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Today we have added 13 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920. Today’s additions include the parishes of St. Joseph in Lynn and St. John the Baptist in Quincy. This update includes nearly 3,000 pages, and over 330,000 searchable names.
St. Joseph (Lynn) began as an offshoot of St. Mary (Lynn) in 1875; the cornerstone of the church was laid on the 4th of July of that year. Construction completed in 1885, and on June 21st Archbishop Williams dedicated the church.
St. John the Baptist (Quincy) was situated in the center of Quincy, and the cornerstone was laid by Archbishop Williams November 24th, 1872. The church was completed and dedicated on June 14, 1874.
We’d like to thank our dedicated team of volunteers for their work on this, including; Alida Baker, Bonnie Barnes, Jennica Bayne, Tim Belgrad, Bernadine Bernavil, Kiera Breitenbach, Linda Breveleri, Loretta Brown-Aldrich, Sarah Collins, Cathy Corricelli, Gail Delfosse, Amelia Devin Freedman, Janet Essency, Eldon Gay, Rosie Gellene, Jane Himmel, Paula Hines, Carolyn Jack, Carolyn Jack, Nancy Johnson, Michelle Kearns, Arlys LaFehr, Rick Lageux, Toni Lattimer, Ben Lewis, Barbara Macken, Katherine Marshall-Mayer, Maureen McCarthy, Jack McCellen, Meghan McDonagh, Katie McNally , Matt Murphy, Erin Nantais, Conall O’Cathain, Kathleen Oberley, Jane Papa, Jeananne Piper Grady, Stacey- Rae McCue, Bob Rainville, Susie Souza, Sam Sturgis, Sage Suorsa, Fran Weaver, Judy Welna, Rhonda Wilson, and Mary Alice Yost. 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. John the Baptist (Quincy) Baptisms, 1885-1903
• St. John the Baptist (Quincy) Baptisms and Marriages, 1863-1871
• St. John the Baptist (Quincy) Marriages, 1872-1900
• St. John the Baptist (Quincy) Baptisms, 1872-1879
• St. John the Baptist (Quincy) First Communions, 1882-1904
• St. John the Baptist (Quincy) Confirmations, 1882-1918
• St. John the Baptist (Quincy) Baptisms, 1879-1885
• St. John the Baptist (Quincy) First Communions and Confirmations, 1868-1881
• St. Joseph (Lynn) Baptisms, 1874-1899
• St. Joseph (Lynn) Baptisms, 1900-1920
• St. Joseph (Lynn) Confirmations, 1877-1920
• St. Joseph (Lynn) Marriages, 1874-1908
• St. Joseph (Lynn) 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 Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920. Today’s additions include The Boston Harbor Island Mission, and the parishes of St. Bernard in Concord and St. Catherine of Siena in Norwood. This update includes over 620 pages, and over 105,000 searchable names.
Priests traveled to the Boston Harbor Islands to say Mass and administer sacraments, hence the categorization of a mission. The illustration above provides a map showing of many of the Boston Harbor Islands.
St. Bernard’s records in Concord begin in 1868. In One Hundred Years of Progress, James S. Sullivan recounts the slow but steady growth of this parish compared to other parishes in more industrial towns.
St. Catherine of Siena in Norwood was established as a mission of St. Mary (Dedham) in 1863. It became its own parish in 1890.
We’d like to thank our dedicated team of volunteers for their work on this, including; Bill Fenton, Helen Fredell, Amelia Devin Freedman, Eldon Gay, Carolyn Jack, Nancy Johnson, Arlys LaFehr, Rick Lagueux, Aidan Largey, Tate Lehmann, Ben Lewis, Jennifer Lozano, Barbara Macken, Katherine Marshall-Mayer, Sandy Murphy Mauer, Eileen McCarthy, Paul McCool, Stacey-Rae McCue, Matt Murphy, Angela Napolitano, Jane Papa, Bob Rainville, Marie Wells, Rhonda Wilson, Mary Alice Yost, and Carol Zimmerman. 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:
- Boston Harbor Islands Baptisms and Marriages, 1877-1920 (Mission)
- Boston Harbor Islands Baptisms, 1877-1920 (Mission)
- Boston Harbor Islands Sick Calls, 1894-1920 (Mission)
- Bernard (Concord) Baptisms, 1868-1900
- Bernard (Concord) Marriages, 1868-1920
- Catherine of Siena (Norwood) Baptisms, 1890-1908
- Catherine of Siena (Norwood) Confirmations, 1890-1917
- Catherine of Siena (Norwood) Marriages, 1890-1908
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
Today we’re announcing two new sketches and five updated sketches in two of our New England study projects: Western Massachusetts Families in 1790 and Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784.
