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We are very happy to add volume #41 (2015) to the genealogical journal Rhode Island Roots database. This update adds over 270 pages and over 2,800 searchable names.
The Rhode Island Genealogical Society publishes Rhode Island Roots quarterly. It features many Rhode Island records, such as cemetery and tax lists, General Assembly petitions, civil and military records, and genealogical articles — all focusing on Rhode Island families. Other features include articles about Rhode Islanders in other state census records, queries and a list of RI research volunteers. The authors include well-known genealogists as well as RIGS members with stories of their own families to tell.
The indexing for these records includes full names, Publication year (not the year of the record), and article titles and authors.
This update is made possible by the efforts of our volunteer David Anderson. If you have some time and would like to get involved in the digitization and indexing process for genealogical databases please contact Rachel Adams, Database Services Volunteer Coordinator via email at rachel.adams@nehgs.org.
The entire run of Rhode Island Roots is available at the NEHGS Boston research library, call number F78 .R2.
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
Today we have added Volume 35, covering the year 2015, to the genealogical journal The Essex Genealogist database. This update contains over 250 pages and 1,200 searchable names.
The leading publication for genealogical research in Essex County, Massachusetts, this quarterly journal has been published since 1981 by The Essex Society of Genealogists (founded in 1975). Within the pages of this journal are selections of cemetery transcriptions, bible records, vital and church records relating to families from Essex County, Massachusetts. The Essex Genealogist has had published numerous Ahnentafel’s (Ancestor Tables) of the ancestry of their members, as well as verbatim transcriptions of lectures over the years. This journal continues to serve those researching Essex County families with valuable resources now entering nearly four decades in print.
The indexing for these records includes full names, Publication year (not the year of the record), and article titles and authors.
This update is made possible by the efforts of our volunteer David Anderson. If you have some time and would like to get involved in the database digitization and indexing process please contact Rachel Adams, Database Services Volunteer Coordinator via email at rachel.adams@nehgs.org.
The entire run of The Essex Genealogist is available at the NEHGS Boston research library, call number F68 .S64.
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
Today we’ve added nine new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Paul and St. William in Dorchester. This update adds over 11,900 records and over 48,600 names to search.
Both St. Paul and St. William branched off from St. Peter’s parish in Dorchester. In 1896 St. Paul’s was established as a mission of St. Peter’s. In 1908 it became its own parish. You can read more about the history and location of the parish in this post from the Dorchester Athenaeum.
St. William became its own parish in 1909. The church was dedicated in 1910. You can read more about the history and location of the parish in this post from the Dorchester Athenaeum.
For more on the history of the Catholic Church in Dorchester in general, see Dorchester Old and New: 1630-1930 in the Old Bay Colony.
We’d like to thank Sam Sturgis for his help making this parish available online.
The new volumes are listed below:
St. Paul (Dorchester) Baptisms, 1908-1910
St. Paul (Dorchester) Baptisms, 1908-1918
St. Paul (Dorchester) Baptisms, 1918-1920
St. Paul (Dorchester) Marriages, 1908-1910
St. Paul (Dorchester) Marriages, 1908-1920
St. William (Dorchester) Baptisms, 1909-1919
St. William (Dorchester) Baptisms, 1919-1920
St. William (Dorchester) Confirmations, 1911-1920
St. William (Dorchester) Marriages, 1909-1920
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
We are very happy to add volume 37 for the year 2015 to The Maine Genealogist database. This update adds over 230 pages and nearly 4,500 searchable names.
Published since 1977, The Maine Genealogist is the quarterly journal of Maine Genealogical Society, founded in 1976. Beginning as a newsletter for the society, the publication evolved into The Maine Seine, published until 1990. The title was changed to The Maine Genealogist in 1991, and each issue, now 48 pages, contains scholarly articles on Maine families, emphasizing the solving of long-standing problems and primary source documentation.
The indexing for these records includes full names, Publication year (not the year of the record), and article titles and authors.
This update is made possible by the efforts of our volunteer David Anderson. If you have some time and would like to get involved in the database digitization and indexing process please contact Rachel Adams, Database Services Volunteer Coordinator via email at rachel.adams@nehgs.org.
Please note: This database is available to all NEHGS members.
