1917-1920
• Immaculate Conception (Lowell) First Communions, 1914-1920
• Immaculate Conception (Lowell) Confirmations, 1916-1920
• Immaculate Conception (Lowell) Marriages, 1896-1920
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 updated three databases that focus on three different towns throughout New England: Hinsdale, MA; Newport, RI and Nottingham West also known as Hudson, NH. These databases, based on manuscripts from the R. Stanton Avery Special Collections are now searchable by first name and last name, location, record type, date, and family members (where available). The page images from the original manuscripts were also added to these revamped databases.
These three updates are part of an on-going project to update some of our older databases that were formerly not indexed in as much detail on our website.
The updated databases include:
Hinsdale, MA: Records of the Congregational Church, 1797-1848
Newport, RI: Members of the Artillery Company of Newport, 1741-1854
Nottingham West (Hudson), NH: Records of First Church of Christ, 1737-1795
We’d like to thank the following volunteers for their work to make these updates possible: Tate Lehmann, Linda Weaver, Ida Nystrom, Margaret Parker and Nancy Borman.
Please note: These databases are available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
Today we’ve added 14 new volumes and updated three volumes in Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Andrew (Billerica), St. Mary of the Annunciation (Cambridge), St. Paul (Cambridge) and St. John the Evangelist (Hopkinton). This update adds over 33,400 records and over 120,000 names to search.
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 either in their complete form or with the records up to December 31, 1920:
St. Andrew (Billerica) Baptisms and Marriages, 1868-1904
St. Andrew (Billerica) Baptisms and Marriages, 1904-1914
St. Andrew (Billerica) Confirmations, 1868-1899
St. Mary of the Annunciation (Cambridge) Baptisms, 1910-1920
St. Mary of the Annunciation (Cambridge) Confirmations, 1903-1908
St. Mary of the Annunciation (Cambridge) Confirmations, 1917-1920
St. Mary of the Annunciation (Cambridge) Marriages, 1902-1908
St. Mary of the Annunciation (Cambridge) Marriages, 1908-1917
St. Mary of the Annunciation (Cambridge) Marriages, 1917-1920
St. Paul (Cambridge) Baptisms, 1875-1908*
St. Paul (Cambridge) Baptisms, 1908-1918
St. Paul (Cambridge) Baptisms, 1918-1920
St. Paul (Cambridge) Confirmations, 1875-1920*
St. Paul (Cambridge) Marriages, 1875-1908*
St. Paul (Cambridge) Marriages, 1908-1920
St. John the Evangelist (Hopkinton) Baptisms, 1908-1920
St. John the Evangelist (Hopkinton) Marriages, 1908-1920
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.