George Butler of Pittsfield was added to our database Western Massachusetts Families in 1790.
This study project focuses on individuals 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’ve also added Jonathan Bell of Tinmouth and Rutland to Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784.
We’ve updated the following sketches:
Emmons, Benjamin (Woodstock)
Kellogg, Joseph (Fort Dummer)
Sprague, Elkanah (Hartford)
Taylor, Samuel (Hartland)
Tilden, Stephen (Hartford)
Scott Andrew Bartley’s study project tracks heads of families who lived in Vermont prior to the Revolutionary War. His sketches so far have focused on Windham and Windsor counties.
We’d like to thank Sam Sturgis for his help making this update possible.
Please note: These databases are available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
Today we’ve added 22 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from five different parishes: Immaculate Conception in Weymouth, Sacred Heart in Natick, St. Anne in Lawrence, St. John the Evangelist in Wellesley and St. Lawrence in Brookline. This update adds over 49,100 records and over 203,300 names to search.
We’d like to thank our dedicated team of volunteers for their work on this, including Aidan Largey, Alicia Svenson, Amelia Devin Freedman, Angela Napolitano, Arlys LaFehr, Becki Clarke, Bob Rainville, Bonnie Barns, Bruce McKeeman, Carolyn Jack, Conall O’Cathain, Debbie Lansing, Eileen McCarthy, Eldon Gay, Erin Canzano, Gail Delfosse, Helen Fredell, Jane Papa, Jennifer Lozano, Katharine Loomis, Kathy Oberley, Kim Bonner, Lisa Donovan, Liz Barnett, Loretta Brown-Aldrich, Marie Wells, Mary Alice Yost, Matt Murphy, Michelle Cohen , Michelle Kearns, Nancy Johnson, Paul McCool, Pauline Cusson, Rick Lageux, Rosie Gellene, Sandy Murphy Mauer, Shaune-Marie Berg, Stacey-Rae McCue, Sam Sturgis, Toni Lattimer and Violet Hurst. 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:
Immaculate Conception (Weymouth) Baptisms, 1882-1892
Immaculate Conception (Weymouth) Baptisms, 1892-1906
Immaculate Conception (Weymouth) Marriages, 1892-1907
Immaculate Conception (Weymouth) Marriages, First Communions, and Confirmations, 1882-1920
Sacred Heart (Natick) Baptisms, 1890-1920
Sacred Heart (Natick) Confirmations, 1893-1920
Sacred Heart (Natick) Marriages, 1890-1907
St. Anne (Lawrence) Baptisms, 1883-1889
St. Anne (Lawrence) Baptisms, 1890-1898
St. Anne (Lawrence) Baptisms, 1899-1904
St. Anne (Lawrence) Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths, 1871-1885
St. Anne (Lawrence) Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths, 1878-1885
St. Anne (Lawrence) Confirmations, 1880-1920
St. Anne (Lawrence) Deaths, 1890-1912
St. Anne (Lawrence) Marriages, 1883-1897
St. Anne (Lawrence) Marriages, 1898-1906
St. John the Evangelist (Wellesley) Baptisms, 1890-1914
St. John the Evangelist (Wellesley) Baptisms, 1914-1920
St. John the Evangelist (Wellesley) Confirmations, 1892-1920
St. John the Evangelist (Wellesley) Marriages, 1890-1920
St. Lawrence (Brookline) Baptisms, 1898-1920
St. Lawrence (Brookline) Marriages, 1898-1920
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
Today we have added 7 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920. Today’s additions include the parishes of Immaculate Conception in Lowell and St. Brigid in Maynard. This update includes over 1,300 pages, and over 150,000 searchable names.
Immaculate Conception in Lowell was run by the Oblate Order. The church was dedicated in 1877 as Lowell’s Catholic population grew.
St. Brigid (Maynard) was variously a mission of Marlborough and Concord before becoming its own parish in the 1890s.