Today we are very happy to announce that Volumes 64 through 68, for the years 2016 through 2020, have been added to the database The Mayflower Descendant. This update adds approximately 1,100 new pages and 19,700 searchable names. Going forward, we will index The Mayflower Descendant shortly after each volume is completed.
Mayflower Descendant was originally published by the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants starting in 1899. In 2015, New England Historic Genealogical Society assumed stewardship of the venerable journal. It is an essential source of information on many New England families, and its focus is not limited to those with Mayflower lineage. The journal includes transcriptions and abstracts of deeds, wills, vital records, and other original documents. In addition, it features compiled genealogies and analytical studies of genealogical problems.
The indexing for these records includes full names, Publication year (not the year of the record), and article titles and authors.
This update is made possible by the efforts of our volunteer David Anderson. If you have a few hours a week and would like to get involved in the digitization and indexing process 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 five new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Mark in Dorchester. This update adds over 5,572 records and over 23,056 names to search.
St. Mark’s church was dedicated in 1915, in the Ashmont neighborhood of Dorchester. It grew out of St. Gregory (Dorchester) as the Catholic population in this area increased.
We’d like to thank Sam Sturgis for his help making this parish available online.
The new volumes are listed below:
St. Mark (Dorchester) Baptisms, 1905-1916
St. Mark (Dorchester) Baptisms, 1916-1920
St. Mark (Dorchester) Baptisms, 1919-1920
St. Mark (Dorchester) Confirmations, 1906-1920
St. Mark (Dorchester) Marriages, 1906-1920
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
We are very happy to announce a brand-new database today, The LeRoy Family in America, 1753-2003. This genealogy of the Le Roy family sets a new standard of quality and completeness as a full account of all descendants of a colonial New York family – and a particularly interesting family at that.
The family founder, Jacob Le Roy, a young merchant of French and Dutch ancestry, arrived in New York City in 1753. He married Cornelia Rutgers in December of the same year; after her death in 1765, he married her younger sister Catherine. During the American Revolution it appears that Jacob supported the American cause – but cautiously. Like other New Yorkers, he moved up the Hudson River during the long British occupation of New York City. After the war Jacob returned to the city, where he died in 1793.
The authors, Scott Cambell Steward and Newbold Le Roy, 3rd (both descendants of Jacob Le Roy), have traced Jacob’s descendants down to the present. Most descendants bear surnames other than Le Roy. Indeed, of the ninety-four heads of family groups with identified children in the fifth generation, only three have descendants named Le Roy in the eighth generation.
This database contains the entire Le Roy family book, and the 19 volumes match those in the book. All names from the index are searchable in the database. There are 800 pages and 13,500 searchable names in the database.
This update is made possible by the efforts of our volunteer David Anderson. If you have some time and would like to get involved in the database digitization and indexing process 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 28 new volumes and updated 28 volumes in Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from Most Holy Redeemer (East Boston), Most Precious Blood (Hyde Park), Sacred Heart (East Boston), St. Gregory (Dorchester), St. John the Baptist (East Boston), St. Margaret (Dorchester), St. Mary Star of the Sea (East Boston), St. Peter (Dorchester) and St. Stephen (Boston). This update adds over 7,900 new pages to browse.
If you need help navigating this collection, please consult our most recent webinar, Archdiocese of Boston Catholic Records Project: We’re Expanding!