We’d like to thank our dedicated team of volunteers for their work on this, including; Colleen Alm, Liz Barnett, Tim Belgrad, Ria Bhandarkar, Lisa Donovan, Amelia Devin Freedman, Carolyn Jack, Aidan Largey, Sandy Murphy Mauer, Stacey-Rae McCue, Eileen McCarthy, Maureen McCarthy, Paul McCool, Matt Murphy, and Bob Rainville. 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:
- Immaculate Conception (Lowell) Baptisms, 1879-1895
- Immaculate Conception (Lowell) Baptisms, 1896-1900
- Immaculate Conception (Lowell) Baptisms and Marriages, 1868-1878
- Immaculate Conception (Lowell) Marriages, 1879-1895
- Immaculate Conception (Lowell) Marriages, 1896-1920
- St. Brigid (Maynard) Baptisms, 1871-1908
- St. Brigid (Maynard) Marriages, 1871-1917
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. Paul in Hingham. This update adds over 7,700 records and over 26,700 names to search.
St. Paul began as a mission of Weymouth. In 1877 St. Paul became an independent parish also serving the Catholics of Cohasset and Scituate. Learn more about this history of this church in James S. Sullivan’s One Hundred Years of Progress.
We’d like to thank Sam Sturgis for his help with this update.
The new volumes are listed below:
St. Paul (Hingham) Baptisms, 1914-1920
St. Paul (Hingham) Baptisms, Marriages, and Conversions, 1876-1913
St. Paul (Hingham) Confirmations, 1888-1920
St. Paul (Hingham) First Communions, 1887-1920
St. Paul (Hingham) Marriages, 1876-1920
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
Today we have added 7 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920. Today’s additions include the parishes of St. Michael in Hudson and St. Edward the Confessor in Medfield. This update includes over 1,500 pages, and nearly 96,000 searchable names.
Hudson was originally served by the parish in Marlborough. In January 1876, the Hudson Parish was formed under Father McKenna. Construction of Saint Michael’s church started in 1889 and it was dedicated by Archbishop Williams.
St. Edward the Confessor in Medfield began as a mission from Sacred Heart in Natick. It was named for St. Edward the Confessor, a Medieval king of England who ruled in the 1000s.
We’d like to thank our dedicated team of volunteers for their work on this, including; Kim Bonner, Becki Clarke, Gail Delfosse, Greta Gaffin, Eldon Gay, Violet Hurst, Michelle Kearns, Arlys LaFehr, Katherine Marshall-Mayer, Kathy Oberley, Bob Rainville, Joan Sullivan, and Rhonda Wilson. 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. Michael (Hudson) Baptisms, 1875-1897
- St. Michael (Hudson) Baptisms, 1898-1914
- St. Michael (Hudson) Baptisms, Marriages, and Confirmations, 1912-1919
- St. Michael (Hudson) Baptisms and Marriages, 1920
- St. Michael (Hudson) Marriages, 1876-1914
- St. Edward the Confessor (Medfield) Baptisms, 1890-1908
- St. Edward the Confessor (Medfield) Various, 1889-1920
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
Today we have added 14 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920. Today’s additions include 5 different parishes: Holy Ghost in Whitman, St. Joseph in Holbrook, St. John the Baptist in Peabody, St. Joseph in Ipswich, and St. Mary in Lowell. This update provides over 1,600 new pages, and nearly 200,000 searchable names.
The Church of the Holy Ghost in Whitman was originally a mission of Abington. The church was erected by Father McQuaid in 1880 and dedicated by Archbishop John J. Williams. Williams was the first Archbishop of Boston.
On March 13, 1887 Holbrook became a parish independent of St. Mary’s of Randolph. Construction began almost immediately, and on May 3, 1888 Father Kelley had completed St. Joseph’s church and it was dedicated by Archbishop Williams.
Peabody held a fair in May of 1870 to raise funds to aid the new parish in Peabody. St. John’s church was sufficiently completed by Christmas of 1871 for Father Gray to celebrate a Mass there. The church was officially dedicated on November 30, 1879, and Archbishop Williams dedicated the altar that morning.
Construction of St. Joseph Church in Ipswich began in 1871 under the direction of Father Shahan. It was dedicated by Archbishop Williams in 1872.
St. Patrick (Lowell) was the first Catholic church in Lowell, established in the 1830s. As the Catholic population grew, St. Peter (Lowell) became the second Catholic church in the area. By 1847, the parishioners of St. Patrick’s were ever greater in number. A new building was purchased, and St. Mary (Lowell) was dedicated by Bishop Fitzpatrick. When St. Patrick’s church was enlarged, it enveloped St. Mary (Lowell) and the church was closed. This volume contains the marriages for St. Mary’s parish from 1847-1861. The baptisms for St. Mary’s are already available online, as part of the volume St. Patrick (Lowell) Baptisms 1847-1878, Part 2.
We’d like to thank out dedicated team of volunteers for their work on this update, including; Shaune-Marie Berg, Lisa Butler, Lesley Chidester, Michelle Cohen, Gail Delfosse, Amelia Devin Freedman, Eldon Gay, Nina Hayes, Paula Hines, Carolyn Jack, Nancy Johnson, Arlys LaFehr, Rick Lageux, Aidan Largey, Barbara Macken, Katherine Marshall-Mayer, Stacey-Rae McCue, Therese Mosorjak, Matt Murphy, Daria O’Connor, Kathy Oberley, Bob Rainville, Julie Roffo, Sara Stinson, Sam Sturgis, Alicia Svenson, Rhonda Wilson, and Mary Alice Yost. 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:
- Holy Ghost (Whitman) Baptisms, 1887-1897
- Holy Ghost (Whitman) Baptisms, 1897-1920
- Holy Ghost (Whitman) Confirmations, 1898-1920
- Holy Ghost (Whitman) Marriages, 1897-1908
- Holy Ghost (Whitman) Marriages, 1908-1920
- St. John the Baptist (Peabody) Baptisms, 1874-1877
- St. John the Baptist (Peabody) Baptisms, 1874-1906
- St. John the Baptist (Peabody) Marriages, 1875-1908
- St. Joseph (Holbrook) Baptisms, 1887-1914
- St. Joseph (Holbrook) Confirmations, 1890-1904
- St. Joseph (Holbrook) Marriages, 1887-1907
- St. Joseph (Ipswich) Baptisms, 1889-1910
- St. Joseph (Ipswich) First Communions and Confirmations, 1896-1925
- St. Mary (Lowell) Marriages, 1847-1861
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
Today we’re announcing three new sketches for two of our New England study projects: Western Massachusetts Families in 1790 and Early New England Families, 1641-1700.
Two new sketches were added to our database Western Massachusetts Families in 1790, highlighting Enoch Weller of Pittsfield and Samuel Hurlbut of Westhampton.
Helen Ullmann’s lastest book has recently come out: Western Massachusetts Families in 1790, Volume 4 . Learn more about the included sketches!
This study project focuses on individuals 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’ve also updated Early New England Families, 1641-1700, adding one new sketch featuring Samuel Stratton (m. 1624, 1657) of Watertown.
Early New England Families, 1641-1700 is written by Alicia Crane Williams. This study project highlights heads of families mentioned in Torrey’s New England Marriages to 1700. Be sure to read Alicia’s most recent Vita Brevis post about this project, “Clustering” Salem.
We’d like to thank Sam Sturgis for his help making these updates possible.
Please note: These databases are available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
Today we’ve added three new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from Holy Family in Rockland and Sacred Heart in Middleborough. This update adds over 6,200 records and over 22,200 names to search.
Holy Family in Rockland grew from St. Bridget in Abington. The cornerstone was laid in 1882 and Holy Family became its own parish in 1883. At the time, the town of Hanover was also a mission for this parish.
Sacred Heart in Middleborough grew from St. Thomas the Aquinas in Bridgewater. The cornerstone of the church was laid in 1880. It became its own parish in 1884.
We’d like to thank the following volunteers for their help indexing these parishes and making them available online: Alicia Svenson, Amelia Devin Freedman, Angela Napolitano, Aryls LaFehr, Barbara Macken, Bernadine Bernavil, Carolyn Jack, Eileen McCarthy, Eldon Gay, Joan Sullivan, Katherine Marshall-Mayer, Kathy Oberley, Katie McNally, Kim Bonner, Liz Barnett, Mary Alice Yost, Matt Murphy, Paul McCool, Sandy Murphy Mauer, Stacey-Rae McCue and Tim Belgrad.
The new volumes are listed below:
Holy Family (Rockland) Baptisms, 1883-1905
Holy Family (Rockland) Marriages, 1883-1907
Sacred Heart (Middleborough) Various, 1885-1910
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.