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 Holy Redeemer (East Boston) Baptisms and Confirmations, 1883-1908*
Most Holy Redeemer (East Boston) Baptisms, 1908-1916
Most Holy Redeemer (East Boston) Baptisms, 1916-1920
Most Holy Redeemer (East Boston) Confirmations, 1896-1920*
Most Holy Redeemer (East Boston) Marriages, 1851-1908*
Most Holy Redeemer (East Boston) Marriages, 1908-1920
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 (East Boston) Baptisms, 1896-1906 (Vol. 2)*
Sacred Heart (East Boston) Baptisms, 1906-1915
Sacred Heart (East Boston) Baptisms, 1916-1920
Sacred Heart (East Boston) Index to Baptisms, 1873-1917*
Sacred Heart (East Boston) Confirmations, 1896-1920*
Sacred Heart (East Boston) Marriages, 1874-1906*
Sacred Heart (East Boston) Marriages, 1906-1920
St. Gregory (Dorchester) Baptisms, 1896-1913*
St. Gregory (Dorchester) Baptisms, 1914-1920
St. Gregory (Dorchester) Baptisms, 1920
St. Gregory (Dorchester) Confirmations, 1866-1920*
St. Gregory (Dorchester) Marriages, 1876-1913*
St. Gregory (Dorchester) Marriages, 1914-1920
St. Gregory (Dorchester) Sick Calls, 1915-1920
St. John the Baptist (East Boston) Baptisms, 1893-1905*
St. John the Baptist (East Boston) Baptisms, 1905-1911
St. John the Baptist (East Boston) Baptisms, 1912-1920
St. John the Baptist (East Boston) Marriages, 1873-1902*
St. John the Baptist (East Boston) Marriages, 1902-1913
St. John the Baptist (East Boston) Marriages, 1914-1920
St. Margaret (Dorchester) Baptisms, 1893-1901*
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
St. Mary Star of the Sea (East Boston) Baptisms, 1898-1917*
St. Mary Star of the Sea (East Boston) Baptisms, 1917-1920
St. Mary Star of the Sea (East Boston) Confirmations, 1884-1920*
St. Mary Star of the Sea (East Boston) Marriages, 1866-1920*
St. Peter (Dorchester) Baptisms, 1895-1908*
St. Peter (Dorchester) Baptisms, 1908-1920
St. Peter (Dorchester) Confirmations, 1882-1920*
St. Peter (Dorchester) Marriages, 1897-1920*
St. Stephen (Boston) Baptisms, 1900-1918*
St. Stephen (Boston) Baptisms, 1918-1920
St. Stephen (Boston) Baptisms, 1900-1920*
St. Stephen (Boston) Confirmations and First Communions, 1875-1920*
St. Stephen (Boston) Marriages, 1872-1920*
St. Stephen (Boston) Marriage Supplements, 1908-1913
Please note: This database is available to all NEHGS members. Learn more about becoming a NEHGS guest member (free).
Today we have added 15 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920. Today’s additions include 5 different parishes: St. Casimir in Brockton, St. Ambrose and St. Leo in Dorchester, and Sacred Heart and St. Patrick in Lynn. This update includes 15 volumes, over 2,600 pages, and nearly 93,000 searchable names.
St. Casimir Catholic Church dated back to 1898, a parish established by Lithuanian immigrants. The church was originally named St. Rocco, and it was the founding home of the national Knights of Lithuania which was organized in 1913. The building is between Ames Street and St. Casimir Avenue in Brockton.
St. Ambrose church was completed in 1921 and the Rectory in 1929, and both were designed by the noted Boston architect William H. McGinty. The original St. Ambrose Church was a twin-towered church and was unfortunately destroyed by fire in 1984.
St. Leo parish was set of from a part of St. Peter’s Parish in 1902. The church was constructed on the former Bickell estate on Esmond street in 1902.
Sacred Heart (Lynn) was founded as Lynn’s population grew, becoming a more convenient location for the parishioners in West Lynn. This parish separated from St. Mary (Lynn) in 1894.
St. Patrick church was established in 1906 with a school and focused on the Irish-American population of Lynn.
We thank our dedicated volunteer Sam Sturgis for his work on this release. 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.
The new volumes are listed below:
• St. Casimir (Brockton) Baptisms, 1909-1920
• St. Casimir (Brockton) Marriages, 1906-1920
• St. Ambrose (Dorchester) Baptisms, 1914-1920
• St. Ambrose (Dorchester) Marriages, 1914-1920
• St. Leo (Dorchester) Baptisms, 1902-1909
• St. Leo (Dorchester) Baptisms, 1910-1920
• St. Leo (Dorchester) Confirmations, 1905-1920
• St. Leo (Dorchester) Marriages, 1902-1920
• Sacred Heart (Lynn) Baptisms, 1917-1920
• Sacred Heart (Lynn) First Communions, 1909-1920
• Sacred Heart (Lynn) Marriages, 1918-1920
• St. Patrick (Lynn) Baptisms, 1906-1910
• St. Patrick (Lynn) Baptisms, 1911-1917
• St. Patrick (Lynn) Baptisms, 1917-1920
• St. Patrick (Lynn) Marriages, 1911-1920
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 Isaiah Fuller (Warwick), Edward Hayward (Windsor) and Moses Hayward (Lenox).
